Richmond Falcon Cam
For this pair it is even easier to tell the male and female part. The male is banded with both a numeric USGS aluminium band and a colored auxiliary band. This male was part of cooperative program (VDGIF, CCB and Dominion Virginia Power) that hacked (released) young falcons from the nearby Dominion Tower from 2000-2002. In 2002 the male paired with the female (not a part of the release program). The pair have nested together since 2003.
Il maschio ha l'anello USGS in alluminio e un altro colorato e fa parte del programma di cooperazione indicato fra parentesi, la femmina no. Stanno insieme dal 2003.
Tre nidi di falchi in Virginia
A Richmond è arrivato domenica il terzo uovo...scusate ma questi giorni faccio veramente fatica e sono un po' in ritardo tanto che forse sarà arrivato anche il quarto :roll:
Monday, March 29, 2010
And Then There Were Three
The third egg was laid sometime after 11am on Sunday, March 28th. The falcons have begun to incubate these eggs regularly, an indication that we might expect one more egg to round out this clutch.
da BCAW
Great catch Knorrie, Thanks so much :D
queste sono di adesso ma Harriet non si alza e per il momento aspettiamo
Monday, March 29, 2010
And Then There Were Three
The third egg was laid sometime after 11am on Sunday, March 28th. The falcons have begun to incubate these eggs regularly, an indication that we might expect one more egg to round out this clutch.
da BCAW
Knorrie ha scritto:OH did she surprise me
A 3e Egg
Great catch Knorrie, Thanks so much :D
queste sono di adesso ma Harriet non si alza e per il momento aspettiamo
Maria
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Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Fourth egg
The fourth and most likely final egg was laid sometime today, March 30th. The camera's autofocus had a temporary issue and we weren't able to determine exactly when the egg was laid. The first clear view of four eggs was seen shortly after 6:00pm.
The female has continued to incubate although one egg doesn't seem to tucked under her. It is likely that the female is exhausted after the labor of laying four eggs. Hopefully once she's had a chance to rest she'll get all of her eggs in order
Sembra che il quarto uovo sia rimasto fuori, questo perchè Harriet è veramente esausta dopo la deposizione una volta che avrà riposato si spera che coverà anche quello
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Fourth egg
The fourth and most likely final egg was laid sometime today, March 30th. The camera's autofocus had a temporary issue and we weren't able to determine exactly when the egg was laid. The first clear view of four eggs was seen shortly after 6:00pm.
The female has continued to incubate although one egg doesn't seem to tucked under her. It is likely that the female is exhausted after the labor of laying four eggs. Hopefully once she's had a chance to rest she'll get all of her eggs in order
Sembra che il quarto uovo sia rimasto fuori, questo perchè Harriet è veramente esausta dopo la deposizione una volta che avrà riposato si spera che coverà anche quello
Maria
Richmond Falcon Cam
.....The adults keep the eggs warm through use of a brood patch. This is an area of the belly in which the feathers fall off (some may be plucked by the bird) and the skin thickens. This area develops a network of blood vessels that will help warm the eggs. Both adult peregrine falcons have this patch, although the female's is more developed as she'll do most of the incubating.....
...... Gli adulti mantenere le uova caldo attraverso l'uso di una patch di covata. Si tratta di una zona del ventre, in cui le piume cadono (alcuni possono essere spennati dall'uccello) e la pelle si ispessisce. Questa zona sviluppa una rete di vasi sanguigni che aiuteranno caldo le uova. Entrambi i falchi pellegrino adulti hanno questa patch, anche se nella femmina è più sviluppata perchè sarà lei per la maggior parte del periodo a covare....
.....The adults keep the eggs warm through use of a brood patch. This is an area of the belly in which the feathers fall off (some may be plucked by the bird) and the skin thickens. This area develops a network of blood vessels that will help warm the eggs. Both adult peregrine falcons have this patch, although the female's is more developed as she'll do most of the incubating.....
...... Gli adulti mantenere le uova caldo attraverso l'uso di una patch di covata. Si tratta di una zona del ventre, in cui le piume cadono (alcuni possono essere spennati dall'uccello) e la pelle si ispessisce. Questa zona sviluppa una rete di vasi sanguigni che aiuteranno caldo le uova. Entrambi i falchi pellegrino adulti hanno questa patch, anche se nella femmina è più sviluppata perchè sarà lei per la maggior parte del periodo a covare....
Daniela
