3/4/16 - Pine Time (Mom
and the babies up by 6:43 a.m. and feeding begins. PS for one baby. Dad arrives
and eats a little coot and feeds the babies some fish. Mom back with a stick;
Dad brings in grass; and Mom brings in a pine branch to spruce up the nest. Dad
works on the front rails. All of this accomplished before 8:00 a.m.)
3/8/16 - Dad's Tail (Mom
flips a pine cone branch over the babies; she tosses coot feathers all over the
place and enjoys her coot feet. One baby shows an interest in Dad’s tail and
pecks at it. Dad moves some branches; grass is brought in; and one baby gets a
coot feather stuck in his head. Mom and Dad have a talk.)
3/9/16 - Cover Up (A
little morning bonking and healthy PS’s. Fish to eat and a world to see by
peering over the rails. Dad brings in a bunch of grass and Mom spreads it over
the babies; Dad helps. Mom brings in more grass and completely covers one of
the babies.)
3/10/16 - Mom's Crash Landing (Excitement
at the nest this evening when Mom appears to crash into the lower left side of
the nest. Some chatters thought it was a defense tactic against a squirrel (not
Rocky) seen earlier. You be the judge.)
3/13/16 - Dad's Walk on the Wild Side (Mom
gulps a fish tail; she makes a hard landing when bringing in a coot with Dad
right behind her. Coot feeding and the babies pick at it. Parents on high
alert, there’s a sub-adult in the area. Dad takes a walk down the side of nest
to see what’s up.)
3/19/16 - Snatch & Grab (Mom
brings in a huge branch and struggles with it; one baby tries to move a stick.
Dad brings in coot for breakfast, and Mom gulps a foot. Dad works on the
branch. B6 tries to eat a coot foot, but Mom snatches it back. B7 snatches the
foot from Mom, but Mom gets it back. Mom brings in grass and dumps it on one of
the babies. B6 nips at Mom’s talon as she takes off. Fish dinner provided by
Dad.)
3/20/16 - Intruder (Mom
tangles with an adult intruder. PS and wing flaps; lovely smorgasbord; and Dad
lands on lower branch before delivering a snack.)
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