Looking more like peregrines every day
Our family is getting ready to leave the nest and see the big wide world. There is much flapping to strengthen the wings ready for flight and they are feeding themselves and fighting over food. All part of a steep learning curve.
It must be very hot in there…..they will have moved to the other side of the turret to find shade……it’s quite deep inside the turret so nearly impossible to fall out….just trying to stay cool…..In just under three weeks they will be flying!
Empty
Here’s the link to the gallery showing more pictures of the chicks and adults during the ringing last night.
Chick
What an amazing evening – even the weather was kind!!!
So we think we have 3 boys 70,71 and 72 and a girl 73. As they were being fed when the ringing started some had eaten more than others so it wasn’t obvious from their weights and measurements.
Below are pictures of all the chicks and a couple of the great flying from very irate parents!
Chick No. 70
Chick No.71
Chick No. 72
Chick No. 73
An irate mother
An irate mother
Amid lots of fly-bys the four chicks were ringed this evening if we had to guess it would be three boys and one girl …..but for once it was very difficult to tell…..Janet went up with Graham so lots more pictures to follow.
Ringing the chicks
Both birds took part in chasing off the buzzard…..
Attack
Both attack
Sitting in the sun ……the babies are three weeks old tomorrow and the weather is glorious nothing like lazing about in the sun……
Lazy Sunday
Feeding all four this am……..
Feeding time……
