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NSW - Charles Sturt University - 2017 / Xavier & Diamond

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burdi:
On October 12 - Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT) - at approximately 0730 hrs the temperature was 10.3°C - with a humidity of 99%. It was a rather foggy morning (looking out from the nest box). Diamond was feeding her chicks at the time, and when she finished I suddenly noticed that the chicks no longer looked like fluffy slippers! How could they change so fast? They’re huge now!

burdi:
Earlier in the morning, on Oct.10 at 0921 hrs in Orange, NSW, Diamond was busy feeding her chicks (though I just caught the end of the feed). Unfortunately, this family was being bothered again by those large flies - or whatever they are! Perhaps Cilla will be able to identify them (as she is familiar with the area), and hopefully she’ll let us know. Diamond also spent some time picking at stones (and probably bugs) while she wandered around the nest. Both chicks were asleep at the time, and the temperature was a comfortable 16.4°C. Later, at 1003 hrs, Diamond was back with her chicks, but the cams went down soon after. It is currently 1920 hrs and they are settling in for the night.

burdi:
Xavier brought breakfast at 0613 hrs but quickly left with it -  I think he wanted Diamond to follow him? Yes, I guess he did, as Diamond was feeding the chicks at 0638 hrs. I didn’t see her come in, but the food disappeared fast - so she probably returned with the right sized piece. Nice teamwork!

burdi:
In Canada, today is Thanksgiving Day. This wonderful peregrine family in Australia still has so much to be thankful for, and so do we!

burdi:
Today is Monday, October 9 in Orange. There have been periods of fog for the past couple of days (very foggy yesterday at 1425 hrs), and today the forecast shows that a thunderstorm is possible. This morning, Diamond fed her healthy looking chicks at 0722 hrs, and the temperature at that time was 13.5°C, with an expected high of 22°C. I checked the cam again at 0742 hrs and the view was frozen with Diamond and her chicks resting comfortably. The egg is no longer with them as Diamond had removed it from the nest yesterday morning, which has now been confirmed by Cilla.

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