Radisson - 2014 / Smiley & Princess

[Baffled]

Feeding time! 

It's great to see how the chicks grow and become more assertive about getting food, and take it from the parent's mouth, rather than waiting with mouths open to have the food put in. One chick just snatched a mouthful that was still attached to the dead bird by a long string of something (tendon? vein?) and needed the adult beak to snip the string for them.

[moka]

Vivianne, I love your description of the feather feeding.

Every year, they seem to try and swallow enormous pieces, sometimes with feet. In all my years of watching the falcon cam, I've never seen it turn out badly BUT I also stress every time and hold my breath.

[irenekl]

Oh Vivianne, your not the only crazy.  I'm sure everyone of the peregrine phanatics would be the exact same way.  My family has observed me reacting to a mother stork killing its infant on live cam.  I was definitely certifiable.  I'm glad I didn't see this scene with the chick choking on the feather "live" but knowing the outcome I'd like to see it now.

[Liz]

A two-birdie chickpile doesn't look nearly as comfy.  The 'third pole' this year is the nest box.   

[Liz]

Now they both look the same size

Two girls? 

[Vivianne]

My husband is legally blind so when I'm yelling at a computer saying things like 'GET IT OUT!!! Don't swallow it!!', he tends to wonder if I've lost all my marbles. Which I may have but, that's another matter entirely. lol

I hope there is a recording, it was cute in a way and very stressful at the same time. The poor thing had his/her sibling climbing all over it while it had the worst case of dry heaves I've ever seen. Even though I will never admit when my husband is right, he did tell me several times, once I told him what I was yelling at, that the bird will be fine.

These birds are amazing to watch. They gave me my excitement for the month. 

Yours: Vivianne

[Kinderchick]

I've only ever posted once before here, but I read updates daily...Thanks for reading my rambling. 

I enjoyed reading your post, Vivianne. I wasn't home to see the "feather stuck in the throat incident" so it is always interesting reading other's observations.
Thanks for posting it. Maybe TPC has a recording of it.

[des]

Again a wonderful chick pile basking in the sun.

[Liz]

Chicks are 12 days old now, so unless there are more torrential rains, we should be seeing a lot more chick, much less Princess 

I noticed last evening that they had a whole lot of time basking in the sun without a parental umbrella. 

[Liz]

Thanks, Vivianne and Burdi, for posting.  I'd like to see it too if we can!

[burdi]

Thank you for sharing this Vivianne! I just saw the end of this, but was also fretting about the poor little chick! Unfortunately I wasn't glued to the computer, so was wondering what happened right from the beginning. Was anyone possibly recording this incident?

[Vivianne]

I've only ever posted once before here, but I read updates daily.

There was a 4pm meal in which, the one sibling tried to eat a whole feather and in the process, because the parent was in the way,
it looked like the sibling was getting hit in the head with a feather. They couldn't get the feather down so they eventually managed
to get it dislodged. Then, the other sibling decided it would be a great idea to try and swallow a whole feather. For 15 minutes, I
sat watching my screen, driving my husband crazy, screaming for this bird to get the feather out. Finally, he/she got the thing out
and all was well.

I never wanted to climb a building and grab this feather from its mouth, more then I did at that moment. By the looks of things in the 'chick pile', he/she doesn't seem even remotely bothered by what happened. Next time I will just remember to breathe....   

Thanks for reading my rambling, Yours: Vivianne 

[sparkster]

In the 'Totter & Tumble' stage now - so cute and funny!! 

Yes, and the "I am going to swallow this leftover leg whole. Wait a minute. It is too long to fit - the feet hang out of my beak!" stage. 

[ballywing]

In the 'Totter & Tumble' stage now - so cute and funny!! 

[susha]

Now they both look the same size
Knew I was seeing things