April 29, 2017 (Saturday)

Bel's Nest Log

Happy Birthday, Jimmy! Photograph by Tani Deaton

(77 & 75 days old). Per Tani: D delivered fish at first light. Per TNT & Jani: 6:23:00am, one B looking out BD, the other B looking out FD; B-back to LB 6:25:09, out of view by 6:29:15; B-front PS 6:30:59 then to back rail, gets a stk in beak and hops to RB 6:32:24, drops the stk over nest edge, back to nest to check things out; IR light off 6:37:32; B-front to Y branch 6:38:47; both B's in nest by 6:52:41 pecking around; B9? hops up to Cam pole 6:55:18, shows off her feathers up close 6:56:21, hops/flies down to nest 6:57:08, hops to LB 6:57:28, back to nest for wingercizing 6:58:13, to LB 6:58:34 (she can't sit still!), to Cam pole 6:59:07, she continues to hop around until M comes in the BD w/squirrel at 7:15:08; both B's reach the prize at the same time, but B8 claims it (I think); B9 softly chatters her dismay to M; M to LB 7:25:28; M out 7:25:39; sketti pull 7:30:37; B9 to RB 7:31:37; B8 still feeding at 7:41:15; B9 finally steals some squirrel around 7:45:00; B8 to LB 7:46:46, feaking 7:48:16, moves up LB 7:48:32; B9 hops around nest w/tail 7:50:00; B8 to RB 7:50:31 then to nest, to RB 7:52:26, to LB 7:53:03; B9 finishes off squirrel by 7:56:00, wingercizes 7:58:56, to Cam pole around 8:03:22, to RB 8:03:45, back to Cam pole 8:04:18. Fast Forward to 8:36:37: Both B's laying by right rail; B9 on Cam pole 11:15:08, moves up RB; B8 still resting in nest; both B's resting/observing at right rail 11:52:16.