This was posted by Chris Saladin on Facebook from C&C Ohio Peregrine page:
As described in the 2 proceeding videos, Thursday was very informative and encouraging at the Terminal Tower site! We were able to see the new male on the nest ledge showing no signs of aggression toward the three remaining male juvies, and Elsa brought cached prey to the juvies and fed while he watched her. From the outside, prior to walking in we also saw the pair several blocks away driving out a turkey vulture together and zooming back toward the TT looking to hunt. And while on the nest ledge with the juvies, the new male was rather indifferent and more interested in seeking out Elsa and courting her. So, while we didn’t see the new male bring her prey yet (and they may not have proceeded to that phase of courtship just yet), in considering possible scenarios as to how one eyas ended up dead in the tray we still don’t know the answer, but it seems unlikely that the new male had been hostile toward her or the other juvies.
It’s fascinating observing this stage of transition, as it’s clear that the current males in Elsa’s life have very different interests and needs: her juvies scream and food beg, looking to her for prey whereas the new male seeks to interact with her and form their bond. Although the courtship process usually happens in progressive stages as a pair becomes more familiar with one another, in cases such as this bond building can move along more rapidly (as we saw a couple years ago at Hilliard when Tellus and GG paired as GG and Titan’s eggs were preparing to hatch). For example, usually the male provides prey to the female prior to copulation, so on Thursday this new male was looking to mate with Elsa while she was perched on the façade of the Renaissance Motel, but she showed no interest or intent to allow him while she was focused on her juvies walking the ledges. It is essential that she perceives him to be a good provider as the bond is forming, yet in these circumstances (with him likely killing off her mate) she needed to first make sure that he wouldn’t be a threat to her young and that he wouldn’t inhibit her feeding and raising the juvies.
The rest will be explained in pics (and we may have to fill in descriptions later, as we’re off to check other sites this morning)…
Here are the video links again that were shared just before this album:
TT site, 6-13-19: 2 Males, Different Ages, Different Interests
https://youtu.be/wojvA_6RC2cTT site, 6-13-19: Feeding Delays Courtship
https://youtu.be/eEKYN0xnDuc