February 25, 2017 (Saturday)

Bel's Nest Log

Per TNTalons & BEL: M sleeping w/head tucked 6:55:55am; IR off 7:02:11; D in BD w/fish 7:07:22; M up 7:07:35; M to LYB 7:07:51; B8 PS's 7:08:04; S/C#1-M out 7:08:07; D feeds B8 7:09:02; B9 PS's 7:11:04; B9 gets his/her first bite 7:15:32; D goes to babies, does a little fluffing; babies tucked in 7:23:38; D up 7:45:09; B8 bonks B9 7:46:37; B8 PS's 7:47:44; D feeds B8 7:48:52; D to LYB 7:51:28, D out 7:51:50; S/C#2-M in BD w/fluff 7:53:45, M drops some fluff on B8 7:54:04; M feeds B9 7:54:42 (B8 still covered w/fluff); M fluffs 8:04:01; babies all tucked in by 8:07:36; feeding 9:58:55; S/C#3-D in BD w/food (something red...maybe not fish) 11:06:35 & is greeted by a squeeing M, M to LB 11:08:57 & out 11:09:09; D rouses 11:13:37; D moves over to the babies 11:14:34 and tries to figure out how to brood his big babies; the kids semi-squirm partway under D 11:16:27 & he crouches over them 11:16:59; something gets D's attention & he keeps a sharp lookout 11:48:27, D sounds a vocal alert 11:59:52 - 12:00:04, D looks to the skies above the nest 12:00:32-12:01:18, D tracks something straight above the nest again 12:02:04-12:02:31 & then to the area in front of the nest; the alert appears to be over 12:04:00pm; D moves off eaglets 12:15:10; a bit of bonking 12:15:21 D rouses 12:15:45; B-left wakes up, bonks & then sits up & flaps "wing-lets" 12:17:16pm; B-left PS 12:18:20; windy-swaying feeding as D offers a bite to B-front (B8?) 12:53:48 then to B-back (B9?) 12:54:35…both babes eat well. S/C#4-M in BD w/fluff 1:30:13, D to RB 1:30:31 & out 1:30:57; M attempts to feed a napping B-front B8?) 2:03:21pm, B-back (B9?) is offered a bite but keeps sleeping 2:04:20; M offers another bite to B-front 2:05:56 then to B-back; B-front struggles to wake up from a nice nap in the sunshine 2:07:27 & M feeds B-back 2:08:13; B-front wakes up & bonks B-back then starts to eat 2:08:52; B-front (B8?) PS 2:10:15.