Date filmed: 04.2019
Watch as the peregrine eggs hatch after 30 days of incubation!
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Eggs begin to hatch
This week I noticed the peregrine eggs showed signs of hatching after 30 days of incubation. I watched as the female peregrine cocked her head to one side as if listening to chicks starting to cheep and tap from inside the eggs - a sure sign that the hatching process was beginning. Next I noticed a small chip in the top of one of the eggs, clearly visible on cameras.
Possessive female peregrine
The female rushed in to continue to incubate the four eggs. When her partner came in to do his habitual nest changeover, the female refused to budge and ushered him away - this was too an important a time for him to take over, clearly!
Eggs hatch
The first chick arrived by night on the 26th April with the next two arriving on the 27th April and the last on the 28th. This is as to be expected, the female lays her clutch over a period of 7 days, but doesn't start to incubate fully until the whole clutch is laid. The chicks hatch at the same time, so usually they are all of about the same size. The chicks are really cute - pure white and fluffy. It was amazing to watch the female carefully help her the third chick out of the eggshell.
First feed
When all four were hatched out, I watched as they had their first feed. The female carefully delivering a morsel of meat into each gaping red mouth in turn.
Watch out for the next update, when I'll be looking to see how these young chicks grow. Follow the story of my peregrine nest camera on my blog: www.robertefuller.com/diary/c...
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5 май 2019
