May 24, 2017 (Wednesday)

Video: B9 To The Rescue

Bel's Nest Log

(102 & 100 days). Cams went offline during storm yesterday evening & are still down as of 7:30am. **All cams are back online by 10:05am Cam 1 time, B8 is laying on the nest, showing us that all's with her; B8 gets up 10:16:54; B8 hops to Cam1 branch 10:17:50 then hops back to nest 10:17:59; B8 back to Cam1 branch for some close up 10:18:21; B8 to nest 10:20:18; B8 to LB 10:20:32; B8 back to nest 10:23:11; B8 puts one foot on the Y-nook, trying to make up make up her mind which way to go 10:23:41; B8 flies out BD 10:24:27; tornado sirens go off 10:26:12; B8 comes in BD as another tornado warning is heard 10:26:43 then B9 flies in 10:26:48; wind starts to pick up 10:27:26; kids look around as another tornado warning is announced 10:27:52; both eaglets lay down 10:28:38; wind picks up 10:29:27; B9 gets up 10:30:44 & then lays back down; B8 moves next to B9 10:31:09 as the nest rocks; rain has started by 10:34 & wind still rocking the nest; eaglets jump up & start yelling 10:35:57; despite the high winds D comes in BD w/partial fish 10:36:04 (A/C 28:09); B9 grabs the fish & D's talon in an attempt to get the food 10:36:05; D disentangles & gets out of Dodge by hopping to the LB 10:36:15; B8 hovers over the nest & LB 10:36:27 then goes back to the nest and D flies off 10:36:37 (A/C 28:43); B8 to Y-nook 10:36:54 then to LB 10:37:02; B8 out 10:50:33 (A/C 42:42); B9 lays down 10:52:47; B9 goes to LSB 10:59:06; B9 out 10:59:40; M in BD w/squirrel 11:29:00; B9 flys by behind nest 11:29:10; B9 in BD 11:29:22; M to LB 11:31:45; M out 11:32:04; B8 in BSD11:37:59; B9 rushes B8 and tells h/h this is mine; B8 goes in for the steal 11:55:39; B9 to RB 11:57:59; B8 to Y to feak 12:11:05; back to nest 12:11:26; B8 to LB 12:11:32; B8 to nest 12:35:24; B8 takes a pinecone to LB 12:36:49; Nibbles and plays with it then goes to nest to play with it some more 12:38:27; B8 hops back to LB w/pinecone 12:38:45; Drops it over side 12:38:58; B8 hops to nest 12:39:32; B8 out BD 12:40:06; B9 out 12:51:54; Squee9 in BD 1:34:03; D in w/mangled fish 1:34:20 & B9 snatches it; D hops around B9 1:34:30; D hightails it for the LB 1:36:03 & B8 flies in BD 1:36:04; B9 blocks B8 from getting to the fish 1:36:05 & runs to stand on it 1:36:11; B8 hops to LB 1:47:04; B8 back to nest 1:55:15; B8 bides her time then makes the move to steal the fish 2:00:30; brief tug-a-war 2:00:46, B8 now has the remaining fish 2:00:53; B9 to Y-nook 2:02:53; B9 moves up to higher branch 2:07:18; B9 down to Cam 1 branch 2:12:33 & hops to nest 2:12:38; B9 lays down 2:17:51 then gets back up 2:18:40 to nibble on a few crumbs…B8 to LB 2:30:05; B8 to nest 2:31:05; B8 to LB 2:31:35; B8 flies off 2:33:26 B9 to Y-nook 2:33:53 then goes up higher on Cam 1 branch; B9 out 2:34:20; ALL CAMS RESET 2:44pm Cam1 time;