February 23, 2017 (Thursday)

(See Bel's Nest Log Below)

Dad and eaglets in the morning fog (2/23/17)

Bel's Nest Log

Per BEL & JaniBop - MORNING Cam 1: M stands up & moves off eaglets 6:53:24am; M rouses 6:53:50am; M eats some nestovers (coot leg?) 6:54:43 then starts feeding the eaglets 6:55:24; IR light goes off 7:00:36; B-back PS 7:05:00; M beakdozes bowl 7:06:16; M pulls in fluff to tuck in the babies 7:12:52; S/C#1-D in to LB 7:50:19, D to nest 7:50:28, baby nibbles at M's talon 7:50:40;, M to LB 7:51:13 & out 7:51:27; brief eaglet wrestling match 7:51:40 & 7:52:52; D feeds eaglets 7:53:59; S/C#2-M in BD w/stk 8:38:16, D to RB 8:38:22 & out 8:39:11; feeding 8:39:40; M eats 8:48:30; blackbirds flock around nest 8:49:30; M pulls coot leg from pantry and feeds babies 8:53:42; D in FD w/stick 8:57:39; D out BD while mom continues to feed babies 8:58:41; S/C#3-D in BD w/lots of grass 9:01:06; M nibbles on wonky stick while dad works on stick at BD 9:02:08; M to LB 9:02:50; M out 9:03:00; D pulls nestover out of pantry 9:03:48; S/C#4-M in FD w/lots of grass 9:13:10; D out BD 9:16:56; M sneezes 9:17:39; M rouses 9:59:51; S/C#5-D in BD w/squirrel 11:00:27; B8 ps 11:03:44; M to LB 11:04:49; M out 11:05:24; D starts unzipping squirrel as babies watch 11:05:51; B8 ps 11:06:21; B9 ps 11:48:13; D feeds 11:07:47; B9 snuggles under dad 11:51:10. AFTERNOON: D feeds 12:29:29; B8 ps 1:15:23; D rouses 1:17:31; B8 ps 1:54:34; D feeds 1:57:47; Wrestling match 2:26:15; D feeds 2:52:58; D digs out bole 3:01:39; B9 ps 3:38:40; B8 ps 3:41:46; D rouses 3:42:04; D feeds babies 3:42:32; B8 struggles to swallow bite with grass on it 3:48:38; finally gets it down 3:48:57; D starts calling 4:05:32; S/C#6-M in to LB 4:07:21; D to RB 4:08:24; D out as mom preens on LB 4:08:42; M to nest 4:17;04; M feeds babies 4:19:30; M digs out bole 4:47:15. EVENING: Wrestling match 5:01:06; feeding 5:07:24; 5:21:01; M to LB 5:35:55; M out 5:36:07; wrestling match 5:53:04; D in BD w/hind legs of rabbit? 5:55:27: you can hear mom squeeing on her way in, M in to LB 5:55:30; M to nest 5:56:25; D out BD 5:56:49; D in to LB 6:10:17; M drags legs over B9 to pantry 6:14:21; D to nest 6:15:06; M feeds B9 6:15:49; Both feed 6:21:12; D to RB 6:26:50; D out 6:27:09; M hops over babies to bole 6:29:22; M pulls nestover back from where dad took it earlier 6:29:32; B8 ps 6:30:11; M digs in bole 6:30:12; M settles over B9 6:32:42; B8 crawls under mom's behind 6:35:20pm.