So we reach Day 43 for chick #1 and 38 for chick #2 Of course there is this handy clock by Chloe B
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Lots of chattering going on in the background besides Radio Chaffinch. Sounds like a magpie to me
"Only two things are infinite - the universe and human stupidity. And I'm not too sure about the universe..." - Albert Einstein
Loud osprey call in the background (I think), and one of the chicks (Star?) is down flat. Must be an intruder about again.
There is a new blog. It gives us great pleasure.
Hello RtheB, yes, in your pic it's Star that's down. Makes a change for our young Storm to be the brave one. All still quiet on the nest. I wish and don't wish the Tweens didn't have a sat nav. Still, loads of other birds world wide with them and they all do just fine. Reminds me, I must open up GE and check up on Rothes.
Hello .........TORE and BYNACK
Rings 47 and 48 Tiger ?
Yes, so a lot of us (me included) are right Tore is a girl and Bynack is a boy :) Smiles all round
"Hello Tore and Bynack from me as well!" Female and male ... my guess was correct! I just need someone to tell me how to pronounce the names now :-))
Joan - avid bird and nature watcher in Northumberland!
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Yep Cirrus, we got the sexes right :-) I see we didn't identify the rings correctly though! Having said that, the similarity between 6 and 8 was noted....
I like the names - both hills were quite visible when I was in the forward hide volunteering last year, and it's nice to finally know what the smaller one was called! However I don't quite understand why the smaller chick was given the name belonging to the larger hill :-/
Morning all. Lost my bet then as I had a hunch they were both female! From what was said yesterday they can only be absolutely sure when they mature but oficially we have brother and sister. I take it Tore is (Star) and Bynack is (Storm). Is it Tore (as in tore some paper) ?
Good guesses though, considering our view of the rings was far less than clear. We gave 7 and 8 a mention and 4 can look like an L can't it?
Hello Tore and Bynack from me too. I thought they could be female and male but as I forgot to say so it doesn't count.
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