West Winnipeg - 2010 / Beau & Jules

[dodobird]

Beautiful - that was very well done. Perfect shift change in the rain!

[The Peregrine Chick]

New video up of a shift change between Jules and Beau in the rain - she's incoming, he's outgoing and the chicks remained pretty much out of the rain the whole time ...

www.youtube.com/theperegrinechick

[bev.]

Thanks TRacy, for your dedicatoin to this pair. Well your dedication ,period 

All your observations and videos are appreciated
Hopefully the rain lets up soon.

I love dhow Jules was just  handed the prey in the video.

[The Peregrine Chick]

I just watched the video of Jules feeding.  For a new Mommy, she is very gentle.  The way she feeds reminds me of how Princess feeds her chicks.  Keep it up Jules and Beau!!!   

It's definitely a learned skill - her first feedings were not nearly so confident or efficient.  They both seem to catching on quick, which is a good thing!

[allikat]

I just watched the video of Jules feeding.  For a new Mommy, she is very gentle.  The way she feeds reminds me of how Princess feeds her chicks.  Keep it up Jules and Beau!!!   

[Saoirse]

This is great news to hear, TPC -- I've been thinking of Beau and Jules and their little ones. Knowing that both are new to parenting, it's especially good to hear that they've been managing to keep the chicks fed and covered.

[The Peregrine Chick]

0925 hrs (local) - blowing like crazy around the nestbox - this roof is windy on gentle breeze days so its been blowing some all night.  The box is recessed some (think Tuppernest from last year at the Radisson) so unless the adults put their tails up at the box's edge, they are able to tuckdown and out of the wind.  They haven't moved the chicks back further undercover but the babes are still very young and the adults are equally new at this game.  But they are velcroed to the little darlings and all is going very very well at the moment.  They have fed the chicks once for sure this morning and the most recent shift change was very slick (am downloading video of it and will put on the gallery in the next hour).

Beau and Jules may be getting wet but they have managed to hatch out three chicks and so far so good.  Another 24 hours and they will have at least a few days of much better weather - even Monday with 60% chance of rain is better than today's wet & wind.  Upside ... rain and wind gusts are forecasted to taper off this afternoon.

Will also see about capturing a few still shots and posting them here on the thread ...

[AnimalLover]

Thank you for the video the chics are so adorable!

[msdolittle]

thanks for the video ... she looks like she's doing just fine.

[carly]

Thank you TPC!  Looks like Jules is doing just fine with her new kids!!  She looks awfully chatty too..probably saying - I have babies, I have babies 

[The Peregrine Chick]

Two new videos in our video gallery ... www.youtube.com/theperegrinechick

(they are in our "West Winnipeg" playlist - the link is on the right hand side of the screen)

[allikat]

ya ya ya ... too many birds not enough hours in the middle of the freaking night 

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[The Peregrine Chick]

ya ya ya ... too many birds not enough hours in the middle of the freaking night 

Jules is doing much better now getting the kids settled under her in the rain - even Beau has figured it out now and has been on duty for short periods until Jules returns to feed the chicks.

Downloading video now of a feeding ... will upload shortly and post link here ...

[Kinderchick]

1520 hrs (local) - mealtime - wind has died right down, Princess has figured out how to stand out of the wind while feeding the chicks which makes it easier for her! 

So, umm, did Princess stop by to check on Jules, offer a few pointers ?!?

LOL, Eye-Spy!   But maybe you could cut TPC a little slack since she had a pretty big day yesterday and was up rather late last night. I know, I know, you had a big day yesterday, too!

[allikat]

1520 hrs (local) - mealtime - wind has died right down, Princess has figured out how to stand out of the wind while feeding the chicks which makes it easier for her! 

So, umm, did Princess stop by to check on Jules, offer a few pointers ?!?

I was wonderin' the same thing'!  At least we know there will be no territorial battles.