Radisson - 2013 / Ivy & Princess

[Jo]

Both chicks are up and enjoying the view. I think it's the male who is on top of the grate (less white fluff left)

[The Peregrine Chick]

For those wanting the count ...

• Day 35 - Sat (July 6th) - usually earliest a chick will fledge and be half-way successful/safe - almost always males
• Day 40 - Wed (10th) - an average fledge age for males/females
• Day 45 - Tues (16th) - females usually fledge around this point - ours are a bit smaller these days so usually earlier
• Day 50 - Sun (21st) - usually chicks are up and flying and generally past the dangerous first 10 day mark but depends on gender and when the individual chicks actually fledged.

[The Peregrine Chick]

Holy moly! Is that a chick perched on the grate right now?! Sure looks like one of the adults. If it's a chick, I can hardly believe my eyes.

It is one of the adults - the chicks are together in the shade along the front wall ...

[The Peregrine Chick]

Chronology for this morning ...

• 0310h - Princess with food
• 0458h - wingercizing, running & flapping, male up/down onto drain cover, female nibbling at everyone's toes
• 0518h - Princess leaves
• preening, running/flapping, chasing each other, watching the world
• 0610h - male perched on cover, female naps by back wall then joins brother lying beside cover
• 0644h - Princess with food
• 0710h - female napping by back wall again, male napping on cover
• 0810h - both chicks awake and watching the world
• 0840h - female napping again, male just watching from the cover
• 1036h - both chicks go to the shade along the front wall
• 1040h - adult arrives, looks like Ivy and perches on cover - neither chick moves

Weather for today

Day - Overcast in the morning, then mostly cloudy. High of 30C. Breezy. Winds from the SSW at 10 to 20 km/h.
Night - Overcast with thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy. Low of 18C. Winds less than 5 km/h. Chance of rain 60%.

[Kinderchick]

Holy moly! Is that a chick perched on the grate right now?! Sure looks like one of the adults. If it's a chick, I can hardly believe my eyes.

[irenekl]

BCCS I remember that about Vesper!! She was such a boss.  It always felt better when they wingersized from the drain cover.  That's a good memory of our sweet departed Vesper. 

[bccs]

I'm tired just watching the little bugger flapping his wings.

I can't help but think of 2009 when Tupper, Ty and Vesper were doing the same thing that these two are now doing.
Usually Vesper would chase the boys off of the drain cover and reign supreme. The best thing about the cover is that is has lots of places where the kids can get a great grip. They just wrap their talons around these and they can flap and exercise to their heart's content without fear of an unexpected fledge.

I'm looking forward to fledge watch, even though it means getting up really early.

[msdolittle]

I'm tired just watching the little bugger flapping his wings.

[RCF]

Little Mr. was also doing some wingersizing.    Could also be lessons on how to clean the nest ledge. 

http://youtu.be/2j5I_h5Z1OI

[RCF]

Little Big Miss was doing some flapping and getting up on the ledge. First on one side of the ledge and then the other......only briefly though. 

http://youtu.be/NOoK6bQrVsw

[The Peregrine Chick]

Heart Pounding Moment on the ledge!!!  That little bugger just did it again, jumped up right at the tip in the centre.  He didn't last long, jumped off and ran over and jumped on the drain cover.  Man I hate that!!

That's how the little terror figured out how to get up on the drain cover too !!

[irenekl]

Heart Pounding Moment on the ledge!!!  That little bugger just did it again, jumped up right at the tip in the centre.  He didn't last long, jumped off and ran over and jumped on the drain cover.  Man I hate that!!

[The Peregrine Chick]

Chronology this am

• 0300h - Princess arrived to perch on the point
• 0520h - female chick nibbles on Princess' toes begging for food, male chick does not climb onto drain cover, rather leaps up onto drain cover (YIKES!)

• 0524h - Princess retrieves remains from some pre-dawn meal and fed female chick, male chick stays on cover
• 0548h - Ivy arrived with breakfast - fed female chick
• 0550h - male chick gets off cover and joins breakfast
• 0555h - breakfast over, Ivy leaves
• 0557h - male chick back up on cover, female chick not pleased he's up there (and she's not)
• 0631h - male chick comes down off cover and goes to usual napping spot against back wall, female sleeping at base of cover
• 0649h - sun hits the ledge and everyone moves to the shade
• 0711h - male chick back up on cover, sister at the base of cover
• 0738h - back to the shade
• 0802h - male back up on cover, sister in the shade
• 0807h - back to the shade
• 0944h - Princess arrives without food, she looks at remains of breakfast then parks herself on the cover, kids remain in the shade
• 1008h - Princess starts "mumbrella-ing" around the ledge, kids stay where they are

Weather for today & tonight - another 'baker I'm afraid folks

Day - Clear. High of 31C. Breezy. Winds from the SSW at 10 to 20 km/h.
Night - Clear in the evening, then overcast. Low of 21C. Breezy. Winds from the South at 15 to 20 km/h.[/list]

[MayShowers]

Thank you TPC!

[The Peregrine Chick]

This is probably a silly question, but would there be a chance of a parent overheating while being a mumbrella?

Not a silly question at all -the answer is yes technically but it would be like staying on chicks in the rain -parent would stay only so long as their life isn't at risk - hard-wiring for self-preservation should kick in before they are at real risk.