March 28, 2017 (Tuesday)

Video: B8's Peregrination

Bel's Nest Log

(45 & 43 days old) per TNTalons, BEL & JaniBop: Parents chatter 1:00:30am; a drenched B-right gets up 7:08:06am; M yoga 7:08:10; B-right PS 7:08:19; B-left/front gets up 7:08:38 for PS 7:08:51; M to LB 7:09:21 & out 7:09:34; B-front scratching head 7:11:00; B-front trying to cast pellet 7:11:43, gets it out 7:11:52 then picks it up 7:12:18 to investigate, but drops it; IR light off 7:19:16; D in BD w/fish 7:37:25, B-left (B9?) mantles & D begins to feed; D to LB 7:56:21 & out 7:56:29; sunbeams start hitting the nest 7:59:18; B-left crop drop 8:06:46; B-right cocks head back & looks straight up in the air 8:08:06, then crop drops, looks straight up again 8:08:38 & so does B-left; B-left PS 8:23:37 & wingercizes; B-left nibbles on fish 8:24:27; D in BD w/mangled coot 9:40:08, feeds one B while the other waits his turn; all 3 search the sky 9:54:40; D rouses 9:55:14 then goes back to feeding; the other B finally grabs a bite 9:55:50, so now D feeds him & the first B steps away from table 9:56:12; B-back grabs a chunk & self-feeds 10:00:45 while B-front wingercizes & D steps away from the pantry, rouses; D to LB 10:02:31 & out 10:03:45; M in BD w/sm fish 11:44:31; M feeds B8 11:45:17; M swallows rest of fish 11:46:01; M tries to swallow coot foot 11:46:16; gets it out at 11:46:46; B8 picks at other fish saying, what about this one? 11:47:03; So mom grabs it and starts feeding B8 11:47:07; B9 starts eating 11:50:58; B8 ps 11:51:06; B8 wingersizes 11:52:16; B9 wingersizes 11:55:59; M swallows coot foot 11:56:18; M feeds B8 12:46:44; B9 stands and backs up in front of B8 and starts eating 12:49:06; B8 ps 12:49:51; B8 rouses 12:50:28; M gulps down tail 12:51:31; B9 ps 12:52:20; M to LB 12:54:09; M out 12:54:16; D in to LB 1:27:47; D to nest 1:28:34; D pulls out coot leg and nibbles 1:28:46; Feeds a reluctant B9 1:30:25; B8 PS 1:36:06 & perches on left rail; B8 PS 2:49:36 D to LB 2:51:48; D rouses on LB 3:14:01; D rouses on LB again 3:55:09; D out 3:58:44; B8 gets up & stretches wings 5:32:47, B9 follows suit 5:33:03; B8 "attacks" a pellet 5:33:28 then both babies wingercize; B8 backs up to right rail 5:34:00; B8 stands on rail & does a PS 5:34:37 then flaps wings; B8 stands on rail with wings spread 5:34:52; B8 plays on wrong side of rail 5:37:00:; B8 hunkers down on edge of nest 5:37:56; B8 finally gets back on nest 5:38:08; B9 PS 5:39:00; B8 gets comfy, throws leg & wing over right rail 6:57::44; B9 tries to self feed 7:02:00pm; M in LSD 7:48:38 & B9 grabs her talon; after working on it a while, M swallows nestover bone 7:50:43; M digs out some nestovers & B8 grabs big piece 7:51:42 but M gets it back; B8 grabs it again 7:53:28 & tries to swallow it but coughs it back up 7:53:42; B9 PS 8:00:23; M flaps wings 8:13:12; M jumps to LB 8:13:28 & calls to D 8:13:35; M out 8:13:38pm; IR light on 8:28:05 D in BD 8:28:12; D hops on LB 8:29:00; D walks down LB 8:35:09; D to nest 8:40:34; D perches on right rail 8:41:18; eaglets snuggle together at D's feet 8:41:38; D watches the kids nighttime antics 8:43:15; B8 preens B9 8:43:25; D to RB 8:45:37PM; Rocky appears just to the left of the rudder 11:17:36.