12:15 pm - Pa and Ma at the nest. trilling as intruder flies overhead, Ma begins to eat prey

12:30 pm - Pa watches Ma eat


12:33 pm - Pa flies off, Ma squiggles into nestbowl

Ma watches from edge of the nest

12:42 - 1:00 pm Ma watching in the windy nest




1:00 pm Ma flies off

1:27pm....... .Awesome s'caps today everyone! Mom sure is looking bigger than Dad today........I guess the soggy feathers of the last few days make it hard to see their actual size differences. Surely, we must be getting closer to egg laying time. The adults are spending a whole lot more time at the nest the last few days. And they seem to be so concerned about making the nest "just right"! They are both off somewhere at the moment but I expect they will return again before the day is over.

5:23-5:46p - No activity.

I made a video of some funny and interesting activity today. Dad and Mom were in defensive mode quite a lot. At the 1 min. mark look how Mom really has her hackles up. I've never seen an eagle make themselves that big! Another thing I have never seen is what Dad does when he flies in at the 4:28 min. mark. It appears that he flew in backward! Quite the acrobat, our guy.
Right after that Mom really gets after him for trying to eat her meal.

DEFENSE & FUNNY MOMENTS - 3/3/12

S'caps from the video:
Acrobatic Dad


Mom's a hot air balloon.


Out, Out dark spot!

5:48p No one home....train rumbling by.

6:01p Dad flies in amid very windy conditions. It's looking stormy.




6:02p - Very short visit. He pulled up a little nesting and flew right out.

6:12p Cam switched to infrared.

6:22-23p - First Dad then Mom flew in. Mom flew out right away.
Dad didn't stay long either.



6:24p - Dad flew out after poking around a bit.

6:27-28p - Dad back in again for just under a minute,then out again.

6:22-8:30p - No activity.


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