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NSW - Charles Sturt University - 2017 / Xavier & Diamond
burdi:
--- Quote from: burdi on October 13, 2017, 16:37 ---Today is Saturday, Oct. 14 in Orange, and Diamond was feeding the chicks at 0648 hrs while Xavier was on his way out. I felt sorry for Xavier as he rarely gets a chance to feed (and has to cut it short when he does)! Poor guy, how's he supposed to become an expert with so little experience?
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Just thinking that perhaps falcon dads aren't required to be experts at feeding, aside from cases where they're left to raise their young on their own. Hmm, are my thoughts on the right track or not? TPC? ???
burdi:
Aww, the chicks were being so cute while they interacted with each other (for a least 5 minutes) but needed some rest again at 1010 hrs. ;D
burdi:
Today is Saturday, Oct. 14 in Orange, and Diamond was feeding the chicks at 0648 hrs while Xavier was on his way out. I felt sorry for Xavier as he rarely gets a chance to feed (and has to cut it short when he does)! Poor guy, how's he supposed to become an expert with so little experience?
burdi:
Cilla added a couple of comments.
Cilla Kinross says:
13 October, 2017 at 6:19 pm
Working my way slowly through the last three days, a couple of things came to my notice. Xavier brought in what I’m pretty sure was a silvereye – a tiny green bird with white eye ring, which was quite visible. This was demolished in 4 minutes, whereas most feeds are lasting 10-20 minutes. So just a snack.
Also Diamond was absent for two and a half hours late on 10th October and came back, triumphantly (?) with a rosella. Supports my theory that she doesn’t really like starlings!
And, during this absence, Xavier roughly plucked and fed a starling to the youngsters in a start-stop procedure, rather than full preparation prior to commencement.
Cilla Kinross says:
13 October, 2017 at 6:47 pm
NAMES. What about ‘Marragaay’ (first born) for the big one and Bali (baby)?
Or ‘Mudyi’ (friend)
burdi:
Update - 11 days old. Plus news from Melbourne.
Published 13 October, 2017 | By Cilla Kinross
Such gorgeous beasties! Actually, this is not their most endearing phase. But they are both putting on weight and looking healthy. Here they are with Diamond (well, her tail) just after a feed.
Well, that wasn’t bad for a snack!
I’ve noticed that absences from the nest by adults have got longer. We did have some rain, which might have meant longer hunting hours, although food still came in regularly. Some starling and also some parrots. The nights were starting to get warmer, although last night went down to 3 degrees, which is a bit chilly for the wee ones.
Have you found the website in Melbourne yet? it’s called http://www.367collinsfalcons.com.au/ and features a pair of peregrines nesting right in the heart of the city. Their chicks are a bit advanced on ours. I’ll be looking into what type of research they are doing and seeing if there are opportunities for collaboration.
Source: http://www.gumtreecs.com.au/wordpress/11-days-old-plus-news-from-melbourne/
You can find a video and another cute pic in the link above.
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