Update for Thursday, March 28, 2024
Continuous incubation hasn’t quite started – at least not as of Thursday Afternoon. It seemed like Astrid had begun to take full incubation seriously, but not Ares. During almost all of Ares’ turns brooding, he would stop after only a couple of minutes and hop out onto the lip of the box or onto the crossperch – either that or he would leave. At this time of year he becomes obsessed with Astrid’s every move, and when she goes out of his sight, he needs to find her. Today he had to monitor her when she went over to the hotel for a drink – of course, that would be a drink of water from one of the ledge puddles. She often drinks water when she’s expecting to lay an egg. Obviously, we are curious about when she will lay her egg and what the interval will be between the 2nd and 3rd eggs. Will it be a traditional (for her) 60 hours, or will it be like the last interval – a grand total of 71 hours. We may find out tonight.
