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NSW - Charles Sturt University - 2017 / Xavier & Diamond
burdi:
UPDATE by Cilla Kinross, August 28
First egg of 2017
Good girl! And a really good choice of scrape, girl, so we can actually see! Diamond did her stuff on Saturday morning, with Xavier in attendance (which I suspect is rather unusual – certainly I’ve not seen it before here). Expect second egg today in fact as they are usually a couple of days apart.
Usually they wait until all, or at least two, eggs are lain before incubation starts, but I noticed both have started straightaway. It is quite a cold morning for August.
The complete update includes a great video and pictures:
http://www.gumtreecs.com.au/wordpress/first-egg-of-2017/
burdi:
I think Xavier has been working very hard to please Diamond with food offerings. After all, he knows she enjoys eating out ;D, and bringing food usually gives him another chance to incubate!
burdi:
--- Quote from: Alison on August 25, 2017, 23:11 ---Xavier dropped off some prey for Diamond, very close to her left foot. She was hungry, and started eating. After a few bites, she took the rest of the food out of the nest to finish elsewhere.
--- End quote ---
Hi, Alison. Your post was very helpful!
I looked at the cam right at the moment Diamond had the prey by her foot (as shown in your first pic). However, I didn't know who brought it in - until I found the answer in your post. Thank you.
Alison:
Thank you for the updates, burdi! I was out when Diamond laid the egg, so I'm glad you caught it!
Congratulations to Diamond and Xavier on their first egg! I'm glad Xavier is taking so much interest in the egg this year.
Xavier dropped off some prey for Diamond, very close to her left foot. She was hungry, and started eating. After a few bites, she took the rest of the food out of the nest to finish elsewhere.
burdi:
Xavier took the opportunity to thoroughly inspect their egg when Diamond left for a break. :)
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