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Title: May 31, 2011 Post by: Donna on 31-May-11, 07:42:36 AM D :)
Title: Re: She is in nest Post by: margaret on 31-May-11, 07:52:33 AM Good sign that Beauty has been in and around the nest box so much this morning (I don't know if that is a statement or a question :-\
Could she possibly be getting ready to lay an egg? Just asking... Title: Re: She is in nest Post by: Bobbie Ireland on 31-May-11, 08:01:48 AM Good sign that Beauty has been in and around the nest box so much this morning (I don't know if that is a statement or a question :-\ Could she possibly be getting ready to lay an egg? Just asking... Wouldn't that be grand! Title: Re: She is in nest Post by: margaret on 31-May-11, 08:04:04 AM Good sign that Beauty has been in and around the nest box so much this morning (I don't know if that is a statement or a question :-\ Could she possibly be getting ready to lay an egg? Just asking... Wouldn't that be grand! She seems mighty restless just in the 20 minutes I've been watching her. Title: Re: She is in nest Post by: margaret on 31-May-11, 08:05:50 AM She is doing a lot of pebble picking!
Title: Re: She is in nest Post by: Dumpsterkitty on 31-May-11, 08:16:52 AM Good sign that Beauty has been in and around the nest box so much this morning (I don't know if that is a statement or a question :-\ Could she possibly be getting ready to lay an egg? Just asking... Conventional wisdom states that it takes 3 weeks to re-cycle after a failed nest. But adherence to conventional wisdom has surely been absent this season... Title: Re: She is in nest Post by: margaret on 31-May-11, 08:18:20 AM But when does that three week period begin? Those eggs were do late...is it three weeks from the disposal of the last egg, or is it three weeks from the original hatch date of 33-34 days?
Title: Falcon in front of nestbox Post by: Annette on 31-May-11, 10:45:11 AM :star:
Title: Re: Falcon in front of nestbox Post by: Kris G. on 31-May-11, 10:49:52 AM :star: Beauty panting-it's very hot today! So good to see her! Title: Beauty on porch in front of NB Post by: Kris G. on 31-May-11, 11:49:48 AM :star:
Title: Re: Beauty on porch in front of NB Post by: Dumpsterkitty on 31-May-11, 12:07:56 PM And enjoying baking herself...
Title: Re: Beauty on porch in front of NB Post by: Kris G. on 31-May-11, 12:10:46 PM And enjoying baking herself... Hope she has her sunscreen on-it's a hot one today! :laugh: Title: Re: Beauty on porch in front of NB Post by: Dumpsterkitty on 31-May-11, 12:15:23 PM And enjoying baking herself... Hope she has her sunscreen on-it's a hot one today! :laugh: The first adult I saw do this was Clara in San Jose...it looks awfully uncomfortable, but then I'm not a bird... Title: Re: Beauty on porch in front of NB Post by: mldeed on 31-May-11, 12:27:26 PM I think that, not only is she hot, but she has morning sickness as well (I hope).
Title: Re: Beauty on porch in front of NB Post by: glothom on 31-May-11, 04:40:34 PM She is in the NB now. It looks like she is digging another scrape. She was even laying on her chest using her feet to push the stone out of the way. Maybe we will get a second chance at some babies this year. Anyone know how soon after copulation she is able to lay an egg?
Title: Beauty is picking pebbles in the NB 6:20 Post by: ezsha on 31-May-11, 06:24:41 PM :wave:
Title: Beauty just left the nest box flying north Post by: ezsha on 31-May-11, 06:54:46 PM She had been calling on and off for about 15 minutes.
Title: Beauty back on the porch and calling 7:05 Post by: ezsha on 31-May-11, 07:05:46 PM :wave:
Title: And she's gone again Post by: ezsha on 31-May-11, 07:07:34 PM :wave:
Title: Both at nestbox Post by: ezsha on 31-May-11, 07:46:05 PM :2thumbsup:
Title: Archer gone again Post by: ezsha on 31-May-11, 07:47:12 PM :wave:
Title: Both were at nestbox and flew off Post by: ezsha on 31-May-11, 07:53:32 PM She was whining for a while, so look for copulation?
Title: Beauty back at NB Post by: ezsha on 31-May-11, 08:03:03 PM :wave:
Title: and gone again Post by: ezsha on 31-May-11, 08:03:44 PM :wave:
Title: B at NB vocalizing Post by: ezsha on 31-May-11, 08:15:02 PM :wave:
Title: Re: Beauty on porch in front of NB Post by: margaret on 31-May-11, 08:44:11 PM She is in the NB now. It looks like she is digging another scrape. She was even laying on her chest using her feet to push the stone out of the way. Maybe we will get a second chance at some babies this year. Anyone know how soon after copulation she is able to lay an egg? Earlier someone - was it Donna or Ei? posted an answer to my similar question: that time is about three weeks after a failed clutch. My question was "when does the failure date start"? Is it when it is past the hatch date, or is it the date the egg decomposes and the couple abandon the nest? So many new things for all of us who are watching with our breaths held this year. I think it is new for all of us...even the experienced watchers in the field. And look at the firsts! Quest wandering for three years and the first transmitter fitted Pefa to nest as she is. We are privileged to be able to look into their world. And that is all we do. By computer screen or on scene, we are observers to the wild world of mother nature and these wonderous falcons! Lucky us! |