More captures of the feeding

707 to 712 pm

Big pecks Lil into submission; Lil goes down moves
away from feeding but comes back to participate in
the meal again



712 pm
Lil reaches in and grabs a piece of meat from Mom



713 pm
Big attacks Lil yet again....for the third time!

718 pm
Lil is up again but turned away from the feeding


716 to 721 pm


722 pm
Big still eating away; Lil getting none.

Scaps of Lil ....... getting fed between 725 to 730 pm

728 pm
Lil flat and hanging crop


726 to 728 pm
Lil getting fed one on one with Mom


730 pm
Lil One grabbing Mom's beak
so cute

815 pm
Mom was feeding the kids again.
Looked like Big pecked the Lil one again.
So glad they got some crow for supper before
bed.

Mom is up and moves to the Y and she was still on
the Y when the cam started to loose power for the night.

A few more scaps

730 pm
Mom feeding Lil One


808 pm
Mom and kids


813 pm


Now time for me to say......

Maine Family and to our friends here ~~ stay safe and hoping for food aplenty tomorrow

Here are the videos - Four Part Series of the Feeding




655 pm - Dad returns to the nest with food (crow or raven perhaps); Mom claims the meal and feeds the kids - This is the first of four videos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSK-c2UtvAw

707 pm - Feeding Continued - Part Two - Big dominates the meal

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqUgm2-3B_w

716 pm - Feeding Continued - Part Three - Big Dominates

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4wi6d3aYGQ

725 pm - Feeding Continued - Finally Lil gets a One on One feeding with Mom

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caARjtDqAPQ

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Good morning!

There's a chance of showers today, and the temperature is supposed to be up to 75F/24C.

Thanks for your great coverage yesterday, Debs, and the videos of the feeding! Definitely a bit worrying when Mom was gone for so long, and it does sound as if the reduction in food has led to a bit of rivalry - so I'm glad to see the younger one was fed at the end.

The Maine forum is reporting a feeding at 4:40 am and another at 6:00 am. WillPatt has a video of the earlier feeding - http://youtu.be/liWXSKTlKa0, and they report that one seemed to get most of the food.

6:56 am
Chicks have been alone on the nest for the last half hour or so, but both adults are heard in the background.


9:04 am
Small, medium, large....

9:20 Mom is on the nest with the lets. They are all panting a bit. Must be warm already!

12:58pm

Sky is overcast. Mom just finished feeding the lets. They have curled up for a nap. Now Mom is watching - fascinated by something flying overhead. Since she is not screeching, my guess is it's Dad