March 20, 2017 (Monday)

Bel's Nest Log

Cam1 reset 3:21:57am; Cam2 reset 3:22:07. B9 PS 7:05:42, stands tall, wing flaps, lays back down; B8 PS 7:06:45, wing flaps, stands tall, preens; M preens 7:18:39; M yoga stretches 7:24:58, M to LB 7:25:23, calls out to D 7:25:35 & out 7:25:37; IR light off 7:28:08; M in FD w/coof 7:50:17; M de-feathers coot 7:51:10; B9 pulls at coot foot while M continues to prep 7:52:38; B8 PS 7:53:34; B9 "attacks" coot feathers with his talon 7:53:48; B9 PS 7:54:43; M feeds B87:55:30; B9 gets in position & is also being fed 7:56:13; M to LB 8:34:33 & out 8:34:52; B9 picks at a coot foot 10:19:36; D in BD w/squirrel 11:21:13, B9 semi-mantles; D grabs squirrel & starts feeding B9 11:21:39; B8 gets bites 11:22:02; D feeds B9 while B8 tries to self feed 11:24:50; B8 starts giving D cute upside down looks (wants to be fed) 11:25:48am; B8 moves close to D's beak & eats 11:27:28; M in BD 11:30:31 squeees to D; D to LB 11:31:26 & out 11:31:58; M grabs the squirrel to resume the feeding 11:32:44; B9 happily starts eating again 11:33:04; M picks up & then swallows pelt 11:59:56 as kids watch in awe; B9 backs up & PS's directly on M 12:34:37pm; B8 plays with the back rails 12:35:59; after soaking up the sunshine with the kids, M does some streches 2:16:10pm; M sees D coming & starts chirping 2:28:32, M gets loud at 2:29:47; D in BD w/headless fish 2:29:56; M takes possession of the fish 2:31:40; M feeds B8 2:32:00; D out BD 2:33:49; B9 eats a bite 2:37:31 & grabs a big bite 2:38:00; B8 PS 2:47:56; M to LB 4:21:00 & out 4:21:04; D in BD 4:23:03; something gets D's attention & he hops from left to right side of nest 5:32:36; B8 at edge of nest playing with sticks 5:51:12 with B9 joining in; B9 PS's over B8's head 5:52:41; D scratches an itch 5:54:00; D to LB 5:54:22 & out 5:54:30.