Radisson - 2011 / Ivy & Princess

[susha]

Rain has stopped for now and her highness is catching some zzzz's while she can

[susha]

This is a complicated business, this incubation of eggs in our goofy climate!   Good thing we've got an expert and dedicated mom!

[bcbird]

She heard you, TPC.  She is trying out parallel to the back wall.

[The Peregrine Chick]

It looks like the water is dipping right on her head   I wonder why she doesn't turn around?!?

Its like always sleeping on one side, you get uncomfortable and cramp.  Also, she has to keep the eggs equally warm and not all of them are next to her brood patch at one time.  At this time of the incubation period, she has to be even more mindful of who's where.  And finally, the scrape and the box do get in the way, particularly for her.  Too far in and her tail feathers get pushed up the wall which can let in air/wet and must be uncomfortable.  The scrape is higher at the back so the eggs want to roll settle further forward - the scrape changes shape a little bit with every move shuggle she makes because she's pushing her feet under the eggs in the gravel.  So, she'll find the spot that suits her at any given time.  Lying parallel with the back wall is probably going to be the driest for her, but don't know if the scrape is comfortable that way ... Ivy's a bit luckier because he's smalller ...

It looks like the water is dipping right on her head  I wonder why she doesn't turn around?!?

I was wondering the same thing, susha. Sure hope the chicks will be okay if they begin to hatch in this miserable rainy weather. 

The chicks would be fine.  The air temperature is comfortable despite the rain, the incubating parent may not be dry all the time but the chicks (when they hatch) will be under cover so even if uncovered they would be dry in the current conditions.  Add to that that neither Princess nor Ivy will let more than a single drop of rain fall on the little darlings once they do hatch 

[Kinderchick]

It looks like the water is dipping right on her head  I wonder why she doesn't turn around?!?

I was wondering the same thing, susha. Sure hope the chicks will be okay if they begin to hatch in this miserable rainy weather.

[susha]

It looks like the water is dipping right on her head  I wonder why she doesn't turn around?!?

[The Peregrine Chick]

And because you can't see the weather on the webcam, here's our revised Victoria Day Weekend forecast for Winnipeg:

Today - Periods of rain. Amount 10 to 15 mm. Wind becoming east 20 km/h early this morning then increasing to 40 gusting to 60 late this afternoon. Temperature steady near 16.
Tonight - Periods of rain. Amount 5 mm. Wind east 40 km/h gusting to 60 becoming light late this evening. Low 13.
Sunday - Cloudy. 40 percent chance of showers in the afternoon and evening. Wind becoming northeast 30 km/h early in the afternoon. High 17.
Monday - Sunny. Low 11. High 16.

It is currently raining and 16C so we have reached our high for the day.

[The Peregrine Chick]

0913 hrs

All four eggs still intact and clearly visible during a shift change.  Princess has taken over.

1030 hrs

Princess is still on the eggs not surprisingly.  She has a shift of the eggs about every 20 minutes but she doesn't let us see them all and no hoovering so far.  Not sure but I think she is trying to work them further under the overhang - not that they would get wet, they are far enough in not to, but she is.  Don't think she mind getting her tail feathers wet, but I'm pretty sure she's not thrill about a wet hairdo.

[moka]

Just Ivy, snoozing on the eggs. You would never thing that there are four eggs underneath that small bird.

[bccs]

Ha. great description RCF, that's kind of what it looked like.
Big noise now, but too dark to see what was going on.
Tomorrow is another day..............

[RCF]

Holy mac, that guy has ants in his pants!!    on, off, on off.

Just settle for goodness sakes.

Ha Ha, I thought he was playing musical eggs for a while!

[bccs]

hmmmm, the boy is back in town and on the kiddies to be, just where is the queen? Think she had a date with another man?   or?

[bccs]

Wide awake, tired of duty, leaving the scene, time for Mummy to take over.

[bcbird]

No, now he is out and yelling.  Definitely a protest!

[bccs]

Yup, make a liar out of me, now wide awake and talking to "someone".......  

bahaha, bugger, now he is sleeping.     sheeesh