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Nadia · **Posted:** Sat Jan 19, 2019 12:33 pm

Thanks Bev. I was getting worried. I had not seen Ma since the early morning switch. Then I saw your post that she was spotted by the ground crew...whew. I just saw her come in to take over the eggs. Dad gave her such a nice long 3 hr break. What a great pair. :15heartbeat:

She needed that. She was stiff with that L leg this morning and did not want to put weight on it....probably quite arthritic from the old injury. Weather very wet and rainy.

724am - Early morning switch. Mom with soft vocals as Dad came in...they got louder and squeaky as she got up. L leg probably painful from the weather and laying on it.

725am - Mom did a one-footed hop to a branch and off loaded the L leg, flexing the foot as she perched.

1120am - Mom wants back on the eggs.

1121am - Mom rolls the eggs and positions to resume incubating.

bev. · **Posted:** Sat Jan 19, 2019 6:42 pm

mom has been on since shortly after 11. dad did bring in a coot foot which mom gobbled right away.
ground crew, says dad has been perched in several places close by. The dry gully behind nest is now full of water. hope it does no t snow tonight as it i s to get cool

dad brings in coot foot for mom ( her favorite)

dad leaving and mom eats coot legs

bev. · **Posted:** Sun Jan 20, 2019 1:40 am

around 11pm tonight , dad called to mom. sh e finally called back. she is sound asleep now and it is dry.

SWINWK · **Joined:** Wed Jan 02, 2013 10:41 am **Posts:** 12717

Ma is back from her break and rolling the eggs!

Nadia · **Posted:** Sun Jan 20, 2019 12:46 pm

Dad gives her such a nice break each morning. Mom was just alarm calling at 1134am. This went on for a good couple of minutes with Dad joining her nest side. All seems calm now.

1136am - Dad comes nest side and Mom stands up over the eggs in alert mode. Dad left 10 min later to Mom's soft vocals.

bev. · **Posted:** Sun Jan 20, 2019 3:41 pm

dad came back and gave mom a break and now mom i s back at2:40pm sh e brought in some grasses with her.

I know there are people there today so will see what they have to say

bev. · **Posted:** Sun Jan 20, 2019 3:49 pm

i guess when was alarm calling and dad came on left branch also, there was a juvie flying over nest and behind.

cool at nest today

bev. · **Posted:** Sun Jan 20, 2019 7:59 pm

mom had a lot of breaks today. This was great as she needed it.

ground crew confirmed it was a juvie. flew overhead and around back.

a good day

bev. · **Posted:** Mon Jan 21, 2019 9:50 pm

mom had some nice breaks today. I di d notice they both had good crops. dad brought in a late afternoon treat which mom polished off and took one more break before coming in for the night

exchange, dad leaving and mom coming in

dad brings a late afternoon snack

bev. · **Posted:** Wed Jan 23, 2019 7:16 pm

poor mom. 6:15pm

dad has been on since just after 12 and mom just came back. It is really pouring now

SWINWK · **Joined:** Wed Jan 02, 2013 10:41 am **Posts:** 12717

Ma brought in a small fish from her break earlier this morning and ate it.

bev. · **Posted:** Thu Jan 24, 2019 6:29 pm

here is mom bringing in fish( mentioned in above post). will post a video later tonight as she also ate coots foot (her favorite)

and here is a shot of mom coming in last night in the pouring rain and dad leaving

here is video of fish being brought in and mom devouring it an d the coot foot LOL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNY_4je ... e=youtu.be

bev. · **Posted:** Fri Jan 25, 2019 2:41 pm

jan24

mom also brings in grasses . what a gal.

she covered the prey and pulled rest around her

jan 25.
mom is out again but when she came back a bit ago she brought a branch with pine it. It is at 5 clock., by nest.

nice sunny day

bev. · **Posted:** Fri Jan 25, 2019 5:26 pm

mom came back with more hay. what a gal. she has spread it all over

Nadia · **Posted:** Sat Jan 26, 2019 12:44 pm

Beautiful day at the nest today. Sunny...no wind. A calm morning. The night shift ended at 722am with Dad coming in and giving Mom a nice 3 hr break. He repositioned on the eggs frequently with lots of egg rolling. At 1030am, Mom returns. There is a rather stiff rabbit in the pantry, but Dad came in at about 1130am with what I believe is half a squirrel. Mom was quite excited with vocals, but chose to stay on the eggs. She is still incubating now. I really love how these two communicate. Her soft vocals are so sweet and despite her awkward leg, she is so careful getting on and off the eggs. All is well this morning. :15heartbeat:

bev. · **Posted:** Sun Jan 27, 2019 7:20 pm

jan27-

they continue ot bring in grasses an d jsut now at 6:07pm dad brought mom in a fish for supper She is making short work of it :15heartbeat:

dad bringing in hay today and almost covering mom

dad brought mom fish and it is all gone

SWINWK · **Joined:** Wed Jan 02, 2013 10:41 am **Posts:** 12717

Wish I knew how to do videos, just saw Pa's breath on cam when he spoke toward the end of the 8:13 am mark. Went back on DVR to be sure. Don't know who he was talking to as I don't see Ma.

bonbon · **Joined:** Thu May 21, 2015 8:04 pm **Posts:** 2210

Oh, my, such terrific updates! I'm with you - the communication between this pair is wonderful! It still amazes me how well Mom does - and the nice long breaks that Pa gives her is heartwarming!

:15heartbeat:

bev. · **Posted:** Fri Feb 01, 2019 11:38 am

been taking a break but quickly in to say so far so good. :15heartbeat:

mom just brought in a lot o f grasses and spread them all around her. She must know something we don't weather wise.

SWINWK · **Joined:** Wed Jan 02, 2013 10:41 am **Posts:** 12717

I check in on them 2-3 times daily. So happy they are doing well. Not as long to wait as we did have for first bobblehead!! :flirty:

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