Nottingham Trent University (Peregrine's Nest)

[littleme61_6]

Naturally I don't know if anyone would be interested in watching these Peregrine's, live on video camera at the University. 

The eggs surely are soon to be laid. Last year and the year before 3 eggs each time were laid, and all the birds fledged well. 

The female Peregrine has been in the nest quite a bit lately, making the groove in the nest ready for laying. 

Three camera's there as can be seen. One is the distance camera, that gets rotated now and again, for back view, and zooming in. The second camera is always on the nest, that too gets zoomed in at times. Then the third camera is a thermal image. 

Here is the link if maybe anyone would like to watch now and again. I don't know if this link can just be clicked on so the nest can be seen, or just copy and paste it for googling it. 

http://www4.ntu.ac.uk/sustainability/biodiversity/falcons/index.html#

[jd.linklater]

Just seen another changeover, the female is huge compared to the male.

[littleme61_6]

I peeped in around the same time as you Jd  as just caught the changeover. 

[jd.linklater]

She must eat more than you

[littleme61_6]

 

[jd.linklater]

 Not 100% certain but I think there maybe a fourth egg.

[littleme61_6]

Yep, great isn't it Jd, for sure a fourth egg has been laid.  My friend sent me this photo. 

[littleme61_6]

Last year the first egg was laid on the 14th March, and the first chick emerging was on April 22nd. This year the first egg was laid on the 17th March, so expected date for first chick emerging will be around the 25th/26th April. 

[jd.linklater]

I've put the date in my diary

[littleme61_6]

The first Peregrine Chick has hatched. 

[jd.linklater]

Hey that's great, a few days earlier than expected.

[jd.linklater]

It looks like one egg has been discarded at the top right corner of the box, it looks cracked.

The chick looks a healthy specimen.

[littleme61_6]

Yes so healthy the chick looks Jd. 

My friend took this snip photo of two now that has been hatched. 

[jd.linklater]

There are still two eggs in the nest so what I thought was a cracked egg is just a shell, she is feeding the chicks at the moment and both look very healthy.

 

[littleme61_6]

That is great to know they are feeding well. Yes an empty shell that will be there. Maybe one or the other parent later will remove it. 

[jd.linklater]

The third egg has hatched

[littleme61_6]

The fourth one it is. Now we have Quads. 

[jd.linklater]

My eyesight must be getting bad

[littleme61_6]

Just open your eyesies a bit wider. 

At least little one there has been eating well over the day, sure will soon catch up to the others in growth. 

[jd.linklater]

All four are being fed right now by both parents 

[littleme61_6]

Ooo, lemmeeee see >>>>>>>>>>