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Offline dupre501

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Re: Radisson - 2014 / Smiley & Princess
« Reply #201 on: June 05, 2014, 10:17 »
1016h - Feeding time!

Still only one chick and three eggs.

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Re: Radisson - 2014 / Smiley & Princess
« Reply #200 on: June 05, 2014, 09:37 »
June 5

As of 0935h - still 1 chick, 3 eggs

After the rain stopped, Smiley started making pretty regular visits to the nestbox, mostly with food I think through the night = 0148h, 0319h (mealtime I think), 0435h (refused), 0442h (mealtime), 0501h (wo food), 0616h (wo food), 0619h, 0626h (failed handover? or refusal?), 0632h (mealtime), 0850h (meal for Princess, chick napped).

If he gets his pattern regular in some fashion and he manages to figure out what Princess wants for the kids in terms of size & packaging, then Smiley could do very well.  I was having a look back through some of my notes and he seems to be very interested in what Princess is doing with squishy-fluffy which Ivy was as well, but Smiley seems much more interested or attentive.  This an anthropomorphic description but similar behaviour in Ivy preceded his development into a phenomenal provider for his family, so we'll have to see if the same holds true for Smiley.

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Re: Radisson - 2014 / Smiley & Princess
« Reply #199 on: June 04, 2014, 23:59 »
TEEMING rain!!! Once again - Thank You Princess, for staying off the East Ledge this year! Phew!  8)

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Re: Radisson - 2014 / Smiley & Princess
« Reply #198 on: June 04, 2014, 20:30 »

Enjoy this video of first meal - different camera angle = http://youtu.be/2gb_xuEsfTM


So cute.  :-* Nice to see the different angle with both parents.

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Re: Radisson - 2014 / Smiley & Princess
« Reply #197 on: June 04, 2014, 20:28 »
Thanks for the video - awesome!  Amazed at how much Princess stuffed down the gullet.  burp
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Re: Radisson - 2014 / Smiley & Princess
« Reply #196 on: June 04, 2014, 19:28 »
We have been spoiled watching Ivy and Trey provide for their families.  Chicks aren't born hungry, they have been living on the yolk and still do for the first day after hatching.  When they are hungry chicks prompt their parents so our first chick probably happy napping through the day then decided it wanted food which point, s/he got fed.  Would explain Princess waving Smiley off earlier in the day and the couple of shift changes that didn't include any food. 

So all is good folks.

Enjoy this video of first meal - different camera angle = http://youtu.be/2gb_xuEsfTM

WARNING - GRAPHIC (BUT NOT TOO GRAPHIC) VIDEO

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Re: Radisson - 2014 / Smiley & Princess
« Reply #195 on: June 04, 2014, 19:12 »
Another year, another brood, and it's still as exciting and nail biting, as ever.  :P

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Re: Radisson - 2014 / Smiley & Princess
« Reply #194 on: June 04, 2014, 18:24 »
Oh, thank goodness. I had to stop watching as I thought it was too late for the little one, so I missed it. What a day this has been! :P

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Re: Radisson - 2014 / Smiley & Princess
« Reply #193 on: June 04, 2014, 18:22 »
Yes, I saw Smiley bring the prey in  :-*
 ..and Princess quickly fed the chick!

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Re: Radisson - 2014 / Smiley & Princess
« Reply #192 on: June 04, 2014, 18:07 »
Mom , just feed the baby and left to have a snack of her own...
Whew! Glad to hear that, sw. :D I was away from my computer so missed the feeding.

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Re: Radisson - 2014 / Smiley & Princess
« Reply #191 on: June 04, 2014, 18:03 »
The chick got fed?? - Great!!  ;D ;D  Fretting is over. For now.  :P

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Re: Radisson - 2014 / Smiley & Princess
« Reply #190 on: June 04, 2014, 17:43 »
Mom , just feed the baby and left to have a snack of her own. Dad was trying to sit on the eggs after a few minutes , Mom walked over and replaced him. He is so cute.

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Re: Radisson - 2014 / Smiley & Princess
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Re: Radisson - 2014 / Smiley & Princess
« Reply #188 on: June 04, 2014, 17:08 »
I was feeling sad each year Smiley made another long trip back to Winnipeg but not able to find an available mate, then spending his summer alone. Great to see he is now enjoying this exciting new experience  :)  Hopefully he and Princess will adjust well together as we all want the chicks to be provided for, of course.
Thank you to everyone involved in providing this very informative forum and camera.

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Re: Radisson - 2014 / Smiley & Princess
« Reply #187 on: June 04, 2014, 16:55 »
No!!!!!  :'(