Other Peregrine Projects > USA Peregrines
DE / Wilmington - 2009-15
jadoo:
... funny mix-up this morning ... still looks like 4 chick, hard to still see the last egg, the chick-pile is so tight ... anyway, Mom (i believe) is sitting on the chicks, and dad shows up with a food package, still in it's feathers. Mom jumps up, in preparation of grabbing it, but dad doesn't pass it over, he starts as if he's going to feed the chicks. mom then gets her head in there, and it looks like dad is ending up feeding mom small bits, with the chicks calling for their turn; Mom, seemingly frustrated, then just storms away and takes off. Dad, seemingly confused, picks up the food package and follows. chicks, still sitting there, seem to be saying "What the heck???"
About 2 minutes later, one of the parents is back with the food package, but this time, this chick pile just waits - no stretching or yelling ("Yeah, right, fool me once ...!") until the food is actually being waved over their heads, THEN they figure it's not just another trick, and things go back to normal (much headwaving and wobbling with open mouths, happy happy ...)
irenekl:
Wow, good video clip! That little one sure used all it had to get in on a meal. Impressive.
RCF:
--- Quote from: Elaine L on April 21, 2012, 18:04 ---There is a cute video today on BCAW showing CJ feeding his mate, Red Girl, while she sits on the eggs. One of the two chicks also wants to get in on the feeding, and Red Girl feeds this little one, while the other chick tries to figure out what is going on.
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http://youtu.be/nKcTU5FeK1E
Elaine L:
There is a cute video today on BCAW showing CJ feeding his mate, Red Girl, while she sits on the eggs. One of the two chicks also wants to get in on the feeding, and Red Girl feeds this little one, while the other chick tries to figure out what is going on.
jadoo:
--- Quote from: Elaine L on April 12, 2012, 22:04 ---These two have been incubating their 5 eggs since March 20, I think, so hatching should be around April 23.
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...well, they are early, then, because there has been at least two, and possible three, hatches here this morning - lots of excitement on the wilmington board on BCAW...
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