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Hobbies - England / RSPB New Forest
kittenface:
Hey we have an egg and chick here
maggieblue:
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 8)
maggieblue:
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:
Thanks for that update, maggieblue.
maggieblue:
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 ;D 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.
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