:DFalchi p. Terminal Tower, Cleveland, OH: Buck&SW
(pics by Scott Wright)-
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Mi accorgo che ieri notte non ho inviato il post... Dovevo essere in coma profondo... :!: :?: 
Era nato il primo piccolo di SW&Buck. Ecco una scelta di foto di Scott e quella - bellissima - della home page.
Stanotte ne è sicuramente nato almeno un altro :!: :D
(posted by Nora)
Cannot tell how happy I am, my sweetest& mr. B :!:
Era nato il primo piccolo di SW&Buck. Ecco una scelta di foto di Scott e quella - bellissima - della home page.
Stanotte ne è sicuramente nato almeno un altro :!: :D
(posted by Nora)Cannot tell how happy I am, my sweetest& mr. B :!:
- São aves cheias de abismo,
Como nos sonhos as há.
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Como nos sonhos as há.
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Second Hatch.
The second hatch occurred overnight at the Terminal Tower nest. The photo shows the entire family assembled just after the early morning feeding. Both chicks are huddled in one fluffy lump.
With the thunderstorms and sometimes heavy rain of the past 24 hours, it is a tribute to S/W and Buckeye that they can create a warm and dry sanctuary for the chicks and the remaining egg with their own bodies. The parents, in brooding the chicks, provide a source of warmth. In fact the temperature closest to the brood patch on S/W's abdomen might be close to 100 degrees F. The brood patch is featherless and highly vascularized to provide maximum surface area for heat transfer.
Even in heavy rain, the water repellency of feathers is very effective. In part, this water repellency comes from the daily preening of the feathers. As the adults preen their feathers, restoring their velcro-like vanes and streamlining their order, the birds will pinch a small nipple like gland above the tail called the uropygial gland with their beaks. This gland secretes a combination of waxes and fatty acids that, when distributed on the feathers during preening, confer water repellency to the feathers. As a result water beads up on the feathers and rolls off the bird's back without soaking the feathers or down.
Harvey Webster
Serie d'immagini.
(by Scott Wright)
Nelle ultime due, rispettivamente Buck e SW sui piccoli.
The second hatch occurred overnight at the Terminal Tower nest. The photo shows the entire family assembled just after the early morning feeding. Both chicks are huddled in one fluffy lump.
With the thunderstorms and sometimes heavy rain of the past 24 hours, it is a tribute to S/W and Buckeye that they can create a warm and dry sanctuary for the chicks and the remaining egg with their own bodies. The parents, in brooding the chicks, provide a source of warmth. In fact the temperature closest to the brood patch on S/W's abdomen might be close to 100 degrees F. The brood patch is featherless and highly vascularized to provide maximum surface area for heat transfer.
Even in heavy rain, the water repellency of feathers is very effective. In part, this water repellency comes from the daily preening of the feathers. As the adults preen their feathers, restoring their velcro-like vanes and streamlining their order, the birds will pinch a small nipple like gland above the tail called the uropygial gland with their beaks. This gland secretes a combination of waxes and fatty acids that, when distributed on the feathers during preening, confer water repellency to the feathers. As a result water beads up on the feathers and rolls off the bird's back without soaking the feathers or down.
Harvey Webster
Serie d'immagini.
(by Scott Wright)Nelle ultime due, rispettivamente Buck e SW sui piccoli.
Ultima modifica di Giovanna il sab apr 28, 2007 12:50 am, modificato 2 volte in totale.
- São aves cheias de abismo,
Como nos sonhos as há.
- Fernando Pessoa
Como nos sonhos as há.
- Fernando Pessoa
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grazie Gio!
un pò di immagini carine aiutano il morale!!!
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(cam images posted by Mrs. Fraley, Nora and Cecilia)
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