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NSW - Charles Sturt University - 2018 / Xavier & Diamond
Alison:
Hatching has begun:
With the very limited view, haven't seen a chick yet.
burdi:
I’ve unfortunately had to miss quite a bit at CSU, and this is one of my favourite sites.
Hatching should soon occur as chick peeps seem to be more frequent and louder! :)
Is anyone following this site? Or are most of you hanging out on chat? ???
burdi:
Any day now
Published 21 September, 2018 | By Cilla Kinross
The chicks are expected to hatch this weekend, so keep an eye on the youtube site, where there is a veritable United Nations of ‘pere watchers’ keeping an eye and ear out for the pips. Unfortunately, Diamond and Xavier between them have managed to roll the eggs in the near corner where the webcam is slightly out of focus and the eggs are almost out of sight. However, we will still know when they hatch and it won’t take long before the little ones are all over the box.
Our third wheel (known as VB, or Visiting Bird) is still around. It is a male, slightly larger than Xavier, with a ‘comma’ on his neck, making him (sometimes) easy to identify. The female, Diamond, seems to accept his presence, but I can’t speak for Xavier as I haven’t seen them together. My guess is that he’s spitting chips ie not happy with the situation, especially as the male appears to want to actually incubate the eggs. This is very interesting behaviour, as Xavier himself wouldn’t have anything to do with the eggs or chicks his first year (when he took over as step-father). Anyway we shall see what we shall see.
See entire update by Cilla Kinross
Courtesy of FalconCam Project
burdi:
I wonder whether or not Xavier and Diamond currently have a cache … because if they do, it is likely being emptied by the intruder. My guess is that Xavier won’t stash the food unless he feels it will remain there long enough for Diamond to retrieve it, but food will be needed much more often if there are chicks.
Hopefully the visitor will move along, and if not, then maybe these falcons will amaze us by finding a way to make things work!
burdi:
By the way, Cilla has changed the name of the intruder from TG to VB (VB = Visiting Boy), but that could change again. So for now, if anyone mentions a name you don’t recognize - there’s a good chance they’re referring to a falcon they perceive to be an intruder. Remember that none of these birds are banded, and there’s many differing opinions.
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