Well the cams where back in business for just a few hours. Long enough to see that there are only 3 eyases left. The little one did not make it. I was afraid it would not be able to compete with his elder sibblings. In the first days it did not get anything to eat. How heartbreaking it may seem, it is the rule of nature. Only the strong ones will survive.
In the peregrine falcon the last egg of the clutch is a kind of ensurance. If something happens to egg 2 or 3 there is always one left which can take that place. It is very difficult, rather impossible to get all 4 eggs to hatch on the same day. The growth of the eyas in the first days is extraordinary. So one day left behind is hard to catch up, let alone 2.
Only very good and experienced parents will manage to get all 4 or even 5 eyases to fledge.
Well, it;s sad but I like to think that the youngest one was allowed a glimps of life just to taste it. And the next time it will hatch first and live long and prosper and soar the skies of our wonderful blue earth as a mighty peregrine.
Little one you have touched the life of millions who watched you hatch and where concerned about your wellbeing, That alone makes you special. Untill next time.
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That is so beautiful, thank you.
Joanne
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