2011 Pictures from the Rfalconcam cameras

[Donna]

Re Archer "servicing" two ladies, in keeping with his name, he has more than one arrow in his quiver!

He may be just too tired to migrate in the Fall! Or....can't wait to get out!

[Shaky]

(movie) Archer seems to be looking at cam 2 also.

(movie) He was mostly looking at the door.

[Donna]

(movie) Archer seems to be looking at cam 2 also.

(movie) He was mostly looking at the door.

Ah, ok!  Looks are deceiving!

[Dumpsterkitty]

(movie) Archer seems to be looking at cam 2 also.

(movie) He was mostly looking at the door.

DUH!  I should have thought of that...I'm looking at it all the time when I hear it banging on the streaming cam... 

[Donna]

Archer's back

[Donna]

Archer rolled in with the fog. Then left.

[chlosmom]

question--is A bringing and food for B????

[Donna]

question--is A bringing and food for B????

Not sure if he's bringing her food anymore but he does give her a break so she can go eat.

Speaking of eating, it's time for A to give her a break now.

[Donna]

I hope Beauty can find some cached food. She has to be hungry by now. Archer stopped by briefly and took off. What's up with that boy?

[margaret]

I hope Beauty can find some cached food. She has to be hungry by now. Archer stopped by briefly and took off. What's up with that boy?

I've been wondering the same thing myself today.  Seems Archer and Beauty are sharing egg sitting duties.   Or is it just the times I check in?   Is anyone tracking time Archer is at NB versus time he is at KP? 
Does he have a schedule of sorts where he is at NB or at KP?   It seem to me that he does, but who knows for sure?  Will he be able to provide prey for both sites if both sites produce young?  I know there are many unknowns, and this is new for all of us, and now...there is Quest to track as well.   What a year!

[Dumpsterkitty]

I hope Beauty can find some cached food. She has to be hungry by now. Archer stopped by briefly and took off. What's up with that boy?

I've been wondering the same thing myself today.  Seems Archer and Beauty are sharing egg sitting duties.   Or is it just the times I check in?   Is anyone tracking time Archer is at NB versus time he is at KP? 
Does he have a schedule of sorts where he is at NB or at KP?   It seem to me that he does, but who knows for sure?  Will he be able to provide prey for both sites if both sites produce young?  I know there are many unknowns, and this is new for all of us, and now...there is Quest to track as well.   What a year!

The part I can answer...Beauty has been doing the majority of sitting.  We will be doing the brooding chart again this year so we'll be able to compare.

[margaret]

Ei, the fact that Beauty is doing the majority of the sittiing....is that in itself, unusual?   I guess I never paid quite so much attention to it as now.  Don't the females do the majority of the sitting?  I remember seeing the chart from last year, and it struck me as, "yeah, that seems right."  But now there is a whole new ball game.   I know that Mariah and Kaver shared duties, and he was a good provider.  Is there a visible difference in what you are seeing? 

[Dumpsterkitty]

Ei, the fact that Beauty is doing the majority of the sittiing....is that in itself, unusual?   I guess I never paid quite so much attention to it as now.  Don't the females do the majority of the sitting?  I remember seeing the chart from last year, and it struck me as, "yeah, that seems right."  But now there is a whole new ball game.   I know that Mariah and Kaver shared duties, and he was a good provider.  Is there a visible difference in what you are seeing? 

This is absolutely normal.  The brooding charts have been kept since 2002 and can be found at  http://shakymon.com/rfc-info.html  On a  quick browse it looks like Kaver tended to sit a bit longer at a time than Archer did last year, but overall about the same amount per day.  And the tiercel very rarely sits at night ever-except I recall Kaver would do an overnight shortly before the eggs would hatch.

[Donna]

Uh oh, someone's in trouble
and she's gone, 3eggs still

[Donna]

Archer had a whole 3 minutes on the eggs before...

(movie)