5-1-21 Breakfast featuring first attempts at self-feeding 

He survived and fledged.

Brothers.

That is correct. Falcons are usually very good about providing food to all of their chicks equitably. There isn't that much sibling competition, especially compared with some other raptor species.

@@calfalcons I watched some other falcon/hawk stream, where the babies tries to fight each other all the time. How normal is other chick to kill the other one?

@@tunxxi Siblicide is very very rare in Peregrine Falcons, but can be more common in species like Bald Eagles. It really depends on the species.

And the irony of us all cheering on the chicks.... while the dead bird is merely "breakfast"...

Sad. Even when it makes it to the front it doesnt try very hard to eat. It's definitely a male, and if it doesn't start trying to get more food it doesn't look good for it in the long run. It might end up being food for the 2 females who are very aggressive eaters.

That is very unlikely. Sibicide/infanticide is extremely rare in Peregrine Falcons and the youngest chick is still growing and developing very well. At this point we have no reason to believe that all three chicks won’t fledge exactly on schedule.

@@calfalcons thanks! I was worried sick at the first few minutes!

@@maharaj2323 I see your point--really I do. Are you an ethical vegan? Humans have a moral obligation to other sentient beings to be vegan. These falcons cannot live eating vegan. We should not be cheering on any predatory "kill" or video taping it for entertainment purposes or videotaping it period. But they need to eat. So I don't want anyone to die--no one. "Michael Vick liked sitting around a pit watching animals fight. The rest of us like (cheering on so to speak) sitting around a barbecue pit roasting the corpses of animals who have been treated as badly, if not worse, than Vick’s dogs." "Some animals do, indeed, eat other animals. That’s certainly true. But what relevance does that have to the issue of whether we should consume animal products? That’s a rhetorical question; the answer is clear: it has no relevance. First, although some animals eat each other in the wild, many do not. Many animals are vegans. Moreover, there is far more cooperation in nature than what we imagine as the “cruelty of nature.” "Eat Like You Care" by Gary L. Francione--there is a pdf file online & if you are interested in finding it rather than buying the book, you will search & find it. I can't leave a link on RU-vid--sometimes.

Falcons don't have lips.

ugghhh mmeeee 2

It's definitely 2 days younger, but looking at the size of the chicks right now, we've kind of been speculating there might be 2 females and 1 male.

Малыш клюнул бы в своих братьев или сестёр,чтобы не наглели

Yep! That is evidence that their digestive tract is reaching maturity and capable of processing more complete meals. The stones effectively act as teeth in a birds digestive system and help break down larger pieces of food.

@@calfalconsthanks for the explanation!

Как мать выдерживает такой галдеж, с ума можно сойти.? По этому кроме хомячков -дома никого не одержим?

Peregrine Falcons are very good about equitable food distribution. Starvation of chicks in nests is very uncommon in this species and the Bay Area is pretty productive hunting grounds for falcons. So far all the chicks are growing and developing really well, so we're not worried about anyone being malnourished or underfed.

Too early to tell at this point. Well know for sure on May 12th when they’re banded

At this point, all three birds are developing and growing really well. Two days can make a huge difference for size, especially if the small one is a male and the older chicks are females.

is not hatching / unfertilized

Rocoon. Thank you. Boy they are so cute.