De Mortel - Netherlands

[MAK]

 

[Donna]

#2 has arrived!

http://youtu.be/helhwGPkxVE  1st hatch

[Kris G.]

Congrats to Pa and Vievie!

         

[MAK]

Very happy for Pa! S2-

[Donna]

Sad news! 

Unfortunately there is a dead young in the nest, which is what happened the last few days might be that the error has gone a reason. Three or four days ago the female was more restless, she rolled over and turned the eggs if the bowling balls were. Normally you do not see this behavior and the eggs are hardly turned the last days. Sunday night we could hear the first sounds of the boy, using sounds they encourage each other to crawl. Hatched Monday at 10:38 crawled the first young hatched. This is quite gone quickly as it normally can take 24 to 48 hours. Because the female almost immediately after the first egg hatched started with and not as usual in the last one and egg (2 e egg) was expected that the second one only a young would crawl two days later from the egg and the third young than again one or two days later. The weblog about the release of the first egg we wrote that it could take the last egg would hatch but no within 1 ½ hours the young from the second (third?) Ei al Perhaps there shaking, 4 days times, turning a reason that the second (third?) egg came so soon after the first egg. I read this morning that the female was quite awkward with a prey and then stood. The young But we have also heard rumors that a mysterious disease / bacteria among peregrine falcons that provide many victims. Something has not gone well with this young and nature is hard here in, only the strongest will survive and a strong offspring can provide in any case. For now holds the third egg or maybe this is the second egg adhere to the timetable and there will again be seen. Two live young.

[Kris G.]

Sad news about the eyas and more bad news-

Just read this on Twitter:

@KuikoNL: Female 2or has been found dead on the tower. Probably died in march

[carla]

More sad news,2OR was found death yesterday on one of the rings (level)Of the Mortel Tower.
There must have been a territorial fight (march 26),the last time she was seen.

[carly]

More sad news,2OR was found death yesterday on one of the rings (level)Of the Mortel Tower.
There must have been a territorial fight (march 26),the last time she was seen.

 

[Christiane]

 
So sad to hear of the loss of the eyas and now 2OR.  How many years was she with Pa?  Such is the way of the wild. . . : (  Christiane

[Donna]

Such bad news there today! Fly free little one & 2OR. Believe it or not, I still miss Ma! 

[Kris G.]

Such bad news there today! Fly free little one & 2OR. Believe it or not, I still miss Ma! 

And S2.    Poor Pa, so many mates lost.

[Kris G.]

Google translation from De Mortel post:

2 OR dead
Yesterday we got the message that a dead peregrine was seen on one of the rings of the tower of De Mortel. Today we visited the tower and found 2 OR death on the second ring. In 2012 she had a clutch of three eggs but was then disturbed by a strange woman (VV). The clutch is lost and 2 OR was heard nothing until she suddenly was present on March 18, 2013 on the tower. Now they disturbed the strange female (VV) who assembled together just at the first oviposition. From 16 March to 25 March, there are between 2 OR and male matings observed but found it out of the picture also territorial battles with an intruder / intruder (VV?). After March 25 it is no longer recognizable observed and took the strange female (VV) on March 26 its place again. The battles that were disrupted in 2012 unfortunately now finally settled and it is likely that she is deceased to the effects of a territorial fight with the strange female (VV). Around March 26, 2013

[MAK]

So much tragedy at this site-reminds me of our losses from last year. May they all forever fly free!!! 

[Kris G.]

Another egg has hatched today!

[Donna]

2 boys for Pa and V

Today the young peregrine falcons banded!
At 10: 00 goes a ringer of working group Peregrine Falcon Netherlands upwards and will be around 10: 15 – 10: 20 the two boy from the nest box. The chicks get two rings, a ring with color code and a ring with number of the bird migratory station. By applying rings are birds to recognize individually and can be collected information that contributes to a better protection of the Peregrine Falcon. During the rings is also checked the condition of the peregrine falcons.