Update for Saturday, April 27, 2024
We tried to get good looks at the eggs during each changeover today to see if any were pipped or had hatched. We saw nothing of the kind. Also, there were no audible sounds emanating from the eggs, and Astrid refrained from shuffling them, a behavior she typically employs to induce hatching. However, the falcons did a lot more changeovers than usual. Generally, their turns on the eggs were shorter. Typically, when the eggs are nearing hatching, Astrid is reluctant to depart from them, yet today she seemed less hesitant, leaving them multiple times without much persuasion. In one instance during the afternoon, Astrid had some difficulty persuading Ares to get off the eggs. She started out using gentle persuasion being quite nice about it using gentle persuasion and tenderly beaking with him,. But after 7 minutes of “nice” not working, she resorted to stepping on him and unceremoniously shoving him off the eggs.
