Here’s Dorothy at dawn with her first egg of 2013. She laid it last evening at 6:42pm. (See yesterday’s post, including video.)
Today I’ll post pictures of interest as they become available. Stay tuned.
E2 arrives to see his first egg:
E2 shelters the egg:
Dorothy spent half an hour eating, then came back and spent the rest of the morning at the nest. At 11:46am E2 came to give her a break. They did a little courting over the egg.
And then she took a break.
More later…. of course!
(photos from the National Aviary snapshot camera at the University of Pittsburgh’s Cathedral of Learning)
Dorothy and E2 – what a team! I’m glad their season is starting well.
Sooooo happy!
This is my first year watching Dorothy and E2. Is it normal for them to leave the egg exposed? I noticed the parent sitting on the ledge and the egg sitting exposed for nearly an hour.
This is normal for peregrines until the clutch is complete. Dorothy will lay 3 to 5 eggs. She & E2 will protect them from freezing but will not sit on them until she’s laid her next-to-lay egg. Then she will incubate all the time.
Thank you! I’ve been so worried! 🙂