New Peregrine cam in Australia

[patsy6]

FIRST EGG FOR DIAMOND AND BULA!!!

[MAK]

 

[Donna]

Kinda feels weird not hearing Swift & Beau!!   OK but yay for the new pair!!

[patsy6]

Kinda feels weird not hearing Swift & Beau!!   OK but yay for the new pair!!

I know, Donna.  I hope they are okay, wherever they are. 

[patsy6]

Video of Diamond and Bula's first egg's arrival:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41YXyCrqhuY&feature=youtu.be

[patsy6]

Egg #2 is here! 

[Donna]

Egg #2 is here! 

 

[MAK]

 

[Donna]

They have a Trio!!!   

[patsy6]

Super! 

[patsy6]

I feel badly for Swift and Beau.  They were not very successful at this nest in the last few years, and now they've lost the nest as well.  But it is the way of the falcon.

Maybe Diamond and Bula will fare better.  The more the merrier, and that increases the odds that we'll see cute little white fuzzballs on these cams in a month or so. Can't wait! 

[patsy6]

Settling in
Published 13 September, 2015 | By Cilla Kinross

All is well with our new bride and groom.  Food (albeit mainly scraps) appears quite regularly and Bula is still incubating with panache.  And, of course, there have been no more eggs.  But we are very happy with three, hopefully thick-shelled eggs.

As Clare pointed out, Bula often is reluctant to move when Diamond comes back and she is often in no hurry to shift him (unlike Swift, who nagged Beau immediately and ferociously to shift himself).  But in this shot below, Diamond was almost as clumsy as Swift in rising from the eggs.

The left foot is fine, by the way, probably just a bit stiff from sitting still so long.

I also spotted the sulphur-crested cockatoos doing a fly past on 10th September.  Diamond responded quickly, leaving the box in an agitated state three times in a short period, presumably to chase off the noisy intruders.   I didn’t see any white feathers later, so evidence that they made peregrine lunch (although large birds, it’s not unknown).

[patsy6]

No hatches or pips yet, but Diamond is acting quite restless, so I think she's hearing and feeling them.  First egg was laid August 31, second was September 3 and last was September 6. 

[Kris G.]

Sorry..unable to post a pic but saw on FB they have their 1st hatch!   

[patsy6]

Yay!  Thanks, Kris.  I checked in late this morning, and nothing had happened yet.  Here's a screencapture, although not a very good one.