U of Alberta - 2009 / Damon & Radisson

[carly]

Oh I missed that, I'm running up and down doing laundry.  Hope everything is ok. 

[bev.]

15:12
the male has been really good at taking turns.  But just now something sure has her riled and  the male  was on the perch. She flew in and went into a rage. I hope it is hormones and nothing else.
I will post pictures later

[maggieblue]

Great pictures Bev    I went out to do some gardening and missed all of the excitement.  Radisson looks pretty pleased with herself.

[bev.]

A few closeups of Male . the bands still elude me
these are clickables so I do not take up too much space
so click on picture for bigger

[bev.]

Sorry Eli.

The male came to check at 11:02am and then left but he was back at 11:10 with a bite to eat. with the 30 second refresh I loose a lot . I lost the picture of the snack he had but he then went on the inside lip and I think he fed Radisson. 
I have a slide show. When you see Radisson with her mouth open , that is when he comes back with food
click on picture

[Elaine L]

Wish I could see your pictures, Bev.  They don't make it through the firewall/security here at work.

[bev.]

Thanks TPC.

Well she was only 5 hours late.  Not bad.

If you remember last year,  the male went into hard incubation right after egg number one was laid and the biologists were worried about that.
 
I have been reading a lot of Froonas notes and probably the male was more that ready to start incubating  last year  because  Radisson was his second mate and he had already been copulating for over 2 weeks with Miss Balzac. She was not far from eggs. So this probably threw him way out of whack as far as hormones go. Froona"s notes explain this all very well.
I am just waiting for the male to turn up again and then I better get some stuff done.


Here is just the nicest picture.

You all know how I feel about my TG girl, but this picture just does my heart good. She is a beauty.

[The Peregrine Chick]

last year second egg came 3 days later so I guess it is a wait and see.

Three days later is why only one egg hatched last year - that and Radisson's youth.  It is better if all the eggs are laid within a 5 day period - one, two, three at no more than 48 hour intervals, fourth usually within 24 hours after third egg as the adults will start incubating after penultimate ("next to last) egg is laid - so four eggs total, incubating starts after three and four is laid shortly there after so that all the eggs are incubated for the same length of time.  Three eggs, egg two would be penultimate, etc.  Colder weather may make the adults begin incubating at egg two of four but "hard" incubation will begin at three.  Egg two may have been a bit long but this pair will probably do better this year than last so think happy thoughts everyone 

[bev.]

I hope the time is right.
these are not in order . Dad should be back soon

[bev.]

I was working on a slide show Will post it since it is ready and then the eggs

positions of Radisson and dads visit click on picture

[carly]

Love her expression right now...'are you happy, I've done it ..now go away'... 

[JL]

  I see 2 eggs.

[bev.]

Egg #2 9:46

[carly]

Nothing like peer pressure when you're trying to lay an egg 

Woohoo dad's look worked, we have a sibling egg...go Radisson!!

[bev.]

She certainly is in a lot this morning. And she is crouching and changing positions and trying to shade the egg already there

the male came for a visit