FalconWatch

The Switch

 
Zeus settles in to give Hera a break.

Taking a peek

Caught a glimpse of the eggs again as Hera moved around the nest to get comfortable.

In the news

Hera and Zeus have their names in print! Check out the story in the Omaha World Herald!

Counting down!

Female peregrines lay three to five eggs in two- to three-day intervals that are incubated for approximately 33 days. This year, Hera has produced a clutch of five eggs. She and Zeus are now taking shifts incubating. We anticipate the first egg to hatch around May 12th.

High Five!

When Hera and Zeus traded spots this morning we were able to see their five eggs.

Hera takes a stretch this morning to let us see her four eggs.

 

And she's doing a great job keeping them warm and dry. Although we have had constant rain for several hours, she remains on the eggs. She's such a good mama.

 

More pictures of the three eggs

Hera and her three eggs.

We now have three eggs.

When Hera took a stretch late afternoon on Tuesday, I noticed that she was sitting on three eggs. If you are keeping track: first egg appeared 4/6/11, second egg was noticed 4/10/11 and the third egg came sometime in the afternoon on 4/12/11.

And then there were 2!

While checking the cameras on Sunday at 4:30 pm, I spotted egg number two!