Got this shot as there was a change over at the nest at 2:55 p.m. I believe it is Rhea Mae taking over.
Reported by Jan Chudy.
Photos by Jan Chudy - CPF Webcam.
A quick check of the webcams and caught the change over at King St. nest site. Clearly see four eggs.
Photos by Linda Woods - CPF Webcam.
A quick glance at the webcams and finally caught the King St. birds off the nest. Four eggs are currently being incubated. Yeah!, now if we can only Id the birds.
Photos by Linda Woods - CPF Webcam.
Please excuse the less frequent colour pictures as renovations are occurring at the Sheraton and access has been restricted for safety reasons. In no way does the renovation activity affect the nesting or nest site.
I returned to the Sheraton nest site earlier this time, hoping I could witness a earlier hand off of the nest. Once again, Tiago was incubating, Rhea Mae was not in my view. At approx. 09:10 Rhea Mae returned to take over and Tiago very quick leave “mom” to take over the 4 eggs.
Pictures attached are showing Rhea Mae arriving and then settling down on the eggs.
Photos by Linda Woods.
Rhea Mae finally gets a break from her incubation duties.
Reported by Jan Chudy.
Photos by Jan Chudy - CPF Webcam.
The first picture is of your beautiful Rhea Mae and her 3 eggs as of 4/7. The second picture is from Rochester, NY where Rhea Mae’s mom Mariah, is in the nest box and Rhea Mae’s dad, Kaver is on the camera. The third picture shows Mariah’s 4 eggs as of 4/7 in her next box. How many more will they both lay????
How wonderful to be able to watch both of these birds. It’s nice for us in Rochester to be able to witness one of Mariah’s babies have a family of her own.
Many thanks to the people who have made this possible!
Report by Terri (Rochester, NY).
Photos by Terri (Rochester, NY).
8:00p.m.
Finally I timed it right and captured this image from the webcam at King St.
Photo: Here the male has arrived to relieve the female from incubating.
I promised myself this time that I would arrive at the “crack of dawn” in order to witness a “changing of the guards”. Well at 08:00 it has to be “the crack of dawn” somewhere. As I waited the adult was restless on the eggs and I was hopeful that a handing off of the nest was close to happening.
It did about an hour later and at approx 09:15 Rhea Mae appeared on the ledge! and Tiago was more than happy to get up, shake himself off, and leave.
Rhea Mae didn’t leave anytime before she settled on the eggs herself. Finally got a photo of the eggs.
Photos by Linda Woods.
While I have been to the Sheraton and waited for Rhea Mae to come off the nest tray, that hasn’t happened so far. But with the camera I have captured this shot of EGG NUMBER THREE! I am hoping to capture a better image on Sunday.
Photos by Linda Woods - CPF Webcam.
RHEA MAE LAID #2 THIS MORNING AROUND 5:20 A.M. WOOHOO.
Reported by Carol Phillips.
Photos by Carol Phillips - CPF Webcam.
