Sunday, April 23, 2017

April 23, 2017 (Sunday)

TWO Videos Today (See Bel's Nest Log Below)
Video: Drenched Duck


Bel's Nest Log
(71 & 69 days). EARLY MORN - Drenched B-left up 3:10:56, left wing stretch; drenched B-right up 3:11:31; B-left wing flaps 3:11:34; B-right rouses 3:11:40; B-left rouses, wing flaps 3:11:47, steps up on LYB 3:12:27, preens; B-right perched on right rail for little PS 3:13:28, wing flaps. MORN - B-right walks over to pantry 6:41:02, perches on back rail 6:41:51, wingercizes; PS 6:46:20, wingercizes; B-left head scratch 6:48:06, rouses 6:48:20; B-left head scratch 6:51:10; B-right pecks around in nest 6:53:02; IR light off 6:53:30; B-right lays down 6:55:17; B9 wingercises on LB 6:57:39; B9 flaps & jumps on nest 6:59:27; B9 to LB 6:59:39; B8 to RB 7:00:30; B8 to nest 7:02:32; B8 wingercises 7:03:08; B8 balances on rocky rail 7:04:16; great wingercise session all over the nest by B9 7:04:45; B9 to LB 7:05:32 & back to nest 7:06:07; B8 to LB 7:06:12; B9 to RB 7:07:09; B9 to nest 7:53:12 & seems to struggle to get left wing in correct position; B9 wingercises 7:54:33; B9 to LB 7:55:16 & flaps wing 7:56:05; B8 flaps to nest 7:59:48; B8 gets some good air 8:00:15; B8 to Y-nook 8:01:27; B9 to nest 8:30:00: B9 back to LB 8:30:38 & B8 is on RB (bookends); B9 sees M & starts yelling 9:22:14; M in FD w/mangled duck 9:22:20 & both kids rush her, B9 claims it but a drenched Mom feeds B8 a few bites before both patiently wait for B9 to chill; M tries to take duck 9:28:37 but B9 has a fit; B9 gets distracted by duck head & M feeds B8 9:30:11, then all 3 eat; M to LB 9:35:40 & out 9:35:47; eaglets have a tug-a-duck contest 9:36:56; tug-a-duck 9:39:40 which B8 wins; B9 to Y-nook 9:41:20 then to RB & back to Y-nook; B9 PS 9:42:48; both eaglets track something flying by 9:43:21; B9 back to nest 9:51:00 & tries to get some duck 9:51:33; B9 has better luck getting some food 9:52:00; B9 gets a duck wing 9:54:50; B8 is finished nibbling & B9 gets the nestovers 10:03:37; B8 to Y-nook 10:04:12; B8 PS 10:04:29; B8 to nest for nestovers 10:32:33; B9 to RB 10:36:03; B9 to nest 10:37:52 then B9 to LB 10:38:05; B9 wingercises on branch 10:39:14; B9 hops 10:41:19 & flaps and starts softly calling out (sees parent?); B9 moves back over to LB 10:43:08; B8 to RB 11:03:40; B8 flap/hops to nest 11:26:10 to pick at nestovers; B8 moves f/RB to LB 11:32:30; B9 to RB 11:43:45; B8 to nest 12:22:21 & PS 12:22:42; B9 floats/slides down LB & across nest 12:23:15 then rubs rear on nest 12:23:30 & lays down 12:23:51; B9 gets up 12:48:22 & shakes off; B9 rouses 12:48:40 then gets on LB (may see a P as B8 is watching something intently & squeals now & then); B9 flaps wings & calls out 12:51:01; B9 slips while turning on wet LB 12:51:43, recovers & hops to nest then back to LB; B9 hops to LB 2:15:18 & wingercises/hops/glides to LB to RB to nest; B9 lays down 2:17:40; B8 lays down 2:18:30; B9 gets up 2:34:16; B8 gets up 2:54:31; B8 rouses 2:54:54 then climbs up on LB 2:55:00 & flaps wings; B9 PS 2:57:36 then rouses; B9 to RB 3:12:55; B9 moves up RB 3:13:22; B8 stretches leg & stands on one foot 3:14:05; B8 PS 3:15:18 & jumps to nest; B8 jumps to LB 3:16:01; B9 moves further up RB (out of cam view) 3:20:25; B8 to nest 3:46:00; B8 to LB 3:48:50 then back to nest & back to LB; B9 turns on RB & moves into cam view 4:47:16; B9 to nest 4:56:57; B9 to LB 4:58:35; B9 moves up LB out of cam view 4:59:06; B9 see P and starts squeeing 5:00:35; D in BD w/nice fish 5:00:45 & both kids jump to nest; B8 makes the steal 5:02:10; D moves in and gets the fish 5:02:20 & feeds the kids; B8 is not impressed with D's portion sizes & steps in to get his own 5:04:16 but D maintains control of feeding; B8 rejoins the feast 5:08:35; B8 swallows the tail 5:16:33 as D feeds the head to B9; feeding over, D starts cleaning house 5:26:52; D to Y-nook 5:27:49; D moves up RB 5:28:05 & out 5:28:16pm; B8 hops to LB 5:28:51 while B9 eats/plays with fish head; B8 stumbles & goes to nest 5:29:06; B8 claims fish head 5:29:22; B9 to Y-nook 5:30:10; B9 hops to nest 5:30:54; B9 to RB 5:31:24; B9 missteps but recovers 5:32:38; B8 to LB 5:38:44; B8 to nest 6:01:25 & lays down; B9 to nest 6:17:21; flyby behind nest (back right) 6:32:20; B8 to LB 6:34:50; B8 joins B9 on the crib rail 6:35:23; B9 to RB 6:36:24; B9 hops to nest 6:47:38 & jumps around; B9 is up & down & all around until finally laying down next to B8 7:02:37; B9 gets up 7:18:19; B9 PS 7:19:34 then does a giant hop to LB 7:19:56; B9 to nest & lands on B8 7:53:57.

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