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.

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 20, 2016 (Tuesday)

Bel's Nest Log

D in LB 7:20:43am, to nest 7:20:52; D out BD 7:30:10. DVR reset 9:16am; D & M both still on nest after reset; D out BD 9:22:48; D in FD w/stk 9:38:41; M out BD 9:45:06; D out BD 9:45:22; D in BD w/twig 3:59:18pm; Cam1/dvr reset 4:06pm; Dad tests the nest bole & quickly gets back up to move a few pieces of fluff 4:06:20; D preens 4:09:00; he tests the bole again 4:14:19 & not satisfied quickly gets up to move grass & sticks; D out BD 4:29:50; per JaniBop - D in to LB 06:00:50; D to nest 06:01:49; D out BD 06:03:17.

December 19, 2016 (Monday)

Video: Inquisitive Intruder

(See Bel's Nest Log Below)

Inquisitive Intruder pulling on twine.

Bel's Nest Log
D in from left side 07:07:32am (dvr 22:38:xx); he digs in the bole then lays down briefly to test it 07:09:19am; after a few adjustments, D settles in the bole 07:10:01; D gets up as M arrives on the LB 07:23:29am (dvr 22:54:37), M to nest 07:22:39; both do some bole-dozing; IR light goes off 07:27:26am; D to LB 07:29:45 D out 07:29:59; M rouses 07:31:00; M out FD 07:31:22; D in FD w/fluff 08:41:28am (24:12:xx); D out BD 08:45:20am; Intruder eagle (IE1), guessing 4 or 5 years old, lands on lower left branch 09:04:15am (DVR Cam1-24:35:xx, Cam2- 07:01:48, Appr cam-18:39:35), goes to the nest at 09:05:25; IE1 pecks at nesting material 09:05:20am; IE1 out BD 09:07:33; D in FD w/pinecone stick 9:17:33am (dvr 24:49:xx); D to LB & out 9:28:32am; Dad lands on LB 10:08:14am (dvr Cam1 25:34:xx, Appr cam 19:43:xx); D peal calls as intruder eagle (IE1) comes in to RB 10:09:35; IE1 to nest 10:09:40am; IE1 moves a stick 10:11:30; D on LB calls again 10:12:17. IE1 grabs the twine on LB at 10:12:34 & tugs it again at 10:12:42; IE1 goes to LB & pecks at D's leg 10:13:03; D flies off 10:13:24; IE1 back to nest 10:15:51, IE1 out BD 10:16:06; D in BD w/stk 10:23:08; D rouses 10:28:39; D out BD 10:33:00; M in FD 12:27:35pm & digs in nest bole; M out BD 12:34:39. Per Jani-D in FD 01:04:33 & M in shortly after (cam reset); per BEL-D out BD 1:29:40pm; D in BD w/stk 1:31:21 & stick war ensues; M out BD 1:34:23; M in FD w/stk 1:34:59 & another stick war; D out BD 1:39:08; D in FD w/small stk 1:41:19 & after he keeps poking M with it she takes it from him; D out BD 1:45:18; M out BD 1:51:29; Cam 1 reset 3:37pm; D in BD w/fluff 3:58:14pm; D out BD 4:10:58; D in BD w/pine branch 4:13:13; D out BD 4:18:58; D in BD w/stk 5:17:21pm; D's stick gets the better of him & ends up on his head, lol 5:18:15pm; D out BD 5:27:16.

October 23, 2016 (Sunday)

Bel's Nest Log 
C1 & C2 reset 3:54am. Per Sasha-M calls out 7:24am (03:29:10); D in LYB w/stk 7:24am (03:30:00, AC-47:16:18:); D out LYB 7:36 (03:41:07, AC-47:27:26); D in LYB w/stk 7:38 (03:43:05, AC 49:29:24); M in w/stk LYB 7:38 (03:43:35, AC-47:29:53); Some type of animal fighting in woods 7:41 (03:46:42); D out BD 7:42 (03:47:55, AC-47:34:13); D in LYB w/stk 7:44 (03:49:41, AC-47:36:00); M out LYB 7:46 (03:51:17, AC-47:37:35); D calls out 7:46 (03:51:39); D out LYB 7:46 (03:51:52, AC-47:38:12). Per BEL-D in LSD w/huge stick 8:53 (04:58:37, AC-48:44:54), M in FD w/stk & takes charge of placement 8:56 (05:01:12 ); D to RB/out 9:01 (05:06:28/05:06:41); D in BD w/branch 9:02 (05:07:04); M to RB/out 9:04 (05:09:44/05:10:01); D to LB/out 9:06 (05:11:40/05:12:06); D in LSD w/stk 9:08 (05:13:19), M in LB to supervise 9:09 (05:14:36), D to RB 9:13 (05:19:01), M to nest 9:14 (05:19:03), D out 9:14 (05:19:25); D in BD w/stk 9:15 (05:20:51); D out BD 9:18 (05:23:56). D in LSD w/stk 9:20 (05:25:21); M to LB/out 9:22 (05:27:55), D out BD 9:23 (05:28:05); M in FD w/stk followed in by Dad 9:24 (05:28:29); D to LB 9:25 (05:30:56); M out BD 9:26 (05:31:21), D out FD 9:26 (05:31:43); D in LSD w/stk 9:28 (05:33:43), M in FD w/stk 9:30 (09:25:26); D to RB/out 9:36 (05:41:10/05:41:30); D in FD w/stk 9:40 (05:45:33); M to LB/out 9:42 (05:47:25/05:47:57); D to LB 9:43 (05:48:15/05:48:33); D in BD w/huge branch 9:44 (05:49:20); M in BD w/stk 9:48 (05:53:15), D to LB 9:49 (05:54:48), D turns & flies out BD 9:50 (05:55:11); D in BD w/stk 9:52 (05:57:32); stick falls off left side 9:54 (05:59:28); M to LB 9:55 (06:00:34), M out FD 9:57 (06:02:14) D to LB/out 9:58 (06:03:16/06:03:29); D in BD w/stk 10:00 (06:05:37); geese fly over 10:05 (06:10:59); M in FD w/stk 10:06 (06:11:57); D to LB/out 10:11 (06:16:04/06:16:32); M to LB/out 10:24 (06:29:08/06:29:45). {Cam 1 reset 12:16pm, but dvr times are close for Cam 2.}

Videos: Best Action Yet - Part I AND Best Action Yet - Part II