Akecheta is back…another egg for Diamond and third hatch for the 367 Collins Street Falcons

2 October 2025

Hello Everyone!

Three great events to keep you going as you wait for Bald Eagle season and pine away for tiny little ospreys.

Akecheta has returned to the West End and SK Hideaways caught him cozying up to Haku! https://youtu.be/k8TpDZyhrAw?

I don’t know about you, but I really hope that Akecheta reclaims his territory without anyone getting harmed.

Diamond and Gimbir have their second egg. The young male tried to incubate and roll the eggs today and is making progress, but he is so tiny compared to Diamond. If he doesn’t, he will have to step up with prey delivery. I showed this yesterday but here is that video from SK Hideaways again so you can stay in tune with the rapid developments in Australia. https://youtu.be/_D6z7QcqpRE?

At Collins Street, the third egg has hatched. They are so cute. Oh, my goodness.

How would you describe this glorious pile of white fluff?

Thank you so much for being with us this evening for this quick check in. Larger blog coming on Monday!

Thank you so much to Pam Breci who alerted me to Akecheta’s presence, to SK Hideaways for her videos, and to the 367 Collins Street Falcon Cam and Mirvac for their streaming cam.

Published by maryannsteggles

I went to the UK as a Commonwealth Scholar in 1990 and received my PhD from the University of Leicester in 1993. After three decades of university teaching, I retired to devote my time to the study of raptor behaviour. I am particularly interested in Ospreys and am working on a long term project on third hatch survival and siblicide in these raptors. My blog is a result of a fascination with my local wildlife and the desire to encourage others to love and care for birds! I live on the Canadian Prairies and prior to the pandemic travelled a lot. I am questioning the use of aviation fuel at the moment as we all strive to help our planet. My early research was in politics and art including British public statues exported to Southeast Asia and Vietnam Resistors that contributed much to Canadian ceramics. Books and articles were published on those subjects over a period of 3 decades. Now I am working on books for children so they can learn about the challenges our raptors face.

1 Comment

  1. Linda Kontol says:
    11 ndAmerica/Winnipeg-05:0031America/Winnipeg10bAmerica/WinnipegThu, 02 Oct 2025 20:23:18 -0500 2021 at 20:23

    Thanks so much Mary Ann for the great updates! I hope Thunder is ok and glad to see Akecheta is back!
    Congratulations to Diamond and Gimbir and to the Collins Street falcons third hatch! What an amazing day!
    See you soon and have a great evening!
    Linda

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