I’ve noticed that the chicks are starting to interact with each other (apart from merely lying on each other!). These chicks are also getting nice and feisty. Who would have thought a starling would provoke such behaviour.
These are in MKV (not avi) format, so fingers crossed.
20161101-20161101-morning-star-food-fight-nest
20161101-morning-star-squabble
These opened fine on my computer (you will need VLC media), but no audio. It’s all a mystery to me.
Can’t stay late tonight as I’m hosting our landcare group. Will catch up tomorrow.
Weird. Can’t open those at all.
MINE! MINE!
They have reached the ‘terrible twos’ – haha!
After going quite a few hours without food, then having Rubi grab the entire prey – and mantle over it – the others decided food needs to be fought for.
Sue, perhaps Arjen will blend Cilla’s video with his youtube.
Those are easier to view!
Evenings here are so beautiful, peaceful.
I wish this cam could zoom down to those sheep below in the meadow.
whoops! There’s Xavier just zoomed in!
18:06 Feeding 7, youtu.be/zmD7NTmNktQ
20161101-20161101-morning-star-food-fight-nest, youtu.be/bAvbyIuO-d4
20161101-morning-star-squabble, youtu.be/f-8_EKSlpOE
18:22 Feeding 8, youtu.be/NX9YtA6l2tc
18:36 Xavier pops in twice, youtu.be/bc3ta2kbdGo
19:21 Feeding 9, https://youtu.be/lt4cwWk-G08
18:45 Feeding 10, https://youtu.be/BIOvvuNeB4M
Today 10 feedings plus the bonus prey they have eaten themselves.
6:01 Diamond with prey, https://youtu.be/GG8Oxys8K1E
7:39 Feeding 1, https://youtu.be/i-boCnDNF4Q
8:46 Feeding 2, https://youtu.be/dlUJntA7BuM
11:08 Feeding 3, https://youtu.be/zTjfhBjn01A
11:08 Diamond arrives with prey starts feeding.
11:12 Diamond in the wrong place. 😀
11:15 Diamond leaves, just in time. 🙂
12:18 Feeding 4, https://youtu.be/dWNkz6vcHKI
12:49 Feeding 5, https://youtu.be/kXLpiQ8DJjk
Sorry, I haven’t quite caught up yet (so many prey items to record – mostly starlings I think but some are unrecognisable lumps!), but hopefully will tomorrow evening.
But I thought I should mention that all these ‘freezes’ that you have been experiencing are not in any way affecting my ability to watch and record all the activity. I only lose data when the software fails as it did when it was first upgraded or during power outages such as during thunderstorms.
November 2, 2016 Shepnotes
Vims feathers are growing in nicely. I see daily changes.
He is not only smaller but feathering earlier, typical of males.
Girls get the size, males get the earlier feathers – and usually fledge first.
WILL you band them – when?
Xavier-the-quick has a high adorability factor, even if he is nuts.
😀 🙂
LOL! Vim just attacked Mum’s tail!
She was sitting on doorstep – he attacked –
she flew off
I’ll put up a video of the ‘attack’!
I am a licensed bird bander. So I applied for banding permission, but it was rejected by the CSU Animal Ethics Committee. The rest of the project was approved, however.