Update for Thursday, April 18, 2024
The Falcons conducted a total of six switches during the day today which was typical for them. On three occasions, the one asked to leave did not want to go. Sometimes that results in the intransigent falcon being bulldozed off nest and forced to leave. That didn’t happen today. Although Ares did get rather pushy at one point in the late morning and went as far attempting to step on Astrid a couple times. However, she beaked with him and they had a conversation. Following that, he threw up his metaphorical hands and left. In midafternoon he came in and once again asked to take over. He did a complete circle around her and tried to shift her but she wouldn’t budge and he soon gave up. In the early evening when Ares was on duty, Astrid came to the nest to take over for the last time before nightfall. Ares clearly did not want to go, and she graciously allowed him an extra hour on the eggs.
