April 5, 2017 (Wednesday)

Bel's Nest Log

(53 & 51 days) Per TNT - B-left spreads right wing over B-right 7:02:25; B-right spreads left wing over B-left 7:02:31; B-left gets up & stretches 7:02:58, picks at straw, PS 7:03:52, wing flaps, preens, lays back down for a little beak kissing 7:06:53; B-right up 7:31:20, wing flaps, PS 7:33:03, wing flaps 7:33:08; IR light off 7:33:09; B-left wing flaps 7:36:03, nibbles on leftover fish 7:36:47, wingercizing 7:37:48; B-right scratches head 7:40:10; IR light back on 7:43:46; lightening & thunder 7:45:14; cam froze then went black 7:46:35; B's hunker down as the storm passes through 7:50:51; IR light off 7:57:21; B-left gets up & flaps wings to dry off 8:26:21, rouses & flaps some more 8:27:55, steps up on front rail & perches 8:28:07; B-right gets up 8:28:34 rouses, B's just hang out until D arrives via FD w/live fish 9:35:51, D starts eating the head 9:36:26 (so much for the live fish), B's watch as D eats; D beak plows 9:51:33; B-back PS 9:52:58; D to LB 9:53:19 & out 9:53:34 as B-back wing flaps. Per Bel - B8 PS 11:08:06; M in to LB 11:10:08 & eaglets chitter, M to nest 11:10:40 & feeds babies; M to LB 11:28:46 & B9 chirps at her; M out 11:29:05; D in BD 12:42:52pm & feeds the kids; once D polishes off most the nestovers he jumps to the LB 2:18:13 & flies out 2:08:39; B8 steps off the rail onto a napping B9 3:42:47; B9 PS 03:43:41 then wingercises & hops 3:45:01; B9 wingercises 4:00:49; B9 plays with greenery 4:02:40 then B8 checks it out 4:03:27 & drags it around 4:04:25 then wrestles with it (while M polishes off the fish head); B9 takes the greenery back over to M 4:06:14; B8 gets the stick again 4:06:51 & both babies play with it; B8 get on the right rail 4:08:09 & stumbles coming off 4:09:01; B8 back on rail 4:09:38; M to LB 4:17:12 & out 4:17:28; M in FD 6:00:20; M to LB 6:16:31 & out 6:16:56pm; M in FD w/stick 7:02:43; M picks up a different stick and B9 grabs it & has a hissy fit 7:03:12; B8 PS 7:04:41; B9 PS 7:05:03; D in FD w/fish 7:06:32; D to LB 7:07:30 & 7:07:45 and M feed babies; M tries to cover babies as the next wave of rain moves in 7:25:41; M out BD 8:05:51pm.