Other Peregrine Projects > USA Peregrines
MN / Elk River - 2008-22
maggieblue:
--- Quote from: carly on April 10, 2009, 18:42 ---You're very welcome! You won't see her there 24/7 until incubation starts but one of them will always be nearby until then.
At my site, after the eyases had hatched ... whenever I'd see the young alone, I'd get upset and think mom had abandoned them until I found the nest site and saw that mom was sitting right up on top of the web cam and dad on the next ledge over...lol..and there I was calling her a bad mom :P
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I can probably confirm that one of them is always near by on guard. I think it was the day that the first egg appeared. It was sitting there in solitary splendor with no adult within sight when one of those perky starlings decided to come by for a visit. ::) It hopped on to the near bar and was looking into the nestbox. About 2 seconds later mom arrived in a flurry of wings. Needless to say the starling took off in a great hurry and I haven't seen one visiting since. I have to say that mom didn't seem overly concerned though, just watchful.
Pchemist:
cool - I open the cam, she's staring at it, squawks at me, steps to the side to show off the two eggs, then settles back in on top of them. 8) Great timing because now I can go get some yardwork done (why is it that weeds grow like weeds?)
Baffled:
After some fussing with the pebbles that took her off the eggs, Mom is off for a break. Two eggs clearly visible.
Dad just took over.
eagle63_1999:
It sure did, she laying on the eggs now!
Liz:
Cool, that mothering instinct just kicked right in!
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