DUFFEMS Â Â 56 #121 Posted March 20, 2016 (edited) Was the falcon, Orangepip!!! Didn't fancy what she was having!! Â Nowt like a bit o'pigeon first thing in a morning. Wait until they start bringing home the food for the young 'uns, they stuff feathers, innards and the lot down their throats! Miss Lounty, to distinguish the male from the female, the female is much larger, I'm saying nowt else on the grounds of incriminating missen. At the moment, all the eggs are left in all the nests in Norwich, Notts. and Sheffield too, must have gone off for a Sunday pint. Edited March 20, 2016 by DUFFEMS Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Miss Lounty   10 #122 Posted March 20, 2016 The female's the one with its mouth open:-)  Cheeky!!!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
bslbabe   10 #123 Posted March 20, 2016 I think the male has a paler chest too, it is hard to tell them apart unless they are together at the same time, as a rule of thumb though the female usually incubates during hours of darkness too. I hope that info is right !!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
clogginchris   10 #124 Posted March 20, 2016 The male has a ring on one leg, the female isn't ringed Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Miss Lounty   10 #125 Posted March 20, 2016 I've also done a bit of investigating. Apparently the female has a speckled "bib" above her white tummy. The male is all white on his front. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
bslbabe   10 #126 Posted March 20, 2016 Is it usual for this amount of time to pass between laying ?? I'm sure last year all four were laid closer together than this ?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Bludragonfly   10 #127 Posted March 20, 2016 Is it usual for this amount of time to pass between laying ?? I'm sure last year all four were laid closer together than this ??  It's usually 2-3 days apart - see info at http://www.rspb.org.uk/discoverandenjoynature/discoverandlearn/birdguide/name/p/peregrine/nesting.aspx Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
wrinkly67 Â Â 10 #128 Posted March 20, 2016 Is it usual for this amount of time to pass between laying ?? I'm sure last year all four were laid closer together than this ?? Â Last year the first egg was laid on the 19th; second on 22nd; third on 24th and fourth on 27th. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
taxman   12 #129 Posted March 20, 2016 It's like our very own soap opera, albeit real and more important. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
bslbabe   10 #130 Posted March 20, 2016 Thanks for info, I didn't realise they were that far apart, I'll stop fretting now !! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
melv   16 #131 Posted March 20, 2016 According to the sbsg peregrine blog, the female is a new one. The old female may have died due to illness or has been usurped by the new falcon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
DUFFEMS Â Â 56 #132 Posted March 21, 2016 Egg no.2 for the Norwich falcon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...