FYI for those who follow the season for the Red Tailed Hawks, Big Red has laid her first egg for the year on March 26th and is in the nest.
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I meant to mention some weeks back that I saw the Genet on the South Africa bird cam but I have been sidetracked terribly by the horrid dog attack. It was so beautiful. Very cat-like and reminded me of my tabby except my tabby was grey and white and the Genet was mostly browns. I just happened to look at the right time.

We have so many beautiful birds here on my property. It's like a little oasis. Have a lot of birds of prey too because of the surrounding cane fields. I've tried but it's awfully difficult to photograph birds.

EDITED to add: I forgot to mention the 3 Red-tailed Hawks are getting so big and have lots of their colour now. I don't watch too often at this stage because their meals are a little off-putting.

FYI

New Albatross chick

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3 Feb 2022


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Gotta love New Zealand!

Thanks, Lara.

I didn't know that the Albatrosses in NZ are so famous. I have visited them a few times at a place just out of Dunedin. The NZ Department of Conservation has gotten excited.

The chick has been named Tiaki. It is a female and the name means to protect or conserve in Maori.

So far this season there have been 17 female and 15 male chicks hatched. They are some of our taonga (Maori for treasure).

Well, they're famous to me.
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I find them fascinating. I love that people care about them.The location is glorious and I love that they're being looked after like that to make sure they survive and helping to fend off the fly strike that would surely kill them.

Tiaki was the one from last season and the one from the beginning of this thread.

This is a brand new chick.

Tiaki has a tracking device and there's a tracking map. Tiaki is a long way from home.

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They really are treasures.

Kiwi,
Thank you for all the information. FYI I've been watching Grand Designs New Zealand and I've found a few places where I could happily live if there were no earthquakes. lol.
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That was 26th March, 2021

Cornell - Big Red has laid 2nd egg 17th March 2022
First egg was 14th.


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the circle of life, hey. A year later.

Unprecedented 4 eggs this season.
Wow, they'll be busy!



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