Other Peregrine Projects > USA Peregrines
IN / Fort Wayne - 2009-18
Alison:
--- Quote from: carly on May 04, 2009, 20:08 ---...well I'm wondering if maybe ovulation becomes a bit sporadic in some older falcons like it does in humans..I know apples and oranges but hey you never know!!??
They are still together and bonding so that's good, perhaps they will have young again and surprise everyone! They certainly still look young and spry ;)
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They do both look good. Freedom is 15 and Roosevelt is 14. With older birds (not just falcons) it can happen that fewer eggs are laid, and the hatch rate can drop somewhat, but that doesn't by any means always happen.
And if they don't have eggs, they have already made an incredible contribution to the peregrine population over all the years they have been together.
Alison:
It isn't too late for them to nest at this point, but with every passing day the likelihood becomes more remote. They are a great pair, and have had many babies in the past.
Here they are bonding yesterday. Freedom had had a very big meal:
Freedom Almost glowing in the dusk, before leaving for the night
allikat:
You're right Carly...never give up hope!
I just wasn't sure if it's too late to nest this year or is there still time?
carly:
Alison, when Emma came last week with Falon the Falcon and we discussed Quetesh, she told me that Quetesh lost her desire to mate at about age 14 or 15. Of course after that she was part of the CPF teaching program so they never tried to breed her again. But remembering this comment and reading about those senior falcons that didn't mate for a few years and then suddenly did...well I'm wondering if maybe ovulation becomes a bit sporadic in some older falcons like it does in humans..I know apples and oranges but hey you never know!!??
They are still together and bonding so that's good, perhaps they will have young again and surprise everyone! They certainly still look young and spry ;)
allikat:
I was wondering what was going on at this site...is it too late for this pair to nest?
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