Radisson - 2009 / Trey & Princess

[allikat]

Thanks everybody!  I feel so special now...it took a while, I am more of an observer!

Oh nibs, we'll cure ya of observititus in no time, much more fun  to post than to just sit back and read.

LOL....you are a funny crew
Just reading the stuff you all post cracks me up! I need you guys at my job, then I would be laughing all day!

How much does it pay! 

[nibs]

Thanks everybody!  I feel so special now...it took a while, I am more of an observer!

Oh nibs, we'll cure ya of observititus in no time, much more fun  to post than to just sit back and read.

LOL....you are a funny crew
Just reading the stuff you all post cracks me up! I need you guys at my job, then I would be laughing all day!

[allikat]

Thanks everybody!  I feel so special now...it took a while, I am more of an observer!

Time for me to call it a night.  I hope the weather stations are wrong and it doesn't get as bad as they are saying.

OBSERVER
Oh no no no no no...must post!!!!   

[The Peregrine Chick]

I was wondering if the down coat is shed as the adult feathers grow in or does it become an undercoat?

The chicks have two down coats - one is like their parents and will remain to ask as thermal insulation against days like this.  The other is natal down that is "pushed" out by the flight feathers - and some is shed during preening by the chicks.

How soon do their beaks gain any colour? I haven't seen the chicks in several days (missed banding, too,  ) and I can't believe how much they've grown and gained in feathers.  The one on the vent, though...I have such a hard time making out his head from his body -- some beak colour would be nice!

The colour doesn't really become like their parents until they are at least a year old ... check out Dennis' photo of Mistral just after fledging ....
 

[bccs]

Thanks everybody!  I feel so special now...it took a while, I am more of an observer!

Oh nibs, we'll cure ya of observititus in no time, much more fun  to post than to just sit back and read.

[nibs]

Thanks everybody!  I feel so special now...it took a while, I am more of an observer!

Time for me to call it a night.  I hope the weather stations are wrong and it doesn't get as bad as they are saying.

[BirdLover]

Yay, Nibs.  Congrats!

[nibs]

oh..finally , the last one has decided to join the others for the night.
I hope they don't have a miserable night!

[bccs]

Yahoo nibs, now a chick. and Helen, now a hatchling - wonderful

[allikat]

Poor little chicks...they are gonna be wet and miserable until Sunday when this system decides to pass!

[Jo]

its sooooooooo hard to give up the "cool" spot

Nibs - Congratulations on becoming a Chick.  Love your comment - oh the crazy thing we did in our youth to be "cool".

I'm sure they'll cuddle up to stay warm and dry tonight.

[nibs]

"king" can't decide if he should get off and try to get a dryer spot......but its sooooooooo hard to give up the "cool" spot.....the downpour has now broke him, some things are just not worth it!

I wish they had little umbrellas!

[allikat]

oh.....oh..................could this be a give up?  Time to snuggle up with the sibs?

[allikat]

not ready to give up the throne me thinks 

[RCF]

Back up on his sentry pot

I can't spell should be post not pot