Our male peregrine, Xavier, has become a really good father. Sometime I think he prefers baby-sitting to hunting! He often comes to the nest to offer to take over for a while so that Diamond can go for a hunt (she will NOT catch starlings, you can bet your life on that!). She is happy to let him take over, even just hours after laying a new egg and he stays put for the duration, unlike some other males who really don’t make much of an effort to sit still!
Expect a second egg tonight. Diamond’s bottom is large and fluffy… And have a lovely weekend. I have a big weekend planned, planting out a flood plain paddock along a creek on the university land, with hopefully about 30 volunteers. Fingers crossed. Will look in our happy couple when I can, but second egg video might have to wait now until Monday as I don’t have access to this site on my laptop.
In this video, Diamond is returning to relieve Xavier who has been egg-sitting.
Xavier is so cute when he is brooding. We can see Diamond has confidence in him.
Good luck for the planting !
Happy Fathers Day to Xavier 🙂
We were treated to the sight of 3 kangaroos in the bbq area and the adjacent grass area this morning. What a beautiful spring morning!