Pigeon wing keeps them together!

http://exit63.wordpress.com/2014/04/23/easter-egg-drop-in-jersey-city-highlight-reel/  So fun to watch their expressions after they placed the egg in the nest on Easter! Video here

1st hatch yesterday!

So guys, I was photographing these amazing Peregrine Falcons yesterday. Being the fastest living animals on earth, they have been clocked at 240mph hunting pigeons! These two are nesting on a natural nest site. The female was on the nest incubating the eggs when the male arrives back from a hunting trip, with blood stained feet. I presume he caught and ate something before retiring back to the nest to relieve the female from her nesting duties. For ones the male is accepting his share of incubating the eggs. The male calls to the female as he approaches the nest, mean while she is leaping off the edge to go for her own hunting trip; leaving him on "egg sitting" duties.

I wrote to this man today and asked if I could post his pic to our forum. He said no problem. Saw this on our Twitter page and thought what a great pic! He will let me know when the eggs hatch and he will take pics of them growing and will let me share them. 

Need a nestbox outside your window !!

RMAKncam

  Yeah, let's put one up!! SenecaMAK!

http://www.wellesley.edu/ravencam  Nice!!

http://youtu.be/kts8mfLyB50  Here we go again! What is wrong with these people???

O-o-o-o-h, very sad.     It's good to know that everyone tried their best, though, and that the other removed eyas is doing well.

I like when they attempt to help a struggling eyas!! KUDOS!!

The last of the four eggs appeared on April 17th.  The new tiercel appears to be doing at least his fair share of the incubating.  So for now, all appears to be well in SLC.

Thanks for the info MLL!

I think she likes it!!

The wee one didn't make it. 

http://wilmfalcons.com/blog.htm

So sad! 6 is a rough number of mouths to feed.

Thanks Carly! She was just there looking at it.

I was all excited when I read this but this morning, the egg is still unattended! Is she expecting more? Wonder how many days old the egg is, was it close to hatch? Feel bad.

April 23: Faithful nest watchers have tuned in for weeks, now, anxious to see the first egg in the nest. Unfortunately, that first egg hasn't come, perhaps due to our falcon being just a little older than most. Today we provided them with an egg that we hope they will adopt and incubate as their own. If they do not incubate, then we know we cannot foster a nestling into the nest. This pair has a strong pair bond, and they are proven good parents, so we hold out great hope for them. Stay tuned! -Kathy Clark, ENSP

Merci!! Merci!! Merci à vous tous!!!      

Wowww Donna... in french...  with our national poet, Gilles Vigneault 

  Hope it was great Pen!!