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Offline Liz

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Re: Minnesota / Elk River - 2009 / ? & ?
« Reply #1693 on: April 10, 2009, 21:27 »
Finally!!!  I've never been so happy to hear trucks passing by!  lol 

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Re: Minnesota / Elk River - 2009 / ? & ?
« Reply #1692 on: April 10, 2009, 21:26 »
This seems to be a regular position for these peregrines at this site.  They just sit there and stare...not sure if they are captivated by the light or what but this is normal...

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Re: Minnesota / Elk River - 2009 / ? & ?
« Reply #1691 on: April 10, 2009, 21:22 »
Looks like she's in her normal position.  Dead stare into the light mode  ::)
Well, maybe, just maybe she'll lay another egg  :D

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Re: Minnesota / Elk River - 2009 / ? & ?
« Reply #1690 on: April 10, 2009, 21:13 »
Mom looks like she's in the mood to lay an egg, all puffed up and in the position... :-\

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Re: Minnesota / Elk River - 2009 / ? & ?
« Reply #1689 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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Re: Minnesota / Elk River - 2009 / ? & ?
« Reply #1688 on: April 10, 2009, 18:38 »
Thanks for the reassurance, all. Every time I looked today I saw the egg alone! I guess my timing was off. But now (7:36 EDT) a parent is back in the nextbox. Keeping my eyes peeled for the appearance egg number 2!

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Re: Minnesota / Elk River - 2009 / ? & ?
« Reply #1687 on: April 10, 2009, 18:13 »
Every time I've watched today I've only seen the egg -alone, with no parent nearby. It is possible to abandon an egg so early in the process? Is this usual?

I've seen MOM and DAD there off and on all day. This is the site I have open day and night

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Re: Minnesota / Elk River - 2009 / ? & ?
« Reply #1686 on: April 10, 2009, 18:11 »
No worries, Mom was in the box most of the morning sitting on the egg.  Dad brought mom food two times in the past few hours, she is outside on the perch..we just can't see her but when he came in with the food..that's when I realized she was out there the whole time.  They are within range always, they would not leave the egg unprotected.

She only laid her first one yesterday and they usually lay an egg every 2 days or so.. so nothing to worry about - everything is on schedule!

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Re: Minnesota / Elk River - 2009 / ? & ?
« Reply #1685 on: April 10, 2009, 18:01 »
Every time I've watched today I've only seen the egg -alone, with no parent nearby. It is possible to abandon an egg so early in the process? Is this usual?

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Re: Minnesota / Elk River - 2009 / ? & ?
« Reply #1684 on: April 10, 2009, 15:09 »
still just the one egg.  mom has gone to perch in the sun for a bit.   :D

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Re: Minnesota / Elk River - 2009 / ? & ?
« Reply #1683 on: April 10, 2009, 13:00 »
Oh...this is so exciting!!
Some falcons already have chicks and some have almost laid a full clutch and some are just starting.....
Decisions on which cam to watch???  So hard to choose :(
Can't wait for more eggs!

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Re: Minnesota / Elk River - 2009 / ? & ?
« Reply #1682 on: April 10, 2009, 11:48 »
Bah..still only 1, thought for sure another was coming the was she was pushing her face in the pebbles and picking at them..she had a nice nap tho  :P

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Re: Minnesota / Elk River - 2009 / ? & ?
« Reply #1681 on: April 10, 2009, 10:44 »
Mom in the nestbox in crouch position  :o

Dozing on egg now...I wonder if she's getting ready for egg 2.
« Last Edit: April 10, 2009, 10:53 by carly »

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Re: Minnesota / Elk River - 2009 / ? & ?
« Reply #1680 on: April 09, 2009, 23:48 »
We've got an egg at Elk River?
When did this happen?  I can't believe I missed it.  I miss everything :(

Eagle.....you called it, you said Thursday! 

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Re: Minnesota / Elk River - 2009 / ? & ?
« Reply #1679 on: April 09, 2009, 18:52 »
still nothing...  :( :( >:(  I hope I don't spend the whole summer like this!