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Other Peregrine Projects => Australian Peregrines => Topic started by: Alison on October 03, 2018, 08:38

Title: Victoria - Melbourne - 2018 / Unnamed & Unnamed
Post by: Alison on October 03, 2018, 08:38
The Melbourne peregrines are back in their tiny shoebox of a nest.

An earlier article showed four eggs, but I only saw three eggs being incubated.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-13/webcam-captures-peregrine-falcons-eggs-on-367-collins-melbourne/10232398 (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-13/webcam-captures-peregrine-falcons-eggs-on-367-collins-melbourne/10232398)

http://www.367collinsfalcons.com.au/ (http://www.367collinsfalcons.com.au/)
Title: Re: Victoria - Melbourne - 2018 / Unnamed & Unnamed
Post by: Alison on October 03, 2018, 08:47
Hatching has now begun. The first chick:

(https://image.ibb.co/eP6zBz/melbourne_oct_2_5a.jpg) (https://ibb.co/njvsWz)

(https://image.ibb.co/kZhvjK/melbourne_oct_2_4a.jpg) (https://ibb.co/iNWXWz)

At least two chicks have hatched:

(https://image.ibb.co/dgUajK/melbourne_oct_2_1a.jpg) (https://ibb.co/gApajK)
Title: Re: Victoria - Melbourne - 2018 / Unnamed & Unnamed
Post by: Alison on October 04, 2018, 12:55
Mom and the three hungry chicks:

(https://picload.org/image/dcgwdwww/melbourne-oct-3-2a.jpg)  (https://picload.org/image/dcgwaggr/melbourne-oct-3-6a.jpg)

(https://picload.org/image/dcgwagga/melbourne-oct-3-14a.jpg)  (https://picload.org/image/dcgwaggl/melbourne-oct-3-17a.jpg)
Title: Re: Victoria - Melbourne - 2018 / Unnamed & Unnamed
Post by: Alison on October 04, 2018, 13:00
I believe all three chicks managed to get some food:

(https://picload.org/image/dcgwaggi/melbourne-oct-3-20a.jpg)  (https://picload.org/image/dcgwaggw/melbourne-oct-3-21a.jpg)

(https://picload.org/image/dcgwagrr/melbourne-oct-3-22a.jpg)  (https://picload.org/image/dcgwagra/melbourne-oct-3-24a.jpg)
Title: Re: Victoria - Melbourne - 2018 / Unnamed & Unnamed
Post by: Alison on October 19, 2018, 11:19
So far, the three cute chicks appear to be well cared for and well fed:

(https://picload.org/image/dcdipidi/melbourne-oct-17-7a.jpg)

(https://picload.org/image/dcdipidw/melbourne-oct-17-8a.jpg)

(https://picload.org/image/dcdipiar/melbourne-oct-17-9a.jpg)