April 27, 2017 (Thursday)

Bel's Nest Log

B9 - Up Close and Personal

(75 & 73 days old). Per TNTalons: EARLY MORN - Cam 1 reset 3:27am, no resets for Cam 2 or Ap Cam. One B has PS off back rail 3:28:50, wing flaps. MORN - B-left up 6:21:32, wing flaps, PS 6:22:05, more wing flaps, casts pellet 6:23:26, steps up to LB 6:31:42, preens; B-right up 6:36:27, goes to back rail; B-front to nest 6:38:22, plays w/nestover 6:39:34; B-back wingercizes 6:39:38; both play w/skull 6:41:15; B-front wingercizes 6:41:41, goes to pantry, stands on stk log for some flaps; both playing w/skull 6:42:09; B-front is now B-back/left; B-right wingercizes 6:43:08; B-left wing flaps to front rail 6:44:07, catches some good air flapping around 6:44:17; B-right steps up to RB 6:44:34; B-left PS 6:45:46, hops up to LB 6:45:54; IR light off 6:49:48; B-right (B8?) rouses 7:06:26, turns around, hops across nest 6:07:17, then back across 7:07:37 & steps up to Y-nook, turns around for PS 7:08:07, flaps down to nest & back to Y-nook, moves up to RB 7:09:21; B-left (B9?) head scratch 7:13:52; B8 moves up RB out of view 7:15:00; B9 flaps over to RB 7:15:32, moves over to LB 7:16:38, wing spread 7:18:13, hops across nest 7:18:18, hops around nest catching air, to LB 7:18:46, hops up to Cam pole 7:19:16, to RB 7:23:06, flaps down to pantry 7:23:52, flaps all over the place, PS 7:24:26, flaps to Y-nook 7:24:30, to nest, to LB, moves up LB out of view 7:25:08; B8 wing flaps 7:34:50, big wing spread 7:35:40, hops to Y-nook 7:35:46, then wingercizes, to LB 7:36:29. Per Jerri: As of 9:13am, so far B9 is sitting on his private LB squeeing for food; B8 on RB high; B9 to nest 9:57:37, after bouncing back and forth to and from the nest to LB he finally comes to rest on RYB with B8 who seems completely content high on his branch! B9 back to nest, then LB 10:33:49, then to center Y branch 10:35:37; after chewing on the cam for a few minutes and scratching the microphone, B9 climbs to the top of Cam 1 10:41:20, back to nest 10:41:49. Per TNT - unable to record time until 3:32:32 when M flew in via BD w/small UFO, B's mantle & one scarfs it down in one bite 3:22:42; M to LB 3:33:10 & out 3:33:27. Unable to record time until 5:37:23 when D flew in BD w/fish, lots of wings flapping all over the place as D tries to get out of the way of mantling kids; D to LB 5:37:32 as the B's scuffle over the food, mantle & squee; D out FD 5:39:38 (per Jani - D went to the favorite perch); M in BD w/turtle 6:21:31, mantling & squeeing ensues; M steps down from back rail to take control of the feeding; B-front plays w/turtle shell, which M picked clean, 6:57:17; M to LB 6:58:18 & out 6:58:24; IR light on 8:51:36pm.

Mom approaching favorite perch - photo by Gena Flanigen