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By: grateful (offline) on Monday, May 07 2012 @ 10:09 AM EDT  
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9:31 AM Dad brings in another large stick
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9:40 AM Mom brings up fish and they dig in
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9:42 AM Mom says enough
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By: grateful (offline) on Monday, May 07 2012 @ 06:59 PM EDT  
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5:26 PM Mom feeds
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5:26 PM feeding frenzy, look at those wings!
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5:32 PM Mom in nest and 2 GBH are in the pond. Dad and an intruder or another pair? Raining too!
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By: MaryF (offline) on Tuesday, May 08 2012 @ 01:35 AM EDT  
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Wonderful s'caps, Nancy!! I absolutely LOVE the back lit picture of the big chick yawning!! love I've been MIA with hatches at Pigeon Forge and drama with the chick in Minnesota. I miss these guys and hope to find time to come here tomorrow!!


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By: nightowl (offline) on Tuesday, May 08 2012 @ 03:00 AM EDT  
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TUESDAY, MAY 8, 2012

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By: grateful (offline) on Tuesday, May 08 2012 @ 06:26 AM EDT  
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Good morning Mary and Nightowl ! Hello
So glad that Harmon is looking good now. I couldn't watch!

6 AM and the nest is slightly rainy and windy. Mom is on the nest.

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By: grateful (offline) on Tuesday, May 08 2012 @ 06:33 AM EDT  
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6:17 AM Mom urps
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6:17 AM looks like # 1 grabbed and swallowed the whole thing. None of the others tried. You can see it in neck.
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6:17 AM Now # 1 wants back under Mom
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By: grateful (offline) on Tuesday, May 08 2012 @ 07:04 AM EDT  
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6:27 AM Dad has just taken over from Mom and she left
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6:59 AM Dad on nest. Very windy and rainy and his nuptial plume is blowing along with the feathers on his back.
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By: grateful (offline) on Tuesday, May 08 2012 @ 07:44 AM EDT  
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7:17 AM Dad urps huge fish
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7:19 AM Dad upped a smaller fish and one of the chicks is eating it whole
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7:20 AM Dad takes back remaining fish while 4 of them look at him and #5 looks down
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