New photo's from the nestbox at De Mortel. Both S2 and Dad are doing great. The eggs are very well taken care of. Presumed hatchdate will be about the 19th, so we still have more than 2 weeks to go. S2 is the intruder of last year. She killed the resident female Ma just 7 days after 3 eyases hatched. It was the worst of times, but it became the best of times, when S2 started to feed the hungry eyases on Mothersday, 3 weeksn later. The youngest eyas did not survive, it died a week after the death of it's mother.
The ways of the peregrine falcon are difficult to apprehence for us, humans. But they are raptors, birds of prey. No sweet little songbirds, but creatures that kill on a daily basis to survive.
They are fantastic, and we should never forget to respect them for what they are, and respect their way of life, even if we do not understand. And not try to give them human emotions, but let them be theirselves. Only in that way they can enlighten us, and I can asure you, they do...
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