2016 Pictures from the Rfalconcam Cameras

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Busted

[Carol P.]

Gorgeous Wings!

[Dumpsterkitty]

Feeding chart to date! It's interesting to note there have been very few midday meals the past week while the temps have been in the high 80s...prey birds are scarce in the heat!

[Aafke]

Hey Aafke! Good to see you! I thought of you when I saw this one this morning!



Those are some impressive wings!

Thanks Ei, very nice wings!
The wings on Carols picture are also very nice!
Thanks for the feedingchart, it's always nice to see it.
I know it's a lot of work, thanks to the people who made it.
  greetings Aafke

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Feeding chart to date! It's interesting to note there have been very few midday meals the past week while the temps have been in the high 80s...prey birds are scarce in the heat!

Feeding themselves already?

[Carol P.]

Hey Aafke! Good to see you! I thought of you when I saw this one this morning!



Those are some impressive wings!

Thanks Ei, very nice wings!
The wings on Carols picture are also very nice!
Thanks for the feedingchart, it's always nice to see it.
I know it's a lot of work, thanks to the people who made it.
  greetings Aafke

Hello Aafke! So nice to see you here! 

[Dumpsterkitty]

Feeding chart to date! It's interesting to note there have been very few midday meals the past week while the temps have been in the high 80s...prey birds are scarce in the heat!

Feeding themselves already?

There are 3 instances of at least one firmly holding food with their feet and picking at it with their beak

   

Might not be a lot of meat on the bones, but the intent is clear.

[Dumpsterkitty]

Everyone home for breakfast on the falcony!

[Dumpsterkitty]

Watching Beauty on cam 1

[Bobbie Ireland]

Whoa! Where'd everyone go!?

[Dumpsterkitty]

Heads up guys! Lunch is coming!



Nom nom nom nom nom

[Dumpsterkitty]

We were discussing on the live stream whether Leo is the youngest. The question came up whether yellow feet (Leo) was the last to develop a mask.

I buzzed through some photos I had saved...I'd say yellow feet (Leo) has more of a mask in this one than the girl in back with her mouth open.



And this one 2 days later I would say the youngest is the girl in front of Leo, both by mask and wing feather length.



Based on current fluff loss/feather development I think the youngest is Aria. My personal suspicion is Matilda is the eldest, Leo & Lilac are a toss up-they hatched a few hours apart, then Aria.

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We were discussing on the live stream whether Leo is the youngest. The question came up whether yellow feet (Leo) was the last to develop a mask.

I buzzed through some photos I had saved...I'd say yellow feet (Leo) has more of a mask in this one than the girl in back with her mouth open.



And this one 2 days later I would say the youngest is the girl in front of Leo, both by mask and wing feather length.



Based on current fluff loss/feather development I think the youngest is Aria. My personal suspicion is Matilda is the eldest, Leo & Lilac are a toss up-they hatched a few hours apart, then Aria.

Yes, I agree. Aria was also smaller than the other 2 females in these pictures -- about the same size as Leo.

It's too bad that Leo is not the youngest. It would have lessened the chance that an unready female will fledge too early in order to join her siblings..

[Dumpsterkitty]

We were discussing on the live stream whether Leo is the youngest. The question came up whether yellow feet (Leo) was the last to develop a mask.

I buzzed through some photos I had saved...I'd say yellow feet (Leo) has more of a mask in this one than the girl in back with her mouth open.



And this one 2 days later I would say the youngest is the girl in front of Leo, both by mask and wing feather length.



Based on current fluff loss/feather development I think the youngest is Aria. My personal suspicion is Matilda is the eldest, Leo & Lilac are a toss up-they hatched a few hours apart, then Aria.

Yes, I agree. Aria was also smaller than the other 2 females in these pictures -- about the same size as Leo.

It's too bad that Leo is not the youngest. It would have lessened the chance that an unready female will fledge too early in order to join her siblings..

All we can do is keep our talons crossed and keep watch.

[Kris G.]

We were discussing on the live stream whether Leo is the youngest. The question came up whether yellow feet (Leo) was the last to develop a mask.

I buzzed through some photos I had saved...I'd say yellow feet (Leo) has more of a mask in this one than the girl in back with her mouth open.



And this one 2 days later I would say the youngest is the girl in front of Leo, both by mask and wing feather length.



Based on current fluff loss/feather development I think the youngest is Aria. My personal suspicion is Matilda is the eldest, Leo & Lilac are a toss up-they hatched a few hours apart, then Aria.

I always thought it was a blue foot that was youngest.