De Mortel - Netherlands

[carla]

Hope so...

[Kris G.]

She tucked some food under her last night, alongside the eyases, and a lot of the food she's brought in (according to pics & posts on BCAW) has been banded pigeons!  I hope this guy catches on and helps her..she's going to need it!

[Donna]

http://youtu.be/vqpNdf9JR7g


A simple twist of fate!! VV and new guy mating!!!!!

[carla]

Well.......it's a soap.......

[Donna]

Well.......it's a soap.......

.......and he just stole her food again!!   

[carla]

Well.......it's a soap.......

.......and he just stole her food again!!   

Unbelievable......

[Donna]

Poor VV, she has to lay with 4 chicks and food under her so he doesn't steal it. He was just there before she started to feed, trying to look under her for that food!!. Yes, he is young and yes, maybe he will watch and learn what he has to do soon but in the mean time, he is not making VV's life any easier.
I do love how he stands outside peeking in at her.

[Kris G.]

They said he did bring food to her..maybe he just likes a clean nest area!    He does show great interest when she feeds them so maybe he'll catch on.

[Donna]

The 4 babies were left alone for 1 1/2 hours. Very windy in there. When she got back with food, they did not want to eat. They didn't move at all, (I was watching). VV warmed them up a bit and fed them later but the 2 small ones didn't eat. Hope they do OK. He seems to follow where ever she goes and comes back when she has food. He tried to take it from her but she didn't let him. He even tried to sneak under her for some. The wind is horrendous up there today!! 

[Donna]

Well, it turns out that 1R is VV and Pa's son fro 2013, he is not the male that drove Pa out, it was the first male they called VM. So yeah, this is why he begs for food. It all just makes sense now! Crazy falcon world!

These are all translated by Google:

GREAT NEWS
NEW MALE WITH 99.9 % CERTAINTY OF A CHILD FROM PA AND VV 2013 tw 2O .
THIS IS DORINE Tuesday evening in the clubhouse of BDL PUBLISHED AFTER THEY HAD CONTACT WITH PETER GENEIJGEN .

Oh really ??? That would explain why he begs her !

Would that recognize zn mother ???

And VV would recognize him ??

Pa is driven by VM, not by 1R / 2O ! So maybe he can come back quietly . His son still leave him alone ???

[Donna]

Another male showed up today and there has been battles!  What's next??   Maybe Pa???

[carla]

At this point VM is back.The one who chased away Pa.
20 (R1) spent the night in the box with VV.Don't know where he is now.
I really don't know whats next.

[valhalla]

Well, it turns out that 1R is VV and Pa's son fro 2013, he is not the male that drove Pa out, it was the first male they called VM. So yeah, this is why he begs for food. It all just makes sense now! Crazy falcon world!

Checked in on this thread as a lark and I find that there is still craziness here.  Not complaining, just commenting on the obvious....

[Donna]

No sign of 20 1R, VM steals food from VV also! Bad situation at that nest! VV is a trooper and all she cares about is her babies!!   (As she should)

[patsy6]

So it was the babies' big brother hanging around, huh?  No wonder all his interest was in food and not in helping out with dad duties.  I hope he's okay, and kudos to VV for being such a great mom so far.  I hope she can hang in for as long as the eyases need her.