May 9, 2017 (Tuesday)

Bel's Nest Log
(87 & 85 days). Per Jani: B8 up to stretch 5:37:18; walks onto Y 5:37:45; B9 to nest from LBB then lays in nest 6:17:22; B8 hops to nest and wingersizes to torment B9 6:21:20; B8 to LB then nest 6:22:13; to Lb 6:22:36; B9 gets up 6:22:44; B8 to Y then nest 6:24:28; B9 walks onto Y 6:25:05; hops to nest 6:25:13; B8 grabs their favorite log and flaps with it in h/s talon 6:25:26; B9 takes it 6:25:37; both play with it for a while; B9 to RB 6:27:06; Ir goes off 6:27:09; B9 to nest 6:27:31; B9 to LB 6:28:01; B8 to LSB 6:29:25; B8 hops to nest w/stick in mouth 6:29:42; B9 hops to nest for some stick play 6:29:45; B9 hops to Y then LB 6:31:02; B8 hops to RB 6:31:06; B8 to nest 6:31:23; tp LSB 6:31:32; to nest 6:32:20; B8 to LSB 6:33:38; back to nest 6:34:06; B9 to nest 6:36:38; then back to LB 6:36:47; Both watching something 6:37:02; B9 to nest 6:37:36; then Y 6:37:47; then LB 6:37:56; B9 out 6:38:30; B8 to LSB 6:41:03; B8 to nest then RB 6:48:35; B8 goes back to nest then LSB a few times until B9 comes in BD 11:20:49; B9 lays in nest 11:22:12; B8 hops to nest 11:54:29; to LB 11:54:41; B8 to nest 12:55:38; B8 to BB 12:56:14; B8 to nest 1:48:03; B8 to LB 1:50:42; back to nest 1:51:15; B9 to LB 1:54:51; to Y 1:55:08; to nest 1:55:11; B8 chews on B9's wing 1:55:40; B9 to LB 1:56:35; B9 out 1:56:47; B9 in BD 1:58:22; B9 lays in nest 1:59:38; D in BD w/sm duck 2:19:02; D moves immediately to LSB as babies fight over it; D hops to nest 2:20:02; B8 wins prize 2:20:19; B9 has a hissy 2:22:40; D to LSB 2:22:57; D out 2:23:10; B9 steals duck 2:50:42.

April 23, 2017 (Sunday)

TWO Videos Today (See Bel's Nest Log Below)

Video: Drenched Duck

Video: Dad's Fish Dinner

Bel's Nest Log

(71 & 69 days). EARLY MORN - Drenched B-left up 3:10:56, left wing stretch; drenched B-right up 3:11:31; B-left wing flaps 3:11:34; B-right rouses 3:11:40; B-left rouses, wing flaps 3:11:47, steps up on LYB 3:12:27, preens; B-right perched on right rail for little PS 3:13:28, wing flaps. MORN - B-right walks over to pantry 6:41:02, perches on back rail 6:41:51, wingercizes; PS 6:46:20, wingercizes; B-left head scratch 6:48:06, rouses 6:48:20; B-left head scratch 6:51:10; B-right pecks around in nest 6:53:02; IR light off 6:53:30; B-right lays down 6:55:17; B9 wingercises on LB 6:57:39; B9 flaps & jumps on nest 6:59:27; B9 to LB 6:59:39; B8 to RB 7:00:30; B8 to nest 7:02:32; B8 wingercises 7:03:08; B8 balances on rocky rail 7:04:16; great wingercise session all over the nest by B9 7:04:45; B9 to LB 7:05:32 & back to nest 7:06:07; B8 to LB 7:06:12; B9 to RB 7:07:09; B9 to nest 7:53:12 & seems to struggle to get left wing in correct position; B9 wingercises 7:54:33; B9 to LB 7:55:16 & flaps wing 7:56:05; B8 flaps to nest 7:59:48; B8 gets some good air 8:00:15; B8 to Y-nook 8:01:27; B9 to nest 8:30:00: B9 back to LB 8:30:38 & B8 is on RB (bookends); B9 sees M & starts yelling 9:22:14; M in FD w/mangled duck 9:22:20 & both kids rush her, B9 claims it but a drenched Mom feeds B8 a few bites before both patiently wait for B9 to chill; M tries to take duck 9:28:37 but B9 has a fit; B9 gets distracted by duck head & M feeds B8 9:30:11, then all 3 eat; M to LB 9:35:40 & out 9:35:47; eaglets have a tug-a-duck contest 9:36:56; tug-a-duck 9:39:40 which B8 wins; B9 to Y-nook 9:41:20 then to RB & back to Y-nook; B9 PS 9:42:48; both eaglets track something flying by 9:43:21; B9 back to nest 9:51:00 & tries to get some duck 9:51:33; B9 has better luck getting some food 9:52:00; B9 gets a duck wing 9:54:50; B8 is finished nibbling & B9 gets the nestovers 10:03:37; B8 to Y-nook 10:04:12; B8 PS 10:04:29; B8 to nest for nestovers 10:32:33; B9 to RB 10:36:03; B9 to nest 10:37:52 then B9 to LB 10:38:05; B9 wingercises on branch 10:39:14; B9 hops 10:41:19 & flaps and starts softly calling out (sees parent?); B9 moves back over to LB 10:43:08; B8 to RB 11:03:40; B8 flap/hops to nest 11:26:10 to pick at nestovers; B8 moves f/RB to LB 11:32:30; B9 to RB 11:43:45; B8 to nest 12:22:21 & PS 12:22:42; B9 floats/slides down LB & across nest 12:23:15 then rubs rear on nest 12:23:30 & lays down 12:23:51; B9 gets up 12:48:22 & shakes off; B9 rouses 12:48:40 then gets on LB (may see a P as B8 is watching something intently & squeals now & then); B9 flaps wings & calls out 12:51:01; B9 slips while turning on wet LB 12:51:43, recovers & hops to nest then back to LB; B9 hops to LB 2:15:18 & wingercises/hops/glides to LB to RB to nest; B9 lays down 2:17:40; B8 lays down 2:18:30; B9 gets up 2:34:16; B8 gets up 2:54:31; B8 rouses 2:54:54 then climbs up on LB 2:55:00 & flaps wings; B9 PS 2:57:36 then rouses; B9 to RB 3:12:55; B9 moves up RB 3:13:22; B8 stretches leg & stands on one foot 3:14:05; B8 PS 3:15:18 & jumps to nest; B8 jumps to LB 3:16:01; B9 moves further up RB (out of cam view) 3:20:25; B8 to nest 3:46:00; B8 to LB 3:48:50 then back to nest & back to LB; B9 turns on RB & moves into cam view 4:47:16; B9 to nest 4:56:57; B9 to LB 4:58:35; B9 moves up LB out of cam view 4:59:06; B9 see P and starts squeeing 5:00:35; D in BD w/nice fish 5:00:45 & both kids jump to nest; B8 makes the steal 5:02:10; D moves in and gets the fish 5:02:20 & feeds the kids; B8 is not impressed with D's portion sizes & steps in to get his own 5:04:16 but D maintains control of feeding; B8 rejoins the feast 5:08:35; B8 swallows the tail 5:16:33 as D feeds the head to B9; feeding over, D starts cleaning house 5:26:52; D to Y-nook 5:27:49; D moves up RB 5:28:05 & out 5:28:16pm; B8 hops to LB 5:28:51 while B9 eats/plays with fish head; B8 stumbles & goes to nest 5:29:06; B8 claims fish head 5:29:22; B9 to Y-nook 5:30:10; B9 hops to nest 5:30:54; B9 to RB 5:31:24; B9 missteps but recovers 5:32:38; B8 to LB 5:38:44; B8 to nest 6:01:25 & lays down; B9 to nest 6:17:21; flyby behind nest (back right) 6:32:20; B8 to LB 6:34:50; B8 joins B9 on the crib rail 6:35:23; B9 to RB 6:36:24; B9 hops to nest 6:47:38 & jumps around; B9 is up & down & all around until finally laying down next to B8 7:02:37; B9 gets up 7:18:19; B9 PS 7:19:34 then does a giant hop to LB 7:19:56; B9 to nest & lands on B8 7:53:57.

March 24, 2017 (Friday)

Video: B9's Perilous PS

(See Bel's Nest Log Below)

Bel's Nest Log
(41 & 39 days old): M stretches 6:34:37am; M to LB 6:35:43; M & D chatter 6:36:19; M out 7:24:27; IR light off 7:32:04; M in FD w/coot 7:48:55; B9 gets the first bite of the feeding 7:49:20; M out BD 8:08:44; (per sela-985 B8 "breaks" the pine cone crib mobile with her butt and a sneeze 8:08-8:09am); D in w/coot 8:10:58am; B8 is fed first by D at 8:11:28; D rouses 8:41:46; B9 flaps wings & bops D 8:42:46; D to LB 8:43:03 & out 8:43:15; M in FD w/duck 10:04:35; M sees D and starts calling 10:24am; D in FD w/fish 10:26:11; D starts messing with the fluff while M is still squeeeing at him 10:27:22; D to RB 10:28:19 & out 10:28:24; M starts feeding B9 10:29:35 and B8 joins them for breakfish 10:30:52. B9 PS over right rail 4:28:29, B9 sits on rail & then puts left leg over it (straddles the rail) 4:28:50, pecks at stks & peers below; B9 face-plants as he attempts to step back over the rail 4:31:50, fortunately he makes it safe & sound. M squees 5:51:07 as D arrives via FD w/headless fish 5:51:14; M feeds B9 while B8 is resting 5:51:37; D out BD 5:52:48; B8 finally gets up, turns his head & grabs a bite 5:53:05, M continues to feed B8; B9 PS 5:54:38; M is feeding both by 5:54:56, w/B8 getting the most; M swallows fish tail 5:58:14; B8 turns away from the table 5:58:30 for a PS at 5:58:51 while B9 keeps eating; B9 turns away from table 6:00:30; M eats the rest, bones & all; B9 plays w/twigs 6:01:53; B8 scratches head 6:02:29.

March 13, 2017 (Monday)

Bel's Nest Log

M wingflaps & stretches 7:27:08am; M to LB 7:27:52 & out 7:28:08; B8 ps 7:28:47; IR light off 7:43:47; B9 casts a pellet 8:02:24; B9 ps over B8's head 8:08:39; M in FD w/fish 8:22:13; B8 bonks B9 8:22:23; M feeds B8 8:23:00; B9 gets a bite (with his back to B8) 8:25:18 & then gets a lot more; feeding time over & B8 ps 8:30:53; M to LB 8:35:03 & 8:35:13; M in to LB 8:40:13; D flies in FD (to the right of M) w/breakfast bird 8:41:38; still squawking to D, M jumps to the nest 8:46:41; D to LB 8:47:03 & out 8:47:17; B8 nibbles at coot head 8:48:22; M drags bird over to pantry 9:12:55; M de-feathers breakfast 9:13:30; M out BD 9:36:35; M in FD w/fluff 9:39:00; D in to LB 9:40:20; D hops to RB & grabs M's pine branch 9:40:39 where a stick war ensues; M wins and drops stick 9:41:23; D turns & flies off 9:41:46; B8 ps 9:42:39; B8 ps 11:31:03; M feeds B8 11:45:50; B8 ps 11:54:39; M eats bird head (duck, coot?) 11:54:42; M feeds B9 a bite 11:57:37; M tries to cover babies 12:00:00 (they're too big); D in FD w/partial rabbit 1:27:30pm; D moves to right side of nest to move a stick 1:29:36; S/C#1-M out BD 1:32:32; D heads over to the pantry 1:33:23; D offers B8 a bite 1:34:09; B8 tries to self-feed on rabbit 1:34:22 then Dad offers more bites from bird; S/C#2-M drops in BD w/fluff or greenery 1:35:49; M starts feeding B9 1:40:43; D to RB 1:41:44 & out 1:41:54; S/C#3-D in FD w/fluff 1:58:06; M to LB 2:01:20 & out 2:01:58; S/C#4-M in BD w/fluff 2:09:58; D to LB 2:13:03 & out 2:14:08; M snuggles w/eaglets 3:38:55; kids get restless so snuggling session over 4:00:05; M feeds B8 4:22:13; B8 is finished eating so B9 moves over picks up a bite from the nest 4:31:53; M feeds B9 4:32:05pm; B9 plays with a skinny stick 4:40:40; M to LB 4:41:20 & out 4:41:29; B9 ps 4:42:19; M in FD 4:44:06; M moves pinecone 4:44:26.

December 28, 2016 (Wednesday)

Bel's Nest Log
Per Sasha68 - in BD 07:21:37am; D beakdozes nest 07:21:48; M in LYB w/decoration stk 07:27:48; M joins D in beakdozing 07:28:01; D to RYB 07:31:47; D out RYB 07:32:14; M calls for breakfast starting around 07:38:20 until D in LYB w/duck zipped opened 08:39:19;D out BD 08:44:37; D in LYB w/fluff 08:48:16; D RYB 08:52:30; D out RYB 08:53:05; D in LYB w/stk 08:56:37; M to LYB 09:03:43; M out LYB 09:04:04; D to LYB 09:04:59; D out LYB 09:05:08; D in BD w/fluff 09:28:28; per JaniBop-D adjusts back rail 09:28:50; D moves stick to front rail 09:37:57; Proceeds to trim 09:38:27; Moves it back to the original spot 09:39:22; Moves it to left front rail then to left rail 09:42:05; M barrels in FD w/ fluff 09:48:26; Both dig in bole 09:49:12; M eats more duck 09:50:17; M beak plows bole 09:55:08; D works on bole 09:55:51; M stumbles back onto Y nook rails 09:57:22; ; Back to nest and works on bole 09:59:39; M tries out bole 10:02:06; D out BD 10:02:59. D in FD w/fluff 10:13:09; D out BD 10:19:31; M out BD 10:26:00; D in BD w/stick 10:44:39; D rouses 11:16:21; D out BD 11:16:32; D in BD w/small sticks 11:22:48; M in FD w/big stick which dad promptly takes 11:23:06; stick war, mom wins 11:23:51; D gets it back 11:24:10; M digs in bole 11:25:11; M to LYB 11:28:21; M out 11:28:40; D out BD 11:29:14; D in to LYB 12:49:34; D out without coming to nest 12:59:00; Cam 1 reset 1:46pm; per BEL-D in BD 3:21:06 & starts eating nestovers; D out BD 3:47:12; M in to LB 3:48:33; M to nest 3:49:16 & looks for nestovers; M digs in bole 3:51:03; M messes with D's stk that was poking her at the BD 3:52:17; M out BD 3:54:08; D in FD w/headless fish 4:44:20pm; M in to LB w/D standing over the fish looking guilty 4:55:39; M to nest 4:55:59; D out BD 5:28:41pm; Per Jani - M tries out bole 05:29:55; M adds more fluff 05:35:17; M scoots around in bole 05:35:32; M aborted takeoff out BD 05:49:13; M out BD 05:52:23.

December 4, 2016 (Sunday)

Bel's Nest Log
D in FD w/mangled feathered breakfast {duck} 8:32:00am (dvr 18:21:24); D out BD 8:37:04; D in LB 11:13:11am (dvr-21:02:40) to nest 11:13:40; D out BD 11:25:34am; D in FD to eat some lunch 12:20:44pm (dvr 22:10:05); D to LB 12:34:37, out 12:35:16pm. Per JaniBop-D in LB/nest w/fluff 05:15:22pm (dvr-27:04:51); M in FD w/fluff 05:17:38pm; M starts eating duck 05:18:01pm; D steals a piece 05:21:46pm; Gives it to M 05:22:01pm; D out BD 05:22:59pm; M out BD 05:32:43pm.

November 13, 2016 (Sunday)

Video: Love Is In The Air

(See Bel's Nest Log Below)

Photograph by Becky Smith Cover

Bel's Nest Log 
Per Sasha68 -  C1- D lands on LYB 7:02am (42:49:16); D into nest 7:03 (42:50:03); D to LYB 7:07 (42:53:48); D out LYB 7:07 (42:54:25); D in LYB with partial duck 7:56 (43:43:37); D to Y nook 8:12 (43:59:07); D to RYB 8:13 (44:00:10); D out RYB 8:15 (44:02:03); M in LYB 8:16 (44:03:11); M moves duck 8:22 (44:09:26); M starts to nibble on duck 8:24 (44:10:46); M starts to de-feather and eat the duck 8:24 (44:11:16); D in BD w/grass 8:30 (44:17:23); M gets grass stuck in beak and shakes it out and continues eating 8:30 (44:17:40); D to RYB 8:33 (44:20:07); M starts moving duck and spreading grass 8:33 (44:20:23); D hops into nest 8:34 (44:20:55); M to LYB 8:37 (44:24:07); M beak freaks on LYB 8:37 (44:24:22); M out LYB 8:38 (44:24:50); D pulls out duck head and begins eating 8:41 (44:27:48); D tears at duck beak and eats it 8:41 (44:28:06); D to Y nook 8:53 (44:40:20): D to RYB 8:54 (44:40:51); D out RYB 8:54 (44:40:59); small bird on nest 10:54 (C2 11:54-46:42:25).

October 12, 2016 (Wednesday)

Bel's Nest Log

M in FD 7:43am (09:22:23), M to LB/out 7:46 (09:25:11/09:25:42); M in FD 7:48am (09:26:42, AC-24:34:32); M to LB 7:53 (09:31:38), M out 7:54 (09:32:32); D in w/duck feet food gift 8:16am (09:55:06, 2-23:04-ish); M in LB 8:17 (09:55:22), good view of mom swallowing duck foot 8:17am (Cam2 23:07:06); D to RB 8:23 (10:01:45), D out 8:24 (10:02:42), M to LB 8:28 (10:06:46), M out 8:29 (10:07:32). M in FD 10:07am (11:46:10), D in FD w/stk 10:10 (11:49:14); M to YB then LB then out 10:21 (11:59:52); M in FD w/stick 10:24 (12:02:35); D to LB/out 10:29 (12:07:50/12:08:25); D in FD w/stk 10:33 (12:12:10), mockingbird (12:12:50); M rouses 11:09 (12:47:58); M out BD 11:11 (12:50:26); D out BD 11:12 (12:50:57). Per Jani-M in FD w/stk 4:35pm (18:14:00), M out BD 4:44pm (18:22:58). EVENING - M in BD 7:31pm (1-21:09:41, 2-01:22:56, AC-34:17:33); D in FD w/stk 7:33pm (1-21:12:24, 2-01:25:39, AC-34:20:16); M out BD 7:38pm (1-21:16:48, 2-01:30:04, AC-34:24:41); D out BD 7:38 (1-21:17:22, 2-01:30:37, AC-34:25:14). CAM 1 RESET 7:58PM. 

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