Manitoba Peregrines > Radisson Peregrines
Radisson - 2016 / Smiley & Princess
newchick:
:o The chicks are growing leaps and bounds! They seemed to have doubled in size overnight.
bev.:
I am so glad things are going well here
have nto had a chance to watch cam too much as I am hopping but I am so happy princess is here again.
Liz:
"Hi, I'm in the penthouse suite. Please send up housekeeping!" (Another summer of mess? My previous husband was so neat and tidy.) ;D
The Peregrine Chick:
--- Quote from: maltese on May 28, 2016, 19:11 ---Hi,
i noticed that one of the babies has a dark mark on his/her little head, and I was wondering if it is an injury or is that his feathers starting to change color?
--- End quote ---
Too early for flight feathers to be showing through, that will take a couple more weeks. Likely just a bit of dinner, or a pellet or some other piece of debris stuck on him/her. I'm afraid it is not an unusual occurrence, especially after mealtimes. One of the most beautiful photos of a sleeping chick pile almost wasn't because of a pellet stuck on the top of one of the 2-3 day old chicks' head. We were there to check for a leak in the box roof (there wasn't one, just looked like it) so Dennis was able to get photos before and after I carefully removed the pellet. ;D
And yes, Maltese, I will take a second look through the recordings to see what I can see - but what I saw this morning, nothing leapt out at me as being a problem.
The Peregrine Chick:
Different view of the box ...
Chicks are 10 days old, able to thermoregulate except in extremes (sunshade or umbrella) and Princess is able to kick back and relax a bit ... Princess is on the box edge, chick in a pile right at the boundary between inside and outside. Princess had been standing earlier with just her head sticking out, something we've seen for years, given half a chance, she prefers outside to in. She's been getting better about the "in" over the last few years though which is nice to see - easier on her and on whatever she's incubating/brooding. The boys never seem to have a problem, they just tuck down and get going.
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