Other Peregrine Projects > USA Peregrines
MN / Elk River - 2008-22
Baffled:
Noisy mid-morning food exchange!
These two lovebirds are certainly courting . . . let's hope for some eggs soon!
Elaine L:
We have two falcons who have been hanging around here for the last few days. They go in the nestbox, bow and scrape, talk to each other alot, and generally carry on like they are getting ready for parenthood, but, that is it. I hope that the old hormones click in soon and we see something besides talk.
Kinderchick:
Yes, very good description of the male possibly making a scrape, Baffled. Thanks! 8)
bcbird:
Hi Baffled. Thank you for reporting so vividly what you see and hear.
Baffled:
I think I might have seen some scraping by the male this morning!
He's in the nestbox, alone, uttering the same kind of short squeaks I heard yesterday. He is walking around the nestbox, squeaking, stopping to look out every now and then. Twice he squatted, lowering his chest to the gravel, then shuffling forward. Then he stands up again. Once he seemed to mimic the bowing low pose he used yesterday when the female was in the box with him. Mostly though, he is squeaking and peering out of the box (hopefully?! :-)).
This is fascinating. I don't usually start watching the webcams until hatch-watch time, so I've never witnessed the courtship behaviours before!
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