Falcons, Kestrels Around the World

[Mamicja]

Peregrine Falcon Orange , Australia
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNkiXq ... xp_QIGK4nQ
August 31
The second egg

[balistar]

08:39 Xavier brought prey for Diamond
and now goes to incubate the two eggs


08:40 Xavier is so cute, he always gets up again, rolls the eggs, change position

[balistar]

Peregrine falcons, Orange, Australia

September 02

EDIT 29.09: **i'm sorry, i deleted this post by mistake**

[Birdfriend]

balistar, Mamicja thank you guys for this great news about Diamond and Xavier!

[balistar]

Birdfriend,
new season has begun with 3 eggs - so far
hopefully no eggbert this year

[balistar]

Peregrine falcons, Orange, Australia

September 29



Diamond position changing and rolling the eggs
maybe still one week before Pip-watch

[Solo]

October 03

Peregrine falcons, Orange, Australia ...

...

Balistar, Birdfriend,
egg talk

Xavier leaves, chick('s) peep in egg(s) 2019 10 03 (by BirdieCam)

[balistar]

...
Balistar, Birdfriend,
egg talk
...

Solo,

yes, i heard it and i hear it now
maybe tomorrow will hatch..... Diamond didn't sleep much tonight.... often wiggle-wiggle

[Birdfriend]

Solo, balistar

There is a pip- pip- hooray!!!

[Birdfriend]

Xavier comes with starling, Diamond don't want to leave the eggs. Xavier flew away with it again.

[balistar]

Birdfriend, Solo


...and here it is - the first chick hatched 04 Oct, 08:44


08:39 see the wing out of shell


08:42


08:47 still wet and tired of hatch-work it lays there, but not too tired to talk loudly



Congratulation, Diamond and Xavier !!

[balistar]

09:37 Xavier sees his first hatched baby for the first time

Diamond got up and little baby lifted its head for a moment,
it dries up pretty fast, see the little beak ? sooo cute

[Solo]

...

thanx for this news and all nice shots

http://www.gumtreecs.com.au/wordpress/n ... -nest-box/
here also these vids by Cilla (her youtube canal: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9GrDU ... YroEWVKmeg)

[Birdfriend]

Welcome to the world little guy!



Hope you get still two siblings too...
I'm also glad about Diamonds "new" corner in the box.

[Birdfriend]

5.October

There is a pip on the second egg...

[balistar]

Solo, Birdfriend,


The second chick is born, almost 24 hrs after the first
....and the third is on the way, there is a pip


about one hour after the hatch, the second chick (in front) got already its first meal
both are pretty strong and loud and good eaters



first bite for #2


yeah, took it

[balistar]

Shortly after breakfast ...
happy Daddy sees his second born the first time
and gets the opportunity to incubate
while Diamond took out the remains of the prey

both in food coma


only 2 min, then Diamond returned and poor Xavier had to get off again

[Birdfriend]

Balistar , thank you for the nice pics and reporting. Diamond lets Xavier not much time as always, although he likes it very much to spend time with the lils.
So far no third chick yet...

[balistar]

....

Birdfriend, yesterday he got 2 min

I fear, the 3rd egg will again not hatch, i didn't hear the chick anymore since hours and there is no progress, pip still has the same size - but i'm still hoping. If not, maybe it's better, considering the drought, there will be hardly enough food for 2 chicks.

Anyway have a nice Sunday


Australia changed into daylight saving time tonight, pic 07-10-19, 12:29 am

Diamond woke up the chicks by shuffling and rolling the 3rd egg

[Birdfriend]

balistar, have a nice sunday evening? too.
Yes, it's true, two healthy chicks would be good also again...we will see.