Slechtvalken, foto's en video's

vrijdag 14 oktober 2016

Orange NSW 9:52 AEST Feeding

9:52 Diamond leaves.
9:53 Xavier arrives.
9:56 Xavier leaves.
9:57 Diamond returns with prey, starts feeding.

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Orange NSW 9:14 AEST Mating again

9:14 Mating again.

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Orange NSW 8:39 AEST

8:39 Diamond returns with prey, starts feeding.
8:49 Xavier arrives.
8:55 Xavier to the ledge.

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donderdag 13 oktober 2016

Orange NSW 14 oct 8:06 AEST

8:06 Xavier arrives.
8:12 Xavier leaves.
8:14 Xavier arrives.
8:19 Xavier leaves.

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Orange NSW 14 oct 6:24 AEST

Current temperature only 2.6°C, it seems the chicks can handle that.

6:25 Diamond to the ledge.
6:34 Diamond leaves and returns.
6:37 Diamond leaves.

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Orange NSW 14 oct 5:32 AEST

5:32 Xavier arrives, he wasn't in the box last night..
5:47 Diamond leaves.
5:49 Diamond arrives, Xavier leaves.

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Alphen aan de Rijn 13:55

Zoon komt mooi aanvliegen en inspecteert de kast.

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Alphen aan de Rijn 11:46

Man en vrouw aan het chuppen.

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Orange NSW 19:03 AEST

19:04 Diamond to the ledge and returning.
19:05 Diamond to the ledge again.
19:10 Diamond returns to the chicks.

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16:59 Diamond to the ledge and returning to the chicks.
17:03 Diamond to the ledge.
17:05 Diamond returning to the chicks.
17:11 Diamond leaves.
17:43 Xavier arrives.
17:43 Diamond arrives with prey, starts feeding.
17:58 Xavier to the ledge.
18:14 Xavier leaves.

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Orange NSW 16:21 AEST

16:21 Diamond arrives with prey, starts feeding.
16:22 Xavier arrives.
16:32 Xavier goes to Diamond and takes a part of the prey and leaves.

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Orange NSW 14:13 AEST

14:13 Diamond arrives on the ledge.
14:26 Diamond goes to the chicks.
14:26 Diamond goes to the ledge.
14:28 Diamond leaves.
14:30 Diamond returns.
14:32 Diamond leaves.
14:37 Diamond returns.
14:39 Diamond leaves, Xavier arrives.
14:54 Diamond arrives.
14:55 Xavier leaves.
15:03 Diamond leaves.

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Orange NSW 13:02 AEST

13:02 Diamond to the ledge.
13:06 Diamond leaves, Xavier arrives.
13:08 Xavier leaves.
13:09 Xavier arrives.
13:10 Xavier leaves.

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Orange NSW 11:48 AEST

11:48 Xavier arrives.
11:54 Xavier leaves. No ledgecam video.

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Orange NSW 10:16 AEST

10:16 Xavier leaves.
10:37 Xavier arrives with a fresh prey, Diamond starts feeding.
10:39 Xavier leaves.

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Orange NSW 9:30 AEST

9:30 Diamond returns with prey, starts feeding.
9:31 Xavier arrives.
9:41 Xavier going to the ledge.

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woensdag 12 oktober 2016

Orange NSW 13 oct 7:14 AEST

7:14 Xavier arrives 7:16 Xavier leaves. 7:34 Xavier arrives. 7:35 Xavier leaves.

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Orange NSW 13 oct 6:51 AEST

6:51 Diamond going to the ledge.
6:52 Diamond leaves.
6:53 Xavier arrives.
6:56 Diamonds returns and leaves.
6:57 Xavier leaves.

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Orange NSW 13 oct 6:10 AEST

6:10 Xavier arrives, mating.
6:21 Diamond leaves.
6:21 Xavier arrives with prey.
6:21 Diamond returns, takes prey, starts feeding.
6:22 Xavier leaves.

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Orange NSW 13 oct 6:01 AEST

6:01 Xavier arriving.
6:02 Diamond leaves.
6:04 Xavier leaves.
6:05 Diamond returns.

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Orange NSW 13 oct 0:13 AEST

0:13 Xavier arrives.
0:14 Xavier going to the ledge.
0:50 Xavier goes inside.
1:27 Xavier returns to the ledge.
2:53 Xavier leaving in a special way.

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Orange NSW 19:37 AEST

19:37 Xavier arrives.
19:55 Mating again.

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Orange NSW 18:31 AEST

18:32 Xavier arrives with prey, but is not giving it to Diamond.
18:56 Xavier arrives.
19:06 Xavier leaves.

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Orange NSW 17:47 AEST

17:48 Xavier arrives.
17:51 Mating again.

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Orange NSW 17:11 AEST

17:11 Xavier still on the ledge.
17:19 Diamond arrives with prey, starts feeding.
17:23 Xavier leaves.

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Orange NSW 13:33 AEST

13:33 Diamond going to the ledge.
13:35 Diamond leaves.
13:40 Diamond returns.
13:42 Xavier arrives.
13:44 Diamond leaves.
13:52 Xavier leaves.
14:23 Diamond arrives on the ledge.
15:36 Diamond leaves.
16:15 Xavier arrives.

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Orange NSW 13:01 AEST

13:02 Xavier arrives, Diamond leaves.
13:06 Xavier leaves.
13:09 Xavier arrives, followed by Diamond.
13:15 Xavier leaves.

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Orange NSW 12:44 AEST

12:44 Xavier arrives.
12:47 Xavier is mating with Diamond.

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Orange NSW 11:20 AEST

11:20 Xavier arrives.
11:21 Diamond leaves.
11:28 Xavier leaves.
11:29 Diamond returns.
12:11 Xavier arrives.
12:13 Diamond leaves.
12:15 Diamond returns.
12:15 Xavier leaves.

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Orange NSW 9:42 AEST

9:42 Diamond leaves.
9:43 Xavier arrives with prey.
9:44 Diamond returns and takes prey immediately. Starts feeding.
9:45 Xavier leaves.
10:11 Xavier arrives.
10:17 Xavier leaves.

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Orange NSW 8:25 AEST

8:25 Diamond leaves.
8:35 Diamond returns.
8:43 Xavier arrives with prey, but doesn't give it to Diamond. She's not happy with that.

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dinsdag 11 oktober 2016

Orange NSW 12 oct 7:00 AEST

7:00 Xavier arrives.
7:00 Diamond arrives with prey, starts feeding.
7:02 Xavier leaves.
7:10 End of feeding, no prey left.

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Orange NSW 12 oct 5:49 AEST

5:51 Xavier leaves.
6:39 Diamond leaves.
6:40 Xavier arrives.
6:42 Xavier leaves.

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Orange NSW 18:46 AEST

18:46 Xavier arrives.
22:25 Xavier going to the ledge.

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Orange NSW 18:19 AEST

18:20 Xavier arrives.
18:24 Xavier on one leg, he is relaxed.
18:33 Xavier leaves in a "strange" way.

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Orange NSW 17:45 AEST

17:45 Diamond leaves.
17:48 Diamond return with prey, starts feeding.
17:58 End of feeding.
18:05 Xavier arrives with prey.
18:08 Diamond is not interested, he leaves with prey.

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Orange NSW 15:01 AEST

15:01 Xavier arrives.
15:02 Xavier leaves.
16:40 Xavier arrives.
16:44 Diamond returns with prey and starts feeding. She left at 14:01.
17:01 Diamond leaves with prey. No ledgecam video.
17:03 Diamond returns.
17:06 Xavier leaves.

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Orange NSW 13:24 AEST

13:24 Xavier arrives, Diamond leaves.
13:29 Diamond returns.
13:32 Xavier leaves.
13:47 Diamond going to the ledge.
13:48 Diamond leaves.
13:52 Diamond returns, Xavier arrives.
13:52 Diamond leaves.
13:57 Diamond returns with small prey, starts feeding.
14:00 Xavier leaves, no ledgdecam video.
14:01 End of feeding, Diamond to the ledge and leaving.

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Orange NSW 10:56 AEST

10:56 Diamond leaves.
10:56 Diamond returns without prey. She starts feeding leftover. no nestcam video.
10:59 End of feeding, from the ledgecam.
12:23 Diamond leaves.
12:25 Diamond returns.
12:45 Diamond going to the ledge. Xavier seems to arrive, but doesn't enter the box. Diamond leaves.
12:46 Diamond returns. Xavier arrives with prey, but leaves immediately with prey.

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Orange NSW 10:17 AEST

10:17 Xavier arrives, Diamond leaves.
10:20 Diamond returns with prey.
10:24 Xavier leaves.
10:27 End of feeding, Diamond on the chicks, no nestcam video.

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Orange NSW 8:19 AEST

8:19 Diamond going to the ledge.
8:20 She returns to the chicks.
8:31 Diamond leaves.
8:32 Xavier brings prey, followed by Diamond. She starts feeding.
8:35 Xavier departs.
8:39 Diamond departs with prey.
8:41 Xavier arrives.
8:46 Diamond returns, Xavier leaves.

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maandag 10 oktober 2016

Orange NSW 11 nov 6:36 AEST

6:36 Xavier arrives, Diamond leaves.
6:38 Xavier leaves.
6:57 Xavier arrives followed by Diamond with prey, she starts feeding.
6:59 Xavier leaves.
7:12 Diamond leaves with prey.
7:13 Xavier arrives, takes a leftover and leaves.
7:14 Xavier arrives followed by Diamond
7:15 Xavier departs.

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Orange NSW 11 oct 6:07 AEST

6:07 Diamond leaves.
6:08 Xavier arrives.
6:11 Diamond returns.
6:13 Xavier leaves.

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Orange NSW 11 oct 5:46 AEST

5:46 Xavier arrives.
5:52 Xavier leaves.

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Orange NSW 18:31 AEST

18:31 Xavier arrives.
18:34 Xavier leaves.
19:20 Xavier arrives
19:32 Xavier leaves.

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Orange NSW 16:18 AEST

16:18 Xavier arrives.
16:20 Xavier leaves.
17:08 Xavier arrives.
17:16 Xavier leaves.
17:24 Diamond arrives with prey and starts feeding.
17:31 Xavier arrives.
17:42 Diamond stops feeding.
17:43 Xavier leaves, Diamond continues feeding.
17:45 Diamond leaves with prey.
17:46 Xavier arrives.
17:48 Diamond returns, she is rough, one chick lying on its back. (17:52:02)
17:52 Xavier leaves.

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Orange NSW 14:58 AEST

14:58 Diamond going to the ledge.
15:05 Diamond return to chicks.
15:06 Diamond leaves the boxs and returns.
15:12 Diamond going to the ledge.
15:13 Diamond return to chicks.
15:16 Diamond leaves.
15:17 Xavier arrives.
15:22 Xavier leaves.
15:24 Xavier returns.
15:25 Xavier leaves.
15:26 Diamond returns.
15:33 Diamond going to the ledge.
15:37 Diamond leaves.
15:38 Xavier arrives.
15:39 Xavier leaves.

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Orange NSW 13:34 AEST

13:34 Diamond going to the ledge.
13:38 Xavier arrives.
13:47 Xavier leaves, Diamond follows.
14:18 Diamond returns., Xavier follows.
14:23 Xavier leaves, Diamond going to the ledge.
14:24 Diamond returns to chicks.
14:29 Diamond going to the ledge.
14:31 Diamond returns to chicks.
14:34 Diamond leaves.
14:37 Xavier arrives, Diamond follows.
14:45 Xavier leaves, Diamond to the ledge.
14:46 Diamond returns to chicks.

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Orange NSW 12:09 AEST

12:09 Diamond leaves.
12:12 Diamond returns.
12:14 Xavier arrives.
12:52 Xavier leaves, Diamond folllows.
13:07 Xavier returns in the box.
13:17 Xavier eats prey leftover.
13:18 Xavier leaves.
13:19 Diamond returns.

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Orange NSW 10:48 AEST

10:48 Diamond returns with prey, starts feeding.
10:52 Xavier arrives.
11:07 Diamond leaves with prey.
11:09 Diamond returns.
11:16 Xavier leaves.

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Orange NSW 9:07 AEST

9:08 Diamond leaves the box.
9:12 Diamond returns.
9:13 Diamond rumbling in the nest box.
9:14 Diamond eats egg-shell.
9:18 Xavier arrives.
9:20 Diamond leaves
9:21 Xavier leaves.

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zondag 9 oktober 2016

Orange NSW 10 oct 7:03 AEST

Only nestcam video, too much lag with the ledge-cam.

7:03 Diamond returns with prey, and starts feeding the chicks.
7:19 Diamond stops feeding, and put the prey in the corner.
7:22 Diamond feeds again, prey leftover from the chicks-corner.
7:23 Xavier arrives, taking the prey with him. (speed 50%)

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Orange NSW 10 oct 6:14 AEST

6:14 Xavier arrives, Diamonds leaves.
6:15 Xavier leaves.
6:18 Xavier arrives.
6:19 Xavier leaves.
6:25 Diamond returns. Diamonds going to the ledge, calling. Xavier passes, Diamond leaves.
6:26 Diamond returns.
6:38 Diamond leaves.

7:03 Diamond returns with prey, starts feeding.

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Orange NSW 10 oct 5:44 AEST

Xavier in the box.

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Alphen aan de Rijn 18:13

Juveniel in beeld.

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Alphen aan de Rijn 17:01

Man roept vrouw, die komt, man vertrekt. Daarna juveniel, die door vrouw wordt weggejaagd. Juveniel komt 3 minuten later weer terug.

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Alphen aan de Rijn 14:39

Na een verblijf van bijna 3 uur vertrekt de man uit de kast.

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Alphen aan de Rijn 11:46

Man op het rooster.

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Orange NSW 18:27 AEST

18:27 Xavier arrives
18:27 Diamond leaves
18:29 Xavier leaves
18:37 Diamond returns
19:13 Diamond going to the ledge.
19:19 Diamond returns to the chicks.
19:19 Xavier arrives. No video of the nestcam available.
19:22 Xavier departs.

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Orange NSW 14:39 AEST

14:43 Diamond leaves.
15:39 Xavier arrives.
15:40 Xavier leaves.
17:01 Diamond returns with prey and feeds the chicks.

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Orange NSW 13:35: AEST

13:36 Diamond leaves.
13:37 Xavier arrives.
13:38 Xavier leaves.
13:48 Xavier arrives.
13:49 Xavier leaves.
13:55 Diamond returns.
14:27 Diamond doing housekeeping.

14:43 Diamond leaves the box.

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Orange NSW 10:59 AEST

10:59 Diamond leaves.
11:00 Xavier arrives.
11:16 Diamond returns with prey and starts feeding.
11:39 Diamond going to the ledge.

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Orange NSW 7:18 AEST

7:18 Diamond going to the ledge.
7:32 Xavier arrives in the box.
7:33 Diamond departs, Xavier too.
7:39 Diamond returns without prey.
7:51 Diamond departs.
8:11 Xavier in the box.
8:24 Diamond returns without prey.
8:31 Diamond going to the ledge.
9:00 Diamond going to the ledge.
9:21 Diamond waiting for Xavier with a prey.
9:35 Diamond going to the ledge.
9.37 Diamond leaves the box.
9.38 Diamond returns. Xavier is behind her with a prey (?) but doesn't enter the box.
9:42 Diamond going to the ledge calling Xavier.
9:43 Xavier passes outside, Diamond to the ledge.

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Orange NSW 5:57 AEST

5:57 Xavier arrives.
5:59 Diamond leaves
6:00 Xavier leaves.
6:01 Diamond returns with a small prey and feeds the chicks.

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zaterdag 8 oktober 2016

Alphen aan de Rijn 18:06

Moeder en zoon.

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Orange NSW 18:26 AEST

18:26 Xavier in the box.
18:28 Xavier departs.
18:29 Diamond returns with prey and starts feeding the chicks.

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Orange NSW 18:03 AEST

18:03 Xavier arrives.
18:07 Xavier leaves.

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Orange NSW 16:40 AEST

16:44 Diamond leaves the box.
16:45 Xavier arrives.
16:47 Xavier leaves.
17:02 Xavier arrives.
17:03 Xavier leaves.

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Alphen aan de Rijn 12:28

12:28 Man gaat in de kast.
14:56 Man gaat uit de kast.

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Orange NSW 15:07 AEST

15:07 Diamond eating stones.
15:19 Diamond going to the ledge.
15:23 Diamond leaves the box.
15:24 Xavier arrives.
15:26 Xavier departs.
15:31 Diamond returns with prey and feeds the chicks.

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Orange NSW 13:53 AEST

13:53 Xavier in the box. 13:59 Xavier departs.

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Orange NSW 12:15 AEST

12:15 Diamond leaves the box.
12:16 Xavier in the box.
12:20 Diamond returns.
12:32 Diamond to the ledge.
12:51 Diamond to the ledge.
13:06 Diamond leaves the box.
13:07 Xavier in the box.
13:08 Xavier leaves with a prey rest.
13:17 Diamond returns with a prey and starts feeding. She has been away for 11 minutes, there must be a stash.
13:26 Diamond stops feeding. At first she wants to store the prey in the box, but then leaves the box with prey.
13:29 Diamond returns.

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Orange NSW 11:26 AEST

Xavier in the box, Diamond leaving and returning several times.

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Alphen aan de Rijn 7:39

Vroege vogel.

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Orange NSW 9:36 AEST

Man in the box, making courtship. Diamond goes out the box, returns with a small prey, feeding it to the chicks.

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Orange NSW 8:50 AEST

Man brings prey!!! Now the chicks will make it.

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vrijdag 7 oktober 2016

Orange NSW 8 oct 8:17 AEST

Diamond feeds the rest of the prey.

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Orange NSW 8 oct 7:18 AEST

Diamond leaves the box to eat.

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Orange NSW 8 oct 6:49 AEST

Man arrives when she is feeding.

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Orange NSW 8 oct 6:31 AEST

Diamond returns with prey and starts feeding.

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Orange NSW 8 oct 6:17 AEST

The new man is flying around, Diamond calls him, and then leaves the box.

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Orange NSW 8 oct 5:49 AEST

New man in the box.

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Orange NSW 19:38 AEST

Man in the box.

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Orange NSW 18:10 AEST

Diamond leaves, man visits the box, Diamond returns.

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Orange NSW 17:42 AEST

Diamond leaves the box. New man arrives first in the box. Diamond returns, they make courtship. Diamond leaves the box again, followed by the man.

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Orange NSW 16:55 AEST

New male is back.

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Orange NSW 16:22 AEST

Diamond leaves the box, and returns after 2 minutes. She is followed by her new male. She shows the chicks and when he leaves the box, he takes some prey with him.

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New adult male is accepted
Published 7 October, 2016 | By Cilla Kinross

My, this is a very interesting journey and still all three chicks are alive and well. Early this morning another peregrine few past. I couldn’t be sure which one this was. I also walked in
the trees this afternoon and heard a falcon calling, but couldn’t find the bird to identify the gender.

Diamond made an excellent kill this morning – apparently, a sulphur-crested cockatoo (possibly a corella), but a large prey item. I see this as revenge for all those parties (almost orgies) that
the cockies have held in the box over the years:). She had to leave the chicks for nearly three hours, but it is much warmer today fortunately.

At noon she backed into the box calling as if she was expecting a visitor, but he didn’t materialise.

Then after a quiet afternoon, another male came into the box. This was an adult, but I think probably younger than Bula. Diamond tolerated his presence (I suspect they have already met outside
the box), even when he cheekily took a morsel of prey before leaving.

She even left him alone with the chicks for a short time, although he didn’t approach them. Then there was some fairly serious courtship behaviour, so this does look really hopeful (providing he
minds his manners and brings food, rather than expecting hand-outs!). Look at the chicks ….don’t they look hopeful, too!

Poor Diamond is suffering a succession of suitors that haven’t quite figured out how to make themselves really welcome as long term partners! But isn’t it interesting how many other peregrines
are around. You would never know it. But he’ll get the message, I think.

Orange NSW 14:31 AEST

Next feeding. Will there be a another hunt today?

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Orange NSW 12:16 AEST

Diamond is calling, leaves the box, returns 10 minutes later, and starts feeding the chicks at 13:18.

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Orange NSW 11:26 AEST

Diamond starts feeding the chicks at 11:40.

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Orange NSW 9:55 AEST

After 2 hours and 46 minutes Diamond returns with a prey. Yesterday she needed 1 hour 28 min for the hunt.

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donderdag 6 oktober 2016

Orange NSW 7 oct 6:53 AEST

Leaving the box at 7:09. The last part is 10 times delayed.

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Orange NSW 7 oct 6:01 AEST

Breakfast for the 3 chicks, they look good.

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Alphen aan de Rijn 15:41

Man gaat in de kast, maar wordt achtervolgd door zoonlief.

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Orange NSW 18:26 AEST

Next feeding of all the chicks.

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Juvenile male and three chicks

Published 6 October, 2016 | By Cilla Kinross

Yes, you are right. The third egg hatched at about 0306 h last night, so Diamond now has three mouths to feed, which she is still doing, amazingly.

At a quarter to six this evening, she brought in some prey, already prepared. I suspect she hunted for this last prey herself as she was away over an hour, but something odd happened at lunch time
today, when Diamond chased our new male out and then came back with a scrap of prey just three and a half minutes later. I can’t work this out as it would have taken much more time than that to
hunt, kill, pluck and mostly eat this prey. Perhaps she is so desperate that she’s taken road kill. Or perhaps he had something in a cache and gave it to her (that’s what I’m hoping).

The other male is quite young; I think only 1 year old as he still has juvenile plumage. (I’m toying with Xavier, not because it means anything, but because it sounds like Saviour in English, but
is less pompous, but he’ll need to prove himself first!). He doesn’t seem to realise that she wants him to bring prey to the box….

The reaction between Diamond and ‘himself’ has been interesting. She has basically tolerated him unless he came into the box to start courtship behaviour, and then she became aggressive.

All three chicks were still alive at time of writing and just being fed. And our new young chap hasn’t been seen since about half-past one.

Weather forecast is good for tomorrow and the weekend. I have landcare/conservation commitments tomorrow morning, Saturday morning and all day Sunday, so flat chat, but will do my best to keep you up-to-date, although you seem to be managing quite well without us!