Other Peregrine Projects > USA Peregrines
ME / BRI - 2009-16
carly:
The biologist/project leader posted something interesting today with regards to the failed eggs here from the past 2 years. They did indeed have the eggs tested - $1,000 an egg to test!!- and they were found to be high in contaminants! No comment as to whether or not this is the same pair from the past 2 years was included with the post.
And I learned something from my nest site today that relates to the events of the past few days here. When the intruder alert happened today at the site, not only did dad put the chicks behind him but suddenly he decided to move the egg closer to himself. I found that interesting because the egg has been kicked around, slept on, pecked at and basically ignored and suddenly an intruder comes in and he's protecting the egg.
Would I be correct to assume TPC - that in the event of a possible predator the egg is regarded as 'ours' and must not fall into enemy hands? Maybe that's what the parent at this site was doing, trying to gather the eggs to protect them from predatation?
bccs:
Crop getting bigger, oops, just ate a feather, ah, a big poop and under the adult I go, well how about a tuck-up beside, too big to anything else. Okay if I lie down I can just get my head under the breast. Ahhhh splayed and my head is safe ;D ;D ;D
allikat:
Gotta love those poop shots ::)
bccs:
Feeding time!!!!!
allikat:
He/she is so cute stretching out his/her wings...flapping away and wandering. Okay now Sumo..see the edge of that box...that is your boundary for now until you can flap in and out!
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