Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Richmond: all set for hatching




All is ready for hatching over here. The cams moved in real close, so we won't miss anything. Great Job from VA Falcons!
Estimated hatchdate April 24-25
Both peregrines are very agitated so perhaps the eggs are singing already.
After the eyas has pipped the membrane to the aircell it will breath for the first time. And strats screaming with a soft shri-shri-shri. The parents get excited by that and keep listening with their ear on the egg. It's very special to see the reaction of these killerraptors to the arrival of their baby. Both are at the nestsite and speak with ee-chupp and ee-chip calls to eachother. Oh how I wish I could understand what they are saying.

James River Bridge: 14 days old

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.

Heidelberg: 10 days old



Both eyases are 10 days old today and doing very well!

Zurich: finally a peregrine again







It's very hard to catch one of them, but here we are. Still incubating in an alcove in the wall. So we can not see anything. They are certainly incubating there. We however will not know how many eggs there are or how many eyases have hatched untill they show them selves on the platform.

Nijmegen: 3 eyases



In Nijmegen all 3 eggs have hatched rather quickly after eachother. The 3 eyases are doing fine: eating and sleeping.

Hatchtable

We are right on schedule! Hatching in progress!

Oberhausen: exploring





Derby




What a special day this is!

What a very special day this is. Eyases are born everywhere.
In Cleveland at the Terminal Tower nestsite 2 eyases are born, 2 more to go.
In De Mortel the third eyas was born
In Nijmegen all 3 eggs have hatched.

In Zwolle hatching is on it's way.