Other Peregrine Projects > USA Peregrines
MN / Elk River - 2008-22
allikat:
Yup, if you watch this cam regularly, there is the update below the webcam window stating that they are incubating 4 eggs and that they hope to fix the sound at time of banding.
carly:
--- Quote from: Kinderchick on April 22, 2010, 20:16 ---
--- Quote from: carly on April 22, 2010, 20:06 ---About 48 hours or so before they hatch the mom will start 'talking' to them. You would see her head down near the eggs and hear a soft chirping sound and they would chirp back to her...
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That IS amazing, carly! :D Is that what is known as the beginning of "imprinting"? :-\
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Yes exactly!
Kinderchick:
--- Quote from: carly on April 22, 2010, 20:06 ---About 48 hours or so before they hatch the mom will start 'talking' to them. You would see her head down near the eggs and hear a soft chirping sound and they would chirp back to her...
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That IS amazing, carly! :D Is that what is known as the beginning of "imprinting"? :-\
carly:
About 48 hours or so before they hatch the mom will start 'talking' to them. You would see her head down near the eggs and hear a soft chirping sound and they would chirp back to her...totally amazing kinderchick!
I have read that most birds do that and of course humans do it as well when pregnant - you know how they talk to their bellies or the husband does? Well the birds to the same thing apparently so that the birds will recognize the sound of their parents 'voice'. In bird species that nest in communal type environments, it's especially important so the baby will know who it's mom is amongst all the other females there.
Kinderchick:
--- Quote from: carly on April 22, 2010, 18:46 ---...I'm going to miss hearing the little ones peeping from inside the eggs and mom chirping to them softly to come out. Oh well as long as they are healthy and safe is what's important :-*
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You could actually hear them "peeping" from inside the eggs, carly? Do you mean as they were hatching? ???
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