8 Mar 23 — lunchtime quickie
Tom and Azina managed a quick mating on the ledge at lunchtime during one of today’s exchanges. 😉
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6 May 23 — Day 25
Today was Chick #3’s three weeks birthday and it’s doing very well. It was steadier on its feet than yesterday.
Chick #3 The chicks went out early in the morning, at the end of a feed by Tom.
They all settled to sleep in the ‘hidden corner’ and stayed there for two hours until the rain started getting heavier, at which point they all went back to the nest box. Chick #1 was the first one to get back in, it usually is. And they stayed there pretty much all day, apart for a short outing around 4pm.
Pancakes Chick #2 was well improved since yesterday in standing and walking.
Chick #2
They got six feeds today, two by Tom and four by Azina. Pigeon and Starling was on the menu.It rained for many hours and Azina got rather wet perched by the ledge. Tom landed on the perch a couple of minutes after she left and was totally dry. As we know he doesn’t like the rain and getting wet so I suspect he’d been hiding in one of his rain corners (on the railing on the 12th floor at the junction of North and West Wings usually).
Shots for today:
9 Mar 23
A day of exchanges, food offerings, egg keeping. I saw them mate this morning and witnessed a food pass late afternoon. Azina refused the pigeon offered when on the ledge but accepted it in the air and went to eat it on the roof of Muscal House (that block of flats she’s taken a shine to).
I am expecting the third egg sometime in the night: around 4:30 if she keeps to the same schedule as the second egg (60 hours) or before (last year it took 57 hours so it could be as early at 1:30). Time will tell. She is currently in the box, on the eggs, after her dinner, which took about an hour.28 Apr 23 — Day 17
Two things today: first the chicks spent most of the night on their own and second chick #1 stood up and did a few steps for the first time.
Home alone
The chicks were also left on their own for most of the day though Azina did come and brood them from time to time.
Azina brooding the chicks There were seven feeds, usually not very long except for one that lasted 40 minutes. Only pigeon on the menu.
Maybe tomorrow chick #2 will also stand up? Maybe chick #1 will decide to explore a bit more?
Azina feeds the chicks Shots for today:
8 Mar 23 — The two eggs in colour
The two eggs in glorious colour a few minutes ago. The first egg is on the right and the second one on the left.
Azina and the two eggs
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