April 4, 2017 (Tuesday)

Bel's Nest Log
(52 & 50 days) M to LB 4:27:04am; M calls D 6:46:11 then chatters; B's get up 6:47:54; B-front stretches 6:48:21, PS 6:49:02  wing flaps & preens; B-back wingercizes 6:49:35, PS 6:51:02, wing flaps & preens while on back rail; M out 6:59:25; IR light off 7:07:29; B-front casts pellet 7:13:29; B-back playing w/nestovers 7:19:44; M in FD w/coot 8:28:53 & starts de-feathering it; B8 starts snatching bites 8:30:11 & pulls on coot head 8:30:38; B9 pulls on coot head again & tries eating it 8:31:30; B9 yells at M in frustration 8:32:0; B8 comes over to eat 8:32:26; M feaks on LB 9:07:59; M to LB 9:08:17 & out 9:08:25; D in BD w/big headless fish 10:44:51 & B9 grabs the fish; after nibbling on the fish, B9 starts giving D "are you going to feed me" looks 10:49:24; D walks over & jumps on LB 10:50:09; B9 starts fussing at D 10:50:29, D flies out 10:50:34; B9 scratches head & mulls over breakfast situation 10:51:37; B9 PS 10:52:53 then stretches, flaps wings & runs a couple of steps; B9 lays back down 11:00:14; M in LSD w/top half of fish 1:03:18 & B9 gets to it first; B9 starts nibbling on fish 1:04:09 & chirping to M; M takes fish & starts feeding both 1:04:44; M to LB 3:07:56 & out 3:08:03; M in BD w/fish head (?) 6:09:25; B9 is there to make the grab while B8 is standing on the rail; B8 leaves the rail & heads to the table 6:09:48; M to LB 7:48:35 & out 7:48:51pm; B9 finds the twine at LB 8:00:04 and tugs on it a couple of times; B8 8:05:41 stretches wing on cam 2 branch; B8 attacks fish head 8:06:30 then stands on it 8:06:52; B8 moves fish head 8:07:33 then balances on it again 8:08:06; B9 wingercises 8:18:59; B8 steps up on the rail again 8:22:27pm.