They hatched - Page 2

Skybird · 05-15-09, 01:48 AM

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Originally Posted by SS107.9Mhz

What a nice link Skybird, though I can't seem to stream any video, only single shots...

it's one shot per second.

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Since your from Germany maybe you can answer me this, are the spotting scopes from Lidl and Alsi any good? I'm tinking of getting the Bresser/Meade 90mm scopes, since the Bins are very good and quite the bargain...
Has anybody ever used any of these? I'm aiming to use them to Digiscope a small island about a mile from my house' veranda, thanks in advance!

Can't tell you , but sometimes they sell these special items under "hidden brand names" but in fact they are quality items from some major manufacturer. And sometimes - it is not that way! However, I would never buy craftsman tools at these markets, which are often cheap and made in China, with all the disadvanatges this opften brings: bad durability, bad rubber.

Whether the brand of these scopes you mentioned is a quality brand or just an Aldi label, I also don't know. and since I have not tested them, i cannot comment on the items themselves, too.

SS107.9MHz · 05-15-09, 06:24 AM

Thanks all the same Skybird, I do believe these are good quality optics, they're from a German based company, and they're only avaiable aroud X-mas time, I believe it's during the company's sweeps, they put their scopes on sale; they have somewhat of a cult following in the UK because they are of good craftmanship (full weather seal, high grade lenses) and not at all expensive, about 150-200E for a scope and metal tripod + accessories... total bargain for a begginer's scope

SS107.9MHz · 05-15-09, 06:31 AM

Oh, and here's another link on the same project of those above I've mentioned, this time about White Storks, if you're lucky you might catch a couple of Kestrel's who've made their nest on the lower left side of the storks nest http://static.publico.clix.pt/cegonhasnaweb/

NeonSamurai · 05-15-09, 07:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Skybird

Did not know any better word, the dictionary failed me over a better alternative.

chick [] n
a) (of chicken) Küken nt; (= young bird) Junge(s) nt
b) (inf: = child) Kleine(s) nt
c) (inf: = girl) Mieze f (inf); shes some chick sie ist nicht ohne (inf)
© Langenscheidt KG, Berlin und München und HarperCollins Publishers Ltd

Hmm it didn't entirely fail, chick or chicks is the correct word for infant birds of any species. Chicken is a specific type of bird though.

Schroeder · 05-15-09, 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by NeonSamurai

Hmm it didn't entirely fail, chick or chicks is the correct word for infant birds of any species. Chicken is a specific type of bird though.

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Originally Posted by Smartass

The translation of Küken can be:
-biddy (AE)
-chick (o.k. maybe you were not wrong after all)
-fledgeling
and
-poult

We already knew that.

breadcatcher101 · 05-16-09, 07:26 AM

Kingfishers are my favs, I like watching them dive in and grab a fish. They can somehow swallow fish that are quite large, don't see how it is possible.

Murr44 · 05-16-09, 08:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Skybird

I just have seen the whole family, mummy was feeding the kids, when daddy came along and had a look, too. I'm just concerned, I saw three little heads yelling for food, but the fourth one never rose, and the body laid still in the middle. I hope it just was tired or already fed up.

Does anyone know how many little birds usually survive from one falcon family?

I think that it depends on the availability of food in the area. I know that some species of eagle only raise 1 eaglet. The mother will lay 2 eggs & the older eaglet (the first to hatch) will kill the younger one within a few days. The parents won't intervene while this is going on. The 2nd egg is laid as a kind of insurance policy in the event the 1st one doesn't hatch for some reason.

I like owlets (baby owls). They're pretty cute.

Skybird · 05-16-09, 08:10 AM

Food does not seem to be a problem, yesterday I seemed to have seen 6 or 7 mice stockpiled in the corners of the box, if I interpreted the shape and colour of the shadow-like contours and what appeared to be the tails of the mice correctly.

Murr44 · 05-16-09, 08:21 AM

It could be that the fourth chick may not be getting it's share. The parents tend to feed the pushiest, most assertive chicks & ignore the weaker more passive ones.

Skybird · 05-16-09, 12:53 PM

Ha, a minute ago to my surprise I was able to observe not just 3 or 4 but FIVE feathery snowballs turning their hungry beaks towards their mother. Not only is the fourth chick alive and well, but their log says that yesterday indeed a fifth chick has hatched. I wonder if that fifth one has a realistic chance though, since it lacks behind in time. On the other hand, they do have plenty of food indeed.

Skybird · 05-17-09, 09:45 AM

Another one has hatched, the sixth - and last - one.

Skybird · 06-07-09, 04:43 AM

Now that the chicks enter the last quarter of their lifetime inside the box, I just want to bring it back to your awareness. All six chicks have survived so far, and are healthy and strong. They are now in a stage where they are even bigger than their parents. I estimate them to leave the box in a week. What makes me sad, since I used to have a look at them every day's morning and evening...

A small collection of pics illustrating their way from egg to current day can be found her, it is the socalled falcon diary and documents this years chicks:

http://berlin.nabu.de/projekte/Turmf...u09/10774.html

They got leg-rings two days ago.

Task Force · 06-07-09, 10:25 AM

How many eggs were there at first?

Skybird · 06-07-09, 10:37 AM

Six. All survived.

Task Force · 06-07-09, 10:42 AM

Thats nice to hear.

05-15-09, 06:24 AM	#17
SS107.9MHz Lieutenant Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Lat.40º12'82"N, Long.8º85'48"W, Portugal Posts: 256 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thanks all the same Skybird, I do believe these are good quality optics, they're from a German based company, and they're only avaiable aroud X-mas time, I believe it's during the company's sweeps, they put their scopes on sale; they have somewhat of a cult following in the UK because they are of good craftmanship (full weather seal, high grade lenses) and not at all expensive, about 150-200E for a scope and metal tripod + accessories... total bargain for a begginer's scope __________________ Rádio Universidade de Coimbra 107.9 FM, 26 Years Of Free Radio, http://www.ruc.pt/

05-15-09, 06:31 AM	#18
SS107.9MHz Lieutenant Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Lat.40º12'82"N, Long.8º85'48"W, Portugal Posts: 256 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Oh, and here's another link on the same project of those above I've mentioned, this time about White Storks, if you're lucky you might catch a couple of Kestrel's who've made their nest on the lower left side of the storks nest http://static.publico.clix.pt/cegonhasnaweb/ __________________ Rádio Universidade de Coimbra 107.9 FM, 26 Years Of Free Radio, http://www.ruc.pt/

05-16-09, 08:10 AM	#23
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,710 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Food does not seem to be a problem, yesterday I seemed to have seen 6 or 7 mice stockpiled in the corners of the box, if I interpreted the shape and colour of the shadow-like contours and what appeared to be the tails of the mice correctly. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

05-16-09, 12:53 PM	#25
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,710 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Ha, a minute ago to my surprise I was able to observe not just 3 or 4 but FIVE feathery snowballs turning their hungry beaks towards their mother. Not only is the fourth chick alive and well, but their log says that yesterday indeed a fifth chick has hatched. I wonder if that fifth one has a realistic chance though, since it lacks behind in time. On the other hand, they do have plenty of food indeed. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

05-17-09, 09:45 AM	#26
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,710 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Another one has hatched, the sixth - and last - one. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

05-16-09, 07:26 AM	#21
breadcatcher101 Captain Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Southeastern USA Posts: 546 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Kingfishers are my favs, I like watching them dive in and grab a fish. They can somehow swallow fish that are quite large, don't see how it is possible.

05-16-09, 08:21 AM	#24
Murr44 Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 913 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 0	It could be that the fourth chick may not be getting it's share. The parents tend to feed the pushiest, most assertive chicks & ignore the weaker more passive ones.

06-07-09, 04:43 AM	#27
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,710 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Now that the chicks enter the last quarter of their lifetime inside the box, I just want to bring it back to your awareness. All six chicks have survived so far, and are healthy and strong. They are now in a stage where they are even bigger than their parents. I estimate them to leave the box in a week. What makes me sad, since I used to have a look at them every day's morning and evening... A small collection of pics illustrating their way from egg to current day can be found her, it is the socalled falcon diary and documents this years chicks: http://berlin.nabu.de/projekte/Turmf...u09/10774.html They got leg-rings two days ago. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

06-07-09, 10:25 AM	#28
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	How many eggs were there at first? __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

06-07-09, 10:37 AM	#29
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,710 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Six. All survived. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

06-07-09, 10:42 AM	#30
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Thats nice to hear. __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"