May 25, 2017 (Thursday)

Bel's Nest Log

One of the kiddos - Photograph by Bill Cameron (5/25/17)

(103 & 101 days) - All 3 cams still down (since 8:48pm yesterday); Cams back online 10:47am with B8 laying in nest and B9 munching on squirrel; B8 gets up 10:54:51 and steals biggest part of the squirrel 10:54:54 (neither seem really hungry); B8 works on his pouncing footwork 10:55:27 then settles down to eat; B9 lays down 11:02:17; B8 walks away from squirrel to eat a forgotten piece on the rt rail 11:10:19; B9 gets up to go get the squirrel 11:10:29; B8 to RB 11:12:09; B8 to nest 11:12:37; B8 lays down 11:14:11; B9 to 11o'clock branch 11:30:16; B9 out 11:33:43; B8 to LB 12:50:59; to Y 12:51:26; to nest 12:52:10; B8 to RB 12:52:31; B9 comes in and hovers over nest to get blown away to back branch (can hear on cam1 12:52:52 and seen on cam2 @02:04:??); B8 to nest 12:53:00; B9 hops into view on RBB 12:56:25; B9 hops to nest 12:57:08; B9 nibbles at nestover squirrel 12:59:41; B8 lays down 1:01:28; B9 to Y w/pelt 1:12:28; B8 grabs it while still laying down 1:13:41; B8 gets up and tugs it away from B9 1:13:51; B9 finds a piece 1:14:29; B9 lays down 1:16:27; B8 lays down 1:24:08; Both still laying in nest @2:40pm; B8 to Y 2:53:10; to nest 2:54:30; then flaps and lands on LB 2:54:34; B9 carries pelt across nest to rt side 2:55:02; B8 hops to nest 2:55:40; M in BD w/squirrel 2:55:45; Both Bs battle over it; M to LB 2:56:32; B8 wins 2:56:44; M out 2:56:46; B8 moves away from squirrel 3:26:54; B9 takes it over 3:27:00; B8 lays down 3:29:06; Cam1 resets 3:45:55; B9 swallows pelt 3:48:05; B9 hops over B8 3:50:38; B9 swallows pelt 3:51:51; B9 to SB 3:53:45; M in BD w/split opened fish 3:55:02; B8 makes the grab then B9 hops in to steal it 3:55:04; B8 to RB 3:56:44; B8 to nest 3:57:23; B8 lays at M's feet 4:01:08; M to SB 4:02:20; M out 4:02:36; B8 lays down 4:05:25; B9 moves away from fish to do a ps 4:16:56; B8 gets up and moves to fish 4:17:04; B9 to RSB 4:18:43; B8 lays down 4:37:42; B9 to nest 4:37:43; B9 lays down next to B8 4:41:16;