Florence

From Italy I received these beautiful pics of the Florence juvies. They hatched on April 21 and fledged on June 1. They have not been banded, because it was to complex to get acces to the nest.
It sure is a wonderful nestsite!!

Florence: 33 days old

Florence: 28 days old

Florence: 25 days old

Florence: growing stronger

Little Ariosto has grown into a strong chicklet of 20 days old already.

Florence: 11 days old

The eldest eyas has already discovered she has wings and is flapping away. Sure is eager to fly. Quite nosy too!

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Florence: 8 days old

Yesterday the cams where offline but today we could enjoy the pictures again. All three eyases are very alive and kicking!

Florence: 6 days old

My very own little eyas..... The first born will be named Ariosto/Ariosta. A name which I'm so very honered to give to this little Italian Sweetie. It is doing very well together with his sibling. No further brothers and sisters. It looks like in the Italian scrapes only 2 eggs will hatch.

Florence: very special

These eyases are very special to me. I'm very honored I've been invited to give the eldest eyas of this nest a name.
I have choosen the name Ariosta or Ariosto. Because it has "air"in it and the name means skilled fighter. And a peregrine is a very skilled and courageous warrior.
An honorable creature I love very very dearly.

So dear Ariosta grow up to be a wonderful and strong peregrine falcon and conquer the sky.

Florence: 2 eyases

Florence : one more hatch

Eyas nr. 2 has hatched as well. 2 More eggs to go. Food is brought in by Giotto and Monna Tessa takes it and feeds the kids.

Florence: feeding the eyas

Florence Italy: first hatch

Congratulations Italy . We have a first hatch in Florence.

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Giotto and Monna Tessa will be welcoming their 4 eyases on April 21, next Monday. So just a few more days to go, and little sweet eyases will be born here as well.
What a wonderful time of year this is, with all this newborn life coming in to our world. We are all so happy with every newborn peregrine falcon eyas.
A few decades ago this magnificent bird of prey was practically extinct. Due to DDT, eggshells where so thin, they broke immediately under the weight of the incubating parent. Thanks to Rachel Carson who I admire deeply, the world became aware of the disaster that was happening. Her book "Silent Spring" was the start of the way back. It has taken 40 years but now finally the peregrine falcon is not threatened anymore to become extinct and more and more juveniles fledge each summer all over the world. Sadly only 20% of them will survive. Life for a juvenile is very hard en many of the fledglings wont'make it into the next spring. Only the strong and lucky ones will survive.

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Florence: 4 eggs, expected hatchday: April 20

PeregrinesL Giotto and Monna Tessa ( all with doubles right Kim/Giovanna ;)

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Video of the installation of the webcam. This has been done after it was discovered that peregrines have been nesting in an alcove for a long time.

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