both streaming cams are down for me but here is a great photo how to determine who is who at this nest....pic is from the OHIO website...

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soph for that clarification drawing attention to yellow markings, it helps as Trooper sometimes puffs up & looks bigger & it is hard to see which is incubating {seems like Trooper does a lot} ~I can see that in beans' good comparison above now too
beans for gr8 video, poor pigeons= :huh:

4/28/10~Scout Takes Trooper's Place Incubating Eggs, 11am~3.33min. < Video Link

You can see how much larger Scout is than Trooper in the switch on the ledge. Love how Mommy Scout shakes down on the eggs and keeps nestling/hunkering every few seconds at first, onto her brood patch.
Trooper {yellow mustache}
Scout on left coming in
Scout

Quote by: Castor

{tired/bothered or slightly upset}= :question:

, List dove

hmmmmmmmmmm...any nest observations? Castor you OK?

Castor, I get it now ~
I didn't know what that icon actually meant, had found that explanation of it on this site
http://forums.cgsociety.org/archive/ind ... 32993.html
:rolleyes: Rolling eyes, tired/bothered or slightly upset
looks like something on the left in nest

The Forgotten Egg...?!
More and more we are noticing that Scout seems to be "forgetting" about the egg that lacks pigment. Oftentimes it has been left out at her side and not incubated while the other eggs are warm beneath her. This afternoon it is even cast off to the side away from the others. We can't say for certain what is going on, but I suspect that because the pigment it did have seems to have faded, it could indicate a “dead” egg. If the egg is infertile or the embryo has died then it isn’t developing as the others and so it would be a different weight/mass then the other eggs. This would make it not “roll” the same as the other eggs. The adults would be able to pick up on this difference when they are moving the eggs and settling down on them. It will be very interesting to see if it hatches but if it continues to be left out and off to the side it doesn't look promising. At least we can assume that the other 3 eggs are doing well!

posted by Donna Daniel at 5/04/2010 12:46:00 PM