Author Topic: Hobbies - England / RSPB New Forest (Read 19307 times)

The Peregrine Chick · « **Reply #49 on:** August 14, 2009, 10:59 »

Quote from: carly on August 03, 2009, 10:44

Very cute chick Are they like peregrines at all when it comes to flying? Meaning do they require days of training or are they like other birds and they just leave the nest and have no problem flying on the first try?

looking at some of the recent photos, I would suspect that hobbies are like American Kestrels, they jump from the nest in the week before they can actually fly and then they run around on the ground (in Wpg that means parking lots frequently) and then they start to fly - its thought that the running around helps strengthens wings since they are cavity nesting birds and not much room for wingercising. But I'm not a hobby expert by any stretch just seems most likely ....

carly · « **Reply #48 on:** August 11, 2009, 18:46 »

Thanks Alison. I tried looking it up but couldnt find much detail out. I hope the little guy/girl has a successful fledge...such a little cutie. I always feel more for the ones alone.

Alison · « **Reply #47 on:** August 11, 2009, 18:17 »

Quote from: carly on August 03, 2009, 10:44

Are they like peregrines at all when it comes to flying? Meaning do they require days of training or are they like other birds and they just leave the nest and have no problem flying on the first try?

No-one answered your question, Carly. I don't know the answer, since I have never seen a Hobby falcon fly, but I think they would need the same type of flight training time as peregrines. I don't think it would be an instant thing. Since the nest is in a tree, the chick will have a chance to start by branching - climbing and hopping around on the branches of the tree, and making short flights back and forth, before making an actual flight. Also, this nest must be closer to the ground than most peregrine nests.

carly · « **Reply #46 on:** August 11, 2009, 17:45 »

What a beauty

Alison · « **Reply #45 on:** August 11, 2009, 17:29 »

The ever-changing little Hobby falcon chick: tonight, there was still no sign of a parent as darkness fell:

BirdLover · « **Reply #44 on:** August 10, 2009, 20:33 »

WOW, that little one has sure grown. I haven't been able to get on this site for the last week or so. Thanks for the pics.

Alison · « **Reply #43 on:** August 10, 2009, 18:03 »

Quote from: allikat on August 10, 2009, 01:18

This lone kid is just easy goin' and enjoyin' life in the fast lane!

Except when a parent brings food; then he/she eats with total concentration and as if he/she hasn't been fed for days. Judging by the ever-increasing size of the chick, there has been plenty of food.

Feathers are coming in fast now:

allikat · « **Reply #42 on:** August 10, 2009, 01:18 »

This chick is sooo cute....exploring new things in the nest and has a great hairdo...

I got to see one of the parents come in to check up on their kid...then "disappeared like a F art in the wind".
This lone kid is just easy goin' and enjoyin' life in the fast lane!

carly · « **Reply #41 on:** August 03, 2009, 10:44 »

Very cute chick

Are they like peregrines at all when it comes to flying? Meaning do they require days of training or are they like other birds and they just leave the nest and have no problem flying on the first try?

BirdLover · « **Reply #40 on:** August 03, 2009, 10:12 »

This wee one is certainly getting big. It has the beginnings of the mask already. How quickly they grow.

http://www.newforestgateway.org/Wildcam/LiveCameras/tabid/117/Default.aspx

Alison · « **Reply #39 on:** July 31, 2009, 18:45 »

The lone chick is growing fast, and wing feathers are starting to appear;

Mom keeps trying, but it's getting difficult to cover the chick:

allikat · « **Reply #38 on:** July 28, 2009, 18:58 »

and another

sami · « **Reply #37 on:** July 28, 2009, 18:25 »

Proving that Moms know best......

Alison · « **Reply #36 on:** July 28, 2009, 18:23 »

Mom left the chick alone for a little while in the evening.

A slight wing coordination problem:

Mom came back with some food, and the chick ate as if he hadn't eaten for days.

Immediately after the meal, Mom decided it was bedtime. She didn't take the remaining piece of food out of the nest, which surprised me, but a minute later she ate it.

The chick had other ideas about bedtime:

Mom had the last word:

allikat · « **Reply #35 on:** July 27, 2009, 19:55 »

Awwww.... how can you not fall in love with them!!!!

Alison · « **Reply #34 on:** July 27, 2009, 18:58 »

The little chick was really active while Mom was gone. He/she even managed to eat some small pieces of food. Even when Mom came back, the little one didn't want to settle down.

allikat · « **Reply #33 on:** July 23, 2009, 18:52 »

I love watching this cam because this is true nature at its best!

Kinderchick · « **Reply #32 on:** July 23, 2009, 16:29 »

Yes, thanks kittenface! Just came across this.

allikat · « **Reply #31 on:** July 22, 2009, 21:32 »

thanks kittenface... Hey one is better than none!

kittenface · « **Reply #30 on:** July 22, 2009, 21:29 »

Quote from: allikat on July 22, 2009, 21:17

I was hoping that there would be more than one chick this year. Does anyone know when this chick hatched?

July 15th

allikat · « **Reply #29 on:** July 22, 2009, 21:17 »

I was hoping that there would be more than one chick this year. Does anyone know when this chick hatched?

allikat · « **Reply #28 on:** July 22, 2009, 17:46 »

I know....don't blink or miss a beat! This one will soon be flying too!

BirdLover · « **Reply #27 on:** July 21, 2009, 22:14 »

Wow, to think that ours were that small just weeks ago. Life is truly amazing.

Alison · « **Reply #26 on:** July 21, 2009, 22:11 »

Still one very cute little chick:

allikat · « **Reply #25 on:** July 19, 2009, 09:25 »

Quote from: carly on July 19, 2009, 07:03

Only one? Hmm..maybe that video i watched was older then? I thought that was the cam.

It was the video Carly...I saw that as well and thought to myself, gee this video looks familiar. Then I clicked on the cam.

carly · « **Reply #24 on:** July 19, 2009, 07:03 »

Only one? Hmm..maybe that video i watched was older then? I thought that was the cam.

kittenface · « **Reply #23 on:** July 19, 2009, 01:24 »

Still just the one chick yet

allikat · « **Reply #22 on:** July 19, 2009, 00:28 »

I've forgotten how wonderful this cam is...so close and you can hear everything! I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!

allikat · « **Reply #21 on:** July 19, 2009, 00:10 »

YAY!!!! I've been waiting and wondering about this nest...Oh sigh! More young ones to watch! Life just can't get any better than this!

carly · « **Reply #20 on:** July 18, 2009, 19:32 »

Parent feeding two chicks now

kittenface · « **Reply #19 on:** July 18, 2009, 15:49 »

Hey we have an egg and chick here

maggieblue · « **Reply #18 on:** August 18, 2008, 14:02 »

I think that the little Hobby just fledged at 19:54 New Forest time. S/he had been jumping up and exploring the surrounding branches today despite a howling gale. S/he jumped down into the nest and then in a flash took flight and looked very strong. Quite amazing

maggieblue · « **Reply #17 on:** August 16, 2008, 12:13 »

There is a nice view of the Hobby chick right now on a beautiful English evening.
For anyone going through chick withdrawl I am going to try posting a link to a video taken from the Hobby cam just after the first two chicks were hatched. It provides a closeup view of an adult, Dad I think, giving them their first feeding.

http://www.newForestgateway.org/TVFilmVideoPlayer/tabid/174/VideoId/34/Hobby-Nestcam-2008.aspx

Liz · « **Reply #16 on:** August 13, 2008, 16:14 »

Thanks for that update, maggieblue.

maggieblue · « **Reply #15 on:** August 13, 2008, 13:54 »

The remaining Hobby chick appears to be doing well. It is being fed regularly and has grown amazingly this week. It has that ragamuffin look right now as it transforms into a juvenile. The adults don't spend much time in the nest but you can hear them nearby and catch quick glimpses when they do a food drop. One day last week the male decided that he would feed the chick instead of just dropping off the food. It was wonderful to see. Dad is one cool dude with, as someone put it, his rufous pants

It is hard to believe but according to the people who monitor the nest the Hobby could be ready to fledge in just over a week from now. I hope that the wind dies down a bit as most days it appears to be really, really windy there.

maggieblue · « **Reply #14 on:** August 05, 2008, 19:04 »

A very sad day at the Hobby nest as the 2nd chick died today. I wouldn't recommend that anyone check the cam first thing tommorow. Not sure why this happened but the watchers there noted that feeding was erratic with multiple feeds some days and only one daylight feeds on others. There was also a major rain storm this morning with the mom trying somewhat unsuccessfuly to shelter the two young.

Let us hope that the remaining chick is a surviror.

eagle63_1999 · « **Reply #13 on:** August 05, 2008, 10:52 »

The chick was alive and sitting up and being fed at daybreak when I checked. I just looked now and it appears to still be alive but is lying on it's back and seems to be grasping for it's breath. I could not bear to watch any further.

Moonstar · « **Reply #12 on:** August 05, 2008, 09:28 »

So sad...looks like one of the chicks in the nest has died.
Since I went to the web cam this morning I only saw the one chick moving around. The other one was so still...no movement at all.
Parent just brought food in and the one chick was walking all over the other one while parent fed it. Looks like the one chick is lying on its back. As other chick walked on it you could see the feet move because of the live chicks pressure.

maggieblue · « **Reply #11 on:** August 04, 2008, 12:37 »

Hi there. There is a website for the New Forest Gateway Organization that has the Hobby cam plus a blog and ongoing observations. It appears that the 3rd chick that was born 2 days after the first two wasn't strong enough to make it. The other 2 appear to be doing O.K.. Yesterday I saw them having a tug of war over a bird that the parent brought in.

allikat · « **Reply #10 on:** July 31, 2008, 20:48 »

I have been watching the Radisson (Winnipeg) falcons for a few years now, and I managed to get a co-worker hooked on Peregrines as much as I am!

The first thing we do when we arrive at work in the morning, turn on the computer and go the website to watch the little hobbies in the UK. Now that comes before making coffee!!!! Pretty impressive I think!

Those little ones are so cute, and they really make us miss our little Radisson babies!

Moonstar · « **Reply #9 on:** July 29, 2008, 07:52 »

I was away for a few days and just got back late yesterday.
I had a lot of reading to catch up. I saw not posts for this thread.
Has anyone been watching this camera the last few days?
I am sure there were three chicks in the nest on Thursday morning before I left. Today I only see a pile of white fluff because of the horrible wind. I have not seen a parent come to the nest since I have been watching this morning.
Just curious if anyone has any news on this nest.

ballywing · « **Reply #8 on:** July 21, 2008, 12:12 »

Mom just came back & wasted no time in settling herself on the chicks - The cam is a bit blurry - I could see for sure 2 chicks in a heap but til they sit up straight they just look like a white blob. If we catch a feeding we should be able to see if there are 3.

I think there's just 2 though.

Moonstar · « **Reply #7 on:** July 21, 2008, 11:08 »

I was watching this cam earlier this morning and the penent left and I am positive I saw 3 chicks. Now it only looks like two. At times it only looks like one. The parent was gone for quite awhile this morning. I checked again and the parent was back. When I checked now there is no adult bird there.

skygirlblue · « **Reply #6 on:** July 20, 2008, 14:55 »

Quote from: ballywing on July 19, 2008, 22:14

LOL, I started to realize that after about an hour of listening to the 'thunder'..... - you're right, it's the wind! But I still wonder why there was no 'racket' during feeding like we're used to hearing....

Good point...and I have no clue...I haven't been able to catch mom off the little ones today...I'm wondering if that 3rd egg has hatched...I hope so...

ballywing · « **Reply #5 on:** July 19, 2008, 22:14 »

LOL, I started to realize that after about an hour of listening to the 'thunder'.....

- you're right, it's the wind! But I still wonder why there was no 'racket' during feeding like we're used to hearing....

skygirlblue · « **Reply #4 on:** July 19, 2008, 21:34 »

I've just about decided its not a thunderstorm...I think the mic is picking up wind, etc.....cuz it doesn't matter what day I tune in, I hear the same sounds...and rarely see rain...but just a theory...

ballywing · « **Reply #3 on:** July 19, 2008, 14:19 »

Thanks for the cam SGB!!! - Great to have babies to watch again! ;DRight now they're having a snack & there's thunder in the background. I don't hear any squealing or chirping though - only noise is from the weather!

Moonstar · « **Reply #2 on:** July 19, 2008, 07:24 »

Sounds like there is a storm there right now.

A parent has the chicks covered and is looking around with a worried look.

skygirlblue · « **Reply #1 on:** July 18, 2008, 22:17 »

http://www.rspb.org.uk/webcams/birdsofprey/newforest.asp

Streaming with audio

The two eggs hatched either the 16th or 17th...new babies!!! (not sure about the 3rd egg yet)

The Hobby: Falco subbuteo~About the size of a kestrel with long pointed wings, reminiscent of a giant swift. It has a dashing flight and will chase large insects and small birds like swallows and martins. Prey is often caught in its talons and transferred to its beak in flight. Can accelerate rapidly in flight and is capable of high-speed aerial manoeuvres. (Info courtesy of the main webpage)

(ps...hope this was the best place to put this cam... )