Karlsruhe, Bocholt, Elberfeld, Esslingen & Mulheim, Germany

catwoman · **Posted:** Mon Mar 22, 2010 10:29 am

She is just cute as a bug, & by her coloring I'd say she's quite young! :easterbask:

kittenface · **Posted:** Tue Mar 23, 2010 12:50 am

# 2 Bocholt :spingirl:

ljames · **Posted:** Tue Mar 23, 2010 8:14 am

caught this on Paul's page.

I can see 3. :3eggs:

catwoman · **Posted:** Wed Mar 24, 2010 7:47 am

Mulheim

Hans-Martin Gäng · **Joined:** Fri Aug 21, 2009 9:26 am **Posts:** 467

Some information I got via a friend from Esslingen:
The falcons on St. Dionys-church in Esslingen are breeding on 5 eggs, which is very rare in Europe !
They started with the first egg very early on february, 25th, it was noted here in this forum.
Then a new tiercel appeared -banded golden/golden( i.e. from a nestbox/building, sorry crazy German banding ritus!), the resident pair is not banded!
The female stopped keeping the two eggs warm - you remember we had freezing temperatures in Southern Germany until march, 15th - and started courting with the new tiercel.
We know that, don´t we?
The old tiercel - not banded - was not seen since then in the nestbox. Supposed to b driven off by the new one or even killed? At the same time when the female was breeding in the nestbox two Peregrine falcons (males?) were seen "mobbing" - flying in team - a buzzard (Buteo buteo) near the church... Trio? Polyandrie, tolerant father & son or vice versa?
Then the female laid three more eggs and the new tiercel - banded golden (bred in a building) - is seen in the nestbox. Now they breed on five eggs! I think, the first two eggs will not fledge because they went too cold at the end of february - like Karlsruhe- . :-(

Hans-Martin

kittenface · **Posted:** Fri Mar 26, 2010 10:33 am

Thank you for the information Hans-Martin Gäng
But at least 3 will still make it :3eggs:

kittenface · **Posted:** Fri Mar 26, 2010 10:57 am

Do we still have time for mor eggs to hatch I wonder

kittenface · **Posted:** Sat Mar 27, 2010 12:03 pm

# 4

catwoman · **Posted:** Tue Mar 30, 2010 8:02 am

Mulheim--she has scooted her eggs back to where we can maybe get a count if she's off them when the cam refreshes!

kittenface · **Posted:** Tue Mar 30, 2010 10:07 am

Just cool looking wing pose

catwoman · **Posted:** Tue Mar 30, 2010 10:31 am

That is a cool pose--good catch, Kittenface! :thumbegg:

ljames · **Posted:** Tue Mar 30, 2010 1:18 pm

I have been watching this nest most of the day trying to get a picture of both and this is all I've got to show for it. Feet in the doorway. :lol:

kittenface · **Posted:** Tue Mar 30, 2010 1:21 pm

Well you got that much so far

ljames · **Posted:** Thu Apr 01, 2010 6:46 pm

Hey kittenface, I just now looked back over previous posts and noticed that picture you got of those 4 eggs against the gravel. Really nice shot, perfect lighting.

And yes feet is better than nothing. :lol:

I haven't caught them together yet, and the camera is not always working. :roll:

kittenface · **Posted:** Sat Apr 03, 2010 8:59 am

I know my wishes won't come true but it sure would be nice
they tried so hard with the eggs :-(

catwoman · **Posted:** Sun Apr 04, 2010 12:50 pm

Mulheim--3 eggs just like we thought! :3eggs:

Arjen · **Posted:** Tue Apr 06, 2010 2:30 pm

Oberhausen, photo made by Dorien. :thumbegg:

SusanE · **Posted:** Tue Apr 06, 2010 6:22 pm

ljames wrote:

Hey kittenface, I just now looked back over previous posts and noticed that picture you got of those 4 eggs against the gravel. Really nice shot, perfect lighting.

I agree! Very dramatic. I stared at it quite awhile.

kittenface · **Posted:** Wed Apr 07, 2010 12:20 pm

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 2:18 pm **Posts:** 64414

So Oberhausen is finally fixed?!!..and they have babies?...Glory-be!!!

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