2012 ROME~2012, Aria & Vento, Alice & Virgilio

Warbler · **Joined:** Sun Aug 02, 2009 6:09 pm **Posts:** 375

No. 3 has hatched too :dancingegg:

Here they are on their own for a moment - thanks to Ametista on the Italian forum for the photo

Warbler · **Joined:** Sun Aug 02, 2009 6:09 pm **Posts:** 375

The chicks can clearly be heard in Alice and Virgilio's nest, and there was a pip in an egg earlier so there will probably be at least one chick tomorrow morning (if one hasn't already arrived).

SuzanneH · **Posted:** Mon Apr 09, 2012 1:55 pm

SuzanneH · **Posted:** Tue Apr 10, 2012 2:06 am

Terka · **Posted:** Tue Apr 10, 2012 2:49 am

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Warbler · **Joined:** Sun Aug 02, 2009 6:09 pm **Posts:** 375

Absolutely!

I can also confirm that two chicks have hatched for Alice and Virgilio - as soon as there's a good pic, I'll post it :egg9:

Warbler · **Joined:** Sun Aug 02, 2009 6:09 pm **Posts:** 375

Julia on the Italian forum posted this lovely portrait of Aria:

There's also this pic posted by piet_peregrines that clearly shows Ariane's bringing food for the little ones (if you watch the video this is taken from, posted on our forum, you can also see No. 4 hatching :egg17:

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Beth · **Posted:** Tue Apr 10, 2012 8:00 am

Oh my what a interesting saga with Ariane's bringing food and looking at the
little ones....Thanks for all the updates and super photos/videos!!

Coriena · **Posted:** Tue Apr 10, 2012 9:06 am

Coriena · **Posted:** Tue Apr 10, 2012 9:07 am

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 63313

Aria and Vento. .The "extended" family. .

Video is coming!!!

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 63313

Ariane trying to figure out what to do. .

And I believe this is Vento coming in to take over. .or is this Aria? (help)

The pics in the previous post followed the video action

Dutch Eagle Fan · **Posted:** Tue Apr 10, 2012 11:38 am

As far as I know Ariane is a male. He seems to be really interested in his siblings and wants to care for them.
He brought some yellow-coloured bird to the nest:

kip wrote:

Iemand heeft zn kooitje open laten staan :roll:

Marieke weet misschien wel wat t is
Krijg nou wat, tis t jochie????

Could be a Eurasian Golden Oriole:

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 63313

carly wrote:

Oh I thought Ariane was a she :egg12:

Well he is an adorable big brother then :egg17:

hee hee. . me too. . better go and change my video info

Warbler · **Joined:** Sun Aug 02, 2009 6:09 pm **Posts:** 375

No, Ariane is a she...

At least, that's what was said when she was ringed and no-one on the Italian forum has referred to her as anything else but she in the last few weeks.

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 63313

Thanks for the confirmation, Warbler. .

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 63313

Forgot to post earlier. . during the same time as the video. .

Dutch Eagle Fan · **Posted:** Tue Apr 10, 2012 4:14 pm

This comes from the Italian site:

Quote:

Identificato il giovane falco, figlio di Aria e Vento, che ancora frequenta il nido dov'è nato nella scorsa stagione riproduttiva. E' Ariane, anello CF2240.

Identified the young falcon, son of Air and Wind, who still attends the nest where he was born in the last breeding season. And 'Ariane, band CF2240.

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 63313

Me too. . guess we'll just have to wait and see who he/she "hits" on.

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