April 11, 2017 (Tuesday)

Bel's Nest Log

(59 & 57 days) - B9 up, stretches 6:17:03am & PS 6:17:30; B8 gets up & stretches 6:19:20 & PS 6:19:49; B9 lays back down 6:20:21 as B8 preens on the rail; B8 gets off the rail 6:51:13 & lays back down; IR light off 6:58:18; B-left (B9?) pecks at B-right's tail 7:06:50; B-left up 7:07:01, scratches head 7:07:18, wing flaps & stretches 7:07:45 (has a feather stuck in beak), preens 7:08:54, wingercizes 7:09:00; B-right (B8?) trying to cast pellet 7:09:47; B-left scratches head again 7:10:08; B-right gets up 7:27:02, spreads wings, tries to cast pellet, spreads wings wide, perches on Y nook & wing flaps 7:28:02, steps down & wingercizes 7:28:22, scratches head 7:28:42, pecks at nestovers 7:29:30; B-right perches on right rail 7:33:31, gets nestover in beak & flaps around 7:35:55, tries eating it (think it's a coot foot), swallows it, grabs something else 7:38:26, goes to back rail & perches 7:39:10, crop drop 8:03:05, preens; B9 crop drops 8:03:48; M in FD 8:06:17, B9 grabs her talon, M backs up to right rail 8:06:23; M turns around on the RB 8:07:57, M out 8:08:25...M in BD w/fluff 9:33:31; B8 walks up rails to RB 9:35:02; M to RB 9:36:27; B8 bites at M's tail feathers 9:37:04; M out 9:37:08; B9 finds some nestovers 9:39:22 & B8 comes down to investigate...B8 wingercises on the rails/RB 10:24:00; B8 plays then wingercises 12:39:35; B9 wingercises 12:41; B8 climbs Y-nook rails 12:42:05; B8 on rt rail and B9 on bk rail as mom comes in; M in FD w/fish 2:27:51; B9 grabs the fish as B8 grabs mom's talon; M gets free 2:28:01; M takes fish to pantry and starts unzipping 2:28:13; despite the toe tugs B8 gets the first bite and B9 the second 2:28:21; B8 grabs the head 2:43:53; Plays with head in talon 2:44:56; B9 grabs the tail 2:45:07; B9 runs to rt rail with tail in mouth 2:48:23; B8 takes it 2:48:34; M to LB 2:49:17; M out 2:49:28; B9 goes to Y 2:49:58; B8 goes to rt rail 2:54:54; D in BD w/fish 5:29:19 & B8 gets the prize; D tries to take fish away from B8 5:30:36; D gets part of fish & feeds B9 5:31:05 as B8 self feeds; D moves fish head to pantry 5:37:45; B8 still self feeding & B9 comes over for some 5:39:05; D out BD 5:40:06; babies stand in awe of dads departure then go back to eating 5:40:34; B9 steals fish 5:42:37; M in BD 7:56:38 7:56:48; IR light on 8:35:11; M to RB 8:35:31pm.