tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post9194820873893937099..comments2024-03-18T20:43:21.093+00:00Comments on Derby Cathedral Peregrine Project - 2024: Egg-cellent NewsPeregrine Project Member (Nick M.)http://www.blogger.com/profile/08206815980511978659noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-71854953225543229592010-03-26T14:19:02.189+00:002010-03-26T14:19:02.189+00:00Hi everyone. It's wonderful to see it all happ...Hi everyone. It's wonderful to see it all happening again this year right on cue. I was really pleased to see the first egg on Wednesday and now we have a second one, which is great. I'll be taking an avid interest over the next few weeks/months. Thank the Lord that spring has finally arrived, it's been a long hard winter, glad to see our peregrines have got through it unscathed!Terrinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-89989949818982406012010-03-26T14:17:01.340+00:002010-03-26T14:17:01.340+00:00Two eggs !!!!Two eggs !!!!Tracynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-77623157346173572402010-03-26T14:16:40.513+00:002010-03-26T14:16:40.513+00:002nd Egg Arrived2nd Egg ArrivedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-64856314374007103002010-03-26T13:47:27.519+00:002010-03-26T13:47:27.519+00:00The nictating membrane is showing quite a bit - is...The nictating membrane is showing quite a bit - is it a case of "close your eyes and PUSH"? !AnnieF.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-4442218147641836502010-03-26T13:37:05.284+00:002010-03-26T13:37:05.284+00:00I feel sure she's about to lay the 2nd. egg, a...I feel sure she's about to lay the 2nd. egg, as she's been on the nest for ages, shifting her position etc. The tiercel has just arrived on the tower.AnnieF.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-91968899955727323462010-03-26T09:56:52.016+00:002010-03-26T09:56:52.016+00:00Mom or Dad on egg.Mom or Dad on egg.Karen Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13306986336556283751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-65078615028292238852010-03-26T05:10:15.867+00:002010-03-26T05:10:15.867+00:00Both birds on nest platform. ?falcon feeding off ...Both birds on nest platform. ?falcon feeding off prey item on rhs. No 2nd egg yet!KerrySuffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11215130373373317060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-74737673099882965772010-03-26T00:38:39.240+00:002010-03-26T00:38:39.240+00:00I've been away for a while - so lots of excite...I've been away for a while - so lots of excitement to come back to!! Last time I looked in the two remaining wild babies from last year were still hanging around. Are they still visiting, or have they moved on now their parents are on to the next brood?Mrs Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-2351941933216326482010-03-25T23:01:04.966+00:002010-03-25T23:01:04.966+00:00@ Phoebe: Me too, but I doubt very much that I'...@ Phoebe: Me too, but I doubt very much that I'll be up to witness the event!AnnieF.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-86911942185132634642010-03-25T22:14:17.553+00:002010-03-25T22:14:17.553+00:00@ Nick Brown, thanks for the info on the predator ...@ Nick Brown, thanks for the info on the predator programme tonight. I it was very interesting. I learned a lot about peregrines that I didn’t know especially about their nostrils; that was amazing! I noticed the first peregrine shown going into a stoop and missing the prey was a youngster. I would not have known that without watching this web cam.<br /><br />@ AnnieF, I am hoping the second egg will be laid before daybreak tomorrow.Phoebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04284500199021475114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-6792809574982563002010-03-25T21:36:19.304+00:002010-03-25T21:36:19.304+00:00There's a small piece of prey in the rhs of th...There's a small piece of prey in the rhs of the nestbox, possibly the remains of what one of them was eating earlier. One peregrine is sitting on the egg; I wonder if we'll have another "delivery" overnight?AnnieF.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-89498525134485307102010-03-25T19:35:57.491+00:002010-03-25T19:35:57.491+00:00Do peregrines ever actually go to sleep with eyes ...Do peregrines ever actually go to sleep with eyes closed? always looks as though they are wide awake?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-76714684744724258672010-03-25T18:13:58.539+00:002010-03-25T18:13:58.539+00:00Not sure what's going on in the rhs, maybe din...Not sure what's going on in the rhs, maybe dinner?Karen Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13306986336556283751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-41031317985166807082010-03-25T18:10:47.590+00:002010-03-25T18:10:47.590+00:00Didn't we have a Tiddler last year, too?
Pereg...Didn't we have a Tiddler last year, too?<br />Peregrine in nestbox rhs, with prey. Egg has been unattended for quite a while.AnnieF.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-88809083926822444992010-03-25T18:10:32.855+00:002010-03-25T18:10:32.855+00:00Programme on predators on BBC1 TV tonight (Thursda...Programme on predators on BBC1 TV tonight (Thursday) 9pm includes something on peregrines. Also I gather that in The Archers on the Radio 4, (a soap for those of you who don't live in the UK) a peregrine has taken up residence on the church spire....wonder where that story will go! I don't listen to that programme so won't discover!<br />nick B (DWT)Nick Brown (DWT)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-39776233392236515172010-03-25T17:51:33.535+00:002010-03-25T17:51:33.535+00:00Yes, Pax Canada, I think it was two years ago, it ...Yes, Pax Canada, I think it was two years ago, it was the last egg to hatch, and he became the famous "Tiddler", because he was so small. Cheryl Taylor DerbyCheryl Taylornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-60967186884862970402010-03-25T16:13:11.467+00:002010-03-25T16:13:11.467+00:00I may be wrong, but I seem to remember another yea...I may be wrong, but I seem to remember another year where she either hatched an egg or laid one when the bells were ringing.Pax Canadanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-59954167412856931072010-03-25T15:17:11.336+00:002010-03-25T15:17:11.336+00:00Matron beat me to it! No wonder the falcon laid an...Matron beat me to it! No wonder the falcon laid an egg with those bells ringing forth. .. The female osprey is back at Loch of Lowes if you're interested<br /><br />BobofFifeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-57365958465022412072010-03-25T14:53:33.912+00:002010-03-25T14:53:33.912+00:00Thank you for that link it is very interesting. I...Thank you for that link it is very interesting. I will take a visit to the museum to see the wonderful displays you have there :)<br /><br />I too think the nest egg will be there before daybreak tomorrow.Phoebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04284500199021475114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-19844609888076475852010-03-25T12:00:48.918+00:002010-03-25T12:00:48.918+00:00Answers to various questions:
You'll see the ...Answers to various questions:<br /><br />You'll see the falcon adopt a hunched, wings spread apart-pose whilst sitting on eggs. You may also see here standing oddly as she tries to part her breast feathers to expose the eggs to greater warmth. <br /><br />I'd guess that we may well have a second egg later today.<br /><br />Right now we just see the egg(s) being prevented from getting too cold. The warmer it is, the longer the egg(s) can be left.<br /><br />Peregrine eggs are indeed a bit patchy in colour. Here a some old ones from Derby Museums' collections: http://bit.ly/cPLeFc<br /><br />If your webcam picture does freeze, it may be worth hitting F5 on a Windows PC to refresh the screen image.Peregrine Project Member (Nick M.)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08206815980511978659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-26320995639731603852010-03-25T11:27:27.117+00:002010-03-25T11:27:27.117+00:00A nice close-up of the egg. The colour looks patc...A nice close-up of the egg. The colour looks patchy is that normal or could it be the light?Phoebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04284500199021475114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-81958892280403589762010-03-25T10:23:17.866+00:002010-03-25T10:23:17.866+00:00Ah my screen had frozen I think she is just keepin...Ah my screen had frozen I think she is just keeping the egg to temperature.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-34347157132068941062010-03-25T10:21:33.795+00:002010-03-25T10:21:33.795+00:00The falcon is in an interesting pose. Is she regu...The falcon is in an interesting pose. Is she regulating the temperature of the first egg or could she be about to lay the second egg...Phoebenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-3826108467849200902010-03-25T09:10:57.918+00:002010-03-25T09:10:57.918+00:00What a truly wonderful sight again, well done to e...What a truly wonderful sight again, well done to everyonecherrillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-64377508482734872512010-03-25T07:30:20.099+00:002010-03-25T07:30:20.099+00:00Amazing video! it looks as if the church bells fri...Amazing video! it looks as if the church bells frightened the egg out of her!Matronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07705506930308472527noreply@blogger.com