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10 Nov 11:47am
Diamond comes in with prey and meets Xavier at the ledge as he dashes out

Diamond feeding a chick.

Chick beside Diamond (in the corner) is getting on with feeding itself.


More prey please.

Watching reflections on the webcam glass cover.
Their 'helmets' are becoming more noticeable.

Diamond has left

Looking alert and bright eyed. Chick behind is finishing off a scrap of prey

for some reason I still cannot get into their site, only cams??????

Xavier, is showing the kids how to fly and where to go , I am betting. Thus flybys. the females would be a little risky for him in box right now. He is wise. As he gains experience, if he sticks around , he will be wary, but more able to handle them .

Call of the wild
November 10, 2016 Shepnotes 7 pm in Oz
LQQK at our kids! They have all shaken off a lot of down and have lots of rich brown feathers!
Vim, the little male, will likely fledge this month and be gone from our sight.
That is when Xavier will prove the most valuable guarding him, hopefully.

All 3 hear the call of the wild. Often fledglings will spend a few nights out there in that grove we see, and return a few days later when they are strong enough to fly UP. Vim will be happy to eat in peace away from sisters! HA!
I loved that book - Call of the wild


Getting closer to the ledge
Published 10 November, 2016 | By Cilla Kinross
The preferred diet over the last few days has been juvenile starlings and galahs (these are large pink and silver cockatoos). Plus one eastern rosella. These parrots are very common, fortunately. The starlings are barely a snack, but good practice for plucking and self-feeding. The galahs are such a good feed, the little ones usually fall into a huddle afterwards. The self-service system is not always working and sometimes Diamond decides to feed the youngsters herself still, at least for a little while.

The sisters (Mell and Rubi) are usually the first to grab a prey, but little Vim got one small lump first, before it was promptly taken from him by one of his sisters. Eventually he was able to grab a starling and was able to eat it all himself and he usually picks over the remains of the larger prey. He has also been the boldest. Whilst all chicks are getting very close to the ledge, he has been the first to (almost) stand on it. His juvenile plumage is almost complete.

This morning we had a possible visitor. I assumed at first it was Xavier, but the bird landed awkwardly on the outer ledge, which was indication that it was unfamiliar with the site and did not have the confidence to come in.
Cilla
http://www.gumtreecs.com.au/wordpress/g ... -the-ledge

RRP - my current page
http://www.raptorresource.org/forum/ind ... ic=2288.75

* bcaw website will not allow me to post images from the Oz website.

11th Nov 11:34
Prey arrived, didn't seen Diamond bring it to the ledge.

Looking for an opportunity to get some prey.

Lovely patterning on the pantaloon and under the wing



A heap of chicks from yesterday.

Thank you everyone for the updates, pictures and videos.

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Idle thought

BE SURE YOU HAVE DELETED COOKIES - CLEARED CACHE
BE SURE BROWSER IS FULL SCREEN

These 2 factors can interfere
hope it helps

Nov 11th 7:01pm
Chicks are on alert because Xavier is zipping around outside.

Diamond arrives with prey

Prey is taken in a flurry of wings.

Diamond top left.

Diamond left and one chick has the prey.

Not sure if there has been a change over of the prey

The other two are 'hanging out' at the ledge.


From earlier today. Footrest :)

Nov 12th 8:36 am
On the ledge.



Prey has come in but didn't see it arrive.

hey bev, do you think Vim, the male will fledge this weekend?