It was very rainy off and on today – mostly on! Despite that the falcons had a fairly active day. As usual, it started early with Ares bringing a meal to Astrid at 4:27 AM. She didn’t take it, but let him have his early turn in the box. He stored the meal and then came right back. Throughout the day the pair took turns being at the nest box – sometimes incubating and sometimes only guarding the eggs. We believe that continuous incubation did begin in the late afternoon. The pair mated at least five times today, including once during heavy rainfall. There were at least 3 food exchanges – one appeared to be a bat. Finally, Astrid laid egg number three at approximately 7:40 PM. We only glimpsed the new egg for a second when she shifted and so we have no pictures of it yet. We will be sure to post some tomorrow once the light returns.
Thank you Matt!
The photos are wonderful!