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Re: Melbourne, Australia falcons 2022 Collins, Melbourne, Victoria
« Reply #15 on: September 27, 2022, 02:34:26 AM »

NASTY WEATHER!
Sept 27, 2022
The wind has nearly upended the female.
Eggs begin to hatch
https://www.facebook.com/groups/367collinsfalcons

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https://www.facebook.com/groups/367collinsfalcons/permalink/5616562705070756/

pic 3  = new male with eggs

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Re: Melbourne, Australia falcons 2022 Collins, Melbourne, Victoria
« Reply #16 on: September 27, 2022, 03:14:55 PM »

2 active pips
Sept 28, 2022  dawn
I saw 2 active pips - I saw the shell  moving like a tiny trap door


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Re: Melbourne, Australia falcons 2022 Collins, Melbourne, Victoria
« Reply #17 on: September 29, 2022, 05:14:27 AM »

2 HATCHs
Sept 30, 2022 in Oz
3.15 am  Mom is eating the shell
There is the fluffy chick!!
7 am  there is chick #2

Sep 29 Mom brought prey to nest.  She struggled with it - chupping as if feeding her chicks.  I am sure she hears the chicks hatching.

It appears BOTH male and female are new this year, and this may be a first time mom.

Hurley post today
 I can now confirm 3 have pipped
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[Pipping is when the embryo cuts out it first hole in the shell which is a breathe hole it needs to get more oxygen and then hatching begins.]  Hatching for these eggs should be complete within 24 hours. The first may even have fuly hatched this afternoon.
Given the interrupted incubation schedule this is a very welcome sign!
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Re: Melbourne, Australia falcons 2022 Collins, Melbourne, Victoria
« Reply #18 on: September 30, 2022, 02:35:11 AM »

Sept 30, 2022
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Re: Melbourne, Australia falcons 2022 Collins, Melbourne, Victoria
« Reply #20 on: September 30, 2022, 04:00:09 PM »


2022 new parents, not the same pair as 2021


3 HATCHS     


October 1, 2022
6.30 am in Oz  saw another shell


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Re: Melbourne, Australia falcons 2022 Collins, Melbourne, Victoria
« Reply #21 on: October 01, 2022, 03:36:02 PM »

October 2, 2022
Apparantly all 4 eggs hatched.
She stands between cam and kids for feeding so I cant count beeks.

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Re: Melbourne, Australia falcons 2022 Collins, Melbourne, Victoria
« Reply #22 on: October 06, 2022, 06:15:01 AM »

October 5, 2022
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Re: Melbourne, Australia falcons 2022 Collins, Melbourne, Victoria
« Reply #23 on: October 08, 2022, 03:32:50 AM »




October 7, 2022
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Re: Melbourne, Australia falcons 2022 Collins, Melbourne, Victoria
« Reply #24 on: October 10, 2022, 05:01:52 AM »



They grow up fast!   ;D
October 9, 2022
2 kids got out of the box. They were back in before dark.
The last one Mom hauled up squawkin

This Mum is amazing.  She hatched 4 young - ALONE.

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Re: Melbourne, Australia falcons 2022 Collins, Melbourne, Victoria
« Reply #25 on: October 13, 2022, 02:14:38 PM »



UP n DOWN
October 13, 2022
The male is feeding the kids too!   :D
The kids go down and return up to nest
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Re: Melbourne, Australia falcons 2022 Collins, Melbourne, Victoria
« Reply #26 on: October 17, 2022, 03:00:35 AM »

UP n DOWN - continues
October 17, 2022
ALL 3 purposely went down into 'the pit'
One tucked himself into the corner upstairs.
Tiny jumped down with the other 2 - I bet thats a male.

The first one who went down - stood up, and she looks HUGE!
Dark feathers just beginning to peek thru


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Re: Melbourne, Australia falcons 2022 Collins, Melbourne, Victoria
« Reply #27 on: October 19, 2022, 07:30:37 AM »

October 19, 2022
Three of the kids go down into the pit daily, and when they march along it its hilarious!

I suspect we have 2 males and 2 girls - wish they'd band them


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Re: Melbourne, Australia falcons 2022 Collins, Melbourne, Victoria
« Reply #28 on: October 21, 2022, 04:01:47 AM »

CAM 2
October 21, 2022
They switched to cam 2, as the kids all moved to the other end.

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Re: Melbourne, Australia falcons 2022 Collins, Melbourne, Victoria
« Reply #29 on: October 23, 2022, 03:24:16 AM »



October 23, 2022
The kids black feathers begin to show.
I've seen BOTH parents with them at the same time.
Both these parents are new this year.
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