I have never seen the baby left that long so soon. last year the female would not let the little one out of its site.
that being said , she was probably where she could see it.
I went down to the site and wouldn't you know it ,I forgot the camera. 3 pairs of binoculars and not the ********camera
Any way when we got there there was an adult on a building right next to where the male roosts. the adult was defeathering what looked to be a Franklins gull. Their heads are so similar that I could not make out who it was
However it finally left with the prey in tow and carried the prey over to the roof of a building adjacent to the nest box. I could not run fast enough and my husband could not hear me shouting , here it comes. Traffic noise I guess(by the way the rest of the campus heard me
) then an adult carried the prey to the nest box. You could hear the baby peeping as it ate. An adult then emerged and took the prey back to the building I originally saw the adult on , and then shortly after went back to the nest box. YOu do not know the area so I cannot explain its route.From the actions of what the female does , I would say that the female took the food in and took it out and then came back. I also think the female was the adult defeathering. I do not think I saw the male . I f we had been there sooner I think we would have seen the male as he is the one that likes Franklins gulls
I am so sorry I forgot my camera. It was nice to watch. I guess if I had stayed longer I would have seen the male come into the nest box as when I go home the male was in the box..( my husband humors me enough. I was ready to camp out for awhile longer)
I f anyone was watching between 4:00 and % Alberta time they could tell me who was in the box feeding and then I would know i was right.
