March 12, 2017 (Sunday)

Video: B8's Eating Antics

(See Bel's Nest Log Below)

Bel's Nest Log

Early morning PS by one of the kids 6:00:02am; M wing flaps & moves to RB & flaps some more 6:00:21; M rouses, flaps & preens 6:01:16; M back to nest 6:06:50; one kid wants to get under M, but she's busy beak-plowing 6:08:50; M PS 6:09:31; M takes a nap 6:18:22; M wakes up 7:28:48; M crop drop several times 7:36:22-7:38:15; M to RB 7:39:58 & out 7:40:09; S/C#1- D in via RB 7:47:25; IR light off 7:47:51; D to nest 7:47:57; D pulls out leftovers 7:48:06 & eats; B9 sneaks up a bit, but B8 gives him a dirty look & gets the first bite 7:49:08, so B9 has a healthy PS at 7:49:19 instead; B9 snatches a bite 7:50:58; B8 is struggling w/a big bite 7:56:55, so B9 gets fed; B8 nips at B9's butt 7:59:33; B9 leaves the table 7:59:53; both kids lie down 8:00:17, so D eats; D to LB 8:03:58 & out 8:04:32; D in to LB 8:23:11; S/C#2-M in to LB w/coot 8:25:36; D to nest after M wing flaps 8:25:56 & M to nest w/coot; D jumps back on LB 8:26:06 & out 8:26:27 while M defeathers coot & starts feeding breakfast; B8 gets fed first 8:30:03; B8 backs away from the table & sits on B9 in the process 8:35:29; B8 PS 8:36:25; M feeds B9 8:36:27; M downs a bite 8:46:26; B9 PS 8:47:40; B8 nips at coot foot 8:48:04; M beak plows around the kids 8:50:00; kids resting through 9:38:00; B9 ps 9:43:22; M to LB 9:43:42; M out 9:43:58; S/C#3-D in LB at 10:06:20 w/coot; starts feeding B8 10:07:16; B9 PS 10:13:19; B9 moves to the pantry as B8 moves away from food 10:15:13; B9 eats 10:15:27; babies do some wingersizing; M in FD w/pine branch over top of babies and lands at back of nest 10:21:58; D moves away from pantry to do some nestorations as M continues to feed B9 10:22:14; S/C#4-D to RB 10:25:07; D out 10:25:21; Babies settle down for nap 10:30:28; B8 ps 11:17:35; B9 ps 11:30:23; M feeds B8 12:42:45: B8 ps 12:49:58; M to LB 12:53:55; M out 12:54:05; S/C#5-D in to LB 12:56:02; D to nest to nibble in pantry 1:44:30; D feeds B8 1:45:28; B9 starts eating 1:52:04; B8 ps 1:52:07; Feeding over and babies settle down for a nap after B9 ps 2:11:44; S/C#6-M in to LB 2:44:42; D walks onto RB 2:48:18; D out toward back 2:48:46; M to nest 2:54:04; Feeds B8 2:54:39; B8 swallows a coot foot 2:55:16; B8 does a ps onto M's chest 2:56:41; M works on pine branch 3:07:21; moves it to the left side of the nest; M settles down next to babies 3:12:22; M crop drop 3:35:10; M gets up to move pine stick 3:35:34; B9 ps 3:42:56; M to LB 3:54:22; M out 3:55:22; M in to LB 4:38:31; M to nest 4:38:53; M swallows coot foot 5:17:27; M feeds B9 5:18:18; B9 swallows a bone 5:22:49; M swallows rest of that nestover 5:31:53; B9 pecks at a piece 5:32:43; B9 plays with a piece wondering what to do with it 5:35:39; B8 shows interest in the food and starts eating 5:36:50; B9 moves next to B8 5:51:06; B8 ps 6:51:38; M feeds B8 7:15:14; B8 swallows a big piece of pelt at 7:17:52 and another from 7:20:23 to 7:21:42; Then starts to bring it back up; M to LB 7:22:29; M out 7:22:40; B8 finally gets the pelt down 7:22:56; M in BD w/stick 7:41:56; M rearranges pine stick yet again 7:53:23; B8 was in the stick zone and tries to help 7:55:12; M gives up for now and finds a nestover which B8 takes from her 7:55:55; M digs in bole around babies 7:57:32; IR comes on 8:16:08; M tucks her head 8:22:23.