Other Peregrine Projects > USA Peregrines
MN / Elk River - 2008-22
The Peregrine Chick:
Leaving the chicks alone isn't a problem at this age if the weather is warm enough and never doubt that the parents are only ever seconds from the nest and are always watching what's going on. One of the downsides of webcams on nests, is that you can't see what is going outside of camera range. If I had to guess, Dad turned up with food and Mom went to meet him and to scarf down some of the food herself before bringing it back to the kids. These birds are in an actual box, so its entirely possible that she was eating on the roof of the box and Dad was sitting on a roost site just a few metres away. That's what happens here - Trey spends alot of time sitting on the Radisson sign 18 stories overhead and Princess takes off across the street to the Sterling Building (northwest corner of Portage and Smith).
They sure are good looking chicks ... Mom & Dad are very good at their job.
ballywing:
Ok she's back - was gone at least 15 min but now returns with lunch. ;D Such squealing going on!! ;)
ballywing:
Just switched on about 10 min ago, noticed these chicks have been on their own since then - Where's Mom??? ??? - I know they're a couple days older than P&T's chicks but still seems a long time to leave them uncovered. Maybe it's warmer there than it is here. :-\
Liz:
Oh yes, I can see the egg now. I guess it was just buried under its sibs last night. Interesting that the parents haven't given up on it yet.
Pchemist:
Another noisy feeding going on - and mom(or dad) is keeping the kids out of the sun in the back of the box. The egg is still around - I wonder when they will remove it, if ever.
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