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Observation Thread

Last post 05-27-2008, 16:57 by wings2c. 2153 replies.
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  •  05-18-2008, 10:06 3017554 in reply to 3017531

    Re: Observation Thread

    You're very welcome Redfinch.... I don't get a lot done either :)

    Thunder is keeping everyone on the edge of their seats.!!!

  •  05-18-2008, 10:07 3017556 in reply to 3017531

    Re: Observation Thread

    Unfortunately, I missed the adult circling. I guess I was so focused on H.

    09:54 Still sitting on rail behind dish. Following with head.

    10:06 Turns facing camera. Jumps to rail at 9:00 and into nest. Lies down in nest.


    The human spirit needs places where nature has not been rearranged by the hand of man. ~Author Unknown
  •  05-18-2008, 10:38 3017628 in reply to 3017556

    Re: Observation Thread

    10:37 - H laying in the bowl of the nest.  Keeps looking up and turning head from side to side.  Maybe adults near. No feeding yesterday that I know of and no feeding yet today.  Maybe this is a tactic of the adults to get H to leave the nest.  They are not feeding H because there is no prey, they are doing in on purpose.  It must have something to do with the fledging process.  Interesting.
  •  05-18-2008, 10:38 3017630 in reply to 3017500

    Re: Observation Thread

    10:37  Bacl to the safety and security of the nest - H laying down and resting.
    'Security—does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.' Helen Keller
  •  05-18-2008, 10:44 3017642 in reply to 3017628

    Re: Observation Thread

    I believe I read, somewhere, they withhold feedings prior to fledging to reduce the weight of the bird. I will try to see where I found the information. It is interesting.
    The human spirit needs places where nature has not been rearranged by the hand of man. ~Author Unknown
  •  05-18-2008, 10:47 3017648 in reply to 3017630

    Re: Observation Thread

    10:45. Thunder resting in nest bowl...no food drop...This is like a cat an mouse game, between parents and Thunder, so far Thunder isn't biting, so to speak!!
  •  05-18-2008, 11:14 3017723 in reply to 3017648

    Re: Observation Thread

    Thunder still in nast bowl...Male osprey is dining at home on a large trout...wish I could give Thunder some of this meal. Thunder must be sooooo hungry.

  •  05-18-2008, 11:30 3017741 in reply to 3017723

    Re: Observation Thread

    11:30  H in nest eating prey.  I didn't see the food drop but he is eating vigorously.
    'Security—does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.' Helen Keller
  •  05-18-2008, 11:31 3017743 in reply to 3017642

    Re: Observation Thread

    Not specific to hawks, but gives information on fledgling body mass.

    http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1634777

    The main result presented here is that nestling swifts do have the ability to make individual facultative adjustments in their pre-fledging mass loss, and are not tied to an inflexible developmental schedule. This apparently adaptive flexible response is seemed to be achieved by nestlings simply limiting their food intake during the last two weeks before fledging. This occurred through an obvious reduction in individual nestling begging effort and the subsequent reduction in the rate of food delivery by their parents (S. Markman & S. M. Denney 2000–2002, personal observation; and see Martins 1997). It is possible that our weighted nestlings lost more mass prior to fledging because they experienced greater energetic demands in the nest as a result of carrying around the experimental mass. However, given the range of movement by these birds in the nest (see below) this seems unlikely to have been a sizeable effect. The similar level of mass loss by individuals in the trimmed experiment group also clearly argues against this as an explanation for our results here. Therefore, during the last two weeks in the nest, nestling swifts appear to voluntarily lower their food intake and individually reduce their body mass (but interestingly not increasing their wing growth) in order to achieve the appropriate wing loading for flight.


    The human spirit needs places where nature has not been rearranged by the hand of man. ~Author Unknown
  •  05-18-2008, 11:31 3017744 in reply to 3017723

    Re: Observation Thread

    11:30  Thunder is in the nest with prey.  I was looking the osprey cam so I missed whether Kay or Jay brought it in.  He is really chowing down.Big Smile
  •  05-18-2008, 11:34 3017747 in reply to 3017723

    Re: Observation Thread

    11:23 (nest time)
    Fair

    77°F
    (25°C)
    Humidity: 39 %
    Wind Speed: NW 7 MPH
    Barometer: 29.84" (1009.6 mb)
    Dewpoint: 50°F (10°C)
    Heat Index: 78°F (26°C)
    Visibility: 10.00 m

    Adult dropped into nest (from 3?) with prey. H immediately pounced on it and did a "hooding" with wings. Adult exited via 9, I think? H devouring hungrily the prey!

    11:32 (nest time) H still devouring prey in nest bowl, facing 7.
  •  05-18-2008, 11:36 3017749 in reply to 3017743

    Re: Observation Thread

    I didn't see the drop either.
    The human spirit needs places where nature has not been rearranged by the hand of man. ~Author Unknown
  •  05-18-2008, 11:37 3017750 in reply to 3017744

    Re: Observation Thread

    11:34 Me too tripsqkr....Was watching ospreys meal..anyway its great to see Thunder feeding and this battle of food Hawklet has won....this time!!
  •  05-18-2008, 11:47 3017774 in reply to 3017750

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    1147 Can't tell what the prey is , but he is still eating about 15minutes later.  Good meal!
    'Security—does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.' Helen Keller
  •  05-18-2008, 11:48 3017776 in reply to 3017750

    Re: Observation Thread

    11:44 - 11:48 (nest time)

    H still devouring prey. Now facing 10. Periodically picks the whole thing up in beak, but mostly doing a thorough, efficient job of tearing off small bits and eating as if an adult.

    (forgive my non-observation comment on this observation-only thread... but, please see my thank you to all of you on "fly away home" thread)
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