Finally, this was a LONG time coming.
I watched all weekend and suspected activity, but missed the actual hatching shown in the video below:
Here is a video of the hatching.
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You can view annava's other pictures at that photobucket site too.
It looks like the female eats the old egg...getting her calcium back.
If you watch very carefully you can see the parents walking on their knuckles while in the nest.
It shows up pretty clearly during some of the videos. This is to prevent the talons from hurting the chick.
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Weezie looking at petunias 8.25.2017
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