6:14 am
One chick has his eyes focused on something overhead.
No visits by the adults yet this morning. The chicks have been quietly resting, preening and pecking about the nest. food


6:19 am
Mom arrived -- empty taloned. The quiet tranquility is gone when the chicks see her land. They're up and chirping.
Mom rearrranges some nesting material.


6:20 am
Mom flew off again and arrives again within seconds with a huge dead branch.
The chicks ducked out of the way as it landed in the middle of the nest but she soon moved it over to the right.

9:07 am
Dad brings in a fish.
Mom instantly claims it and remains mantled until he leaves.

The chicks get into a bit of a pecking match.

9:09 am
Mom takes the fish to the far side of the nest and feeding proceeds.


9:12 am
Both chicks are being fed from this fish -- Yeah Mom

I've noted that the difference between this Mom and the Calgary Mom is the fact that this Mom always seems to feed her chicks with them on either side of her, whereas, the Calgary Mom always faces her chicks and they sit side by side being fed.

9:22 am
Chick on the left of Mom backs away from the feeding and poopshoots over the side.

After wandering a moment he walks over to the smaller chick then back to the other side of Mom.

9:24 am
Feeding comes to an end after 15 minutes.
Mom then does a few nestorations while the chicks stand looking out from the nest.

4:56 pm
Currently 31C (88F) in Creston.
Mom and the chicks go into high alert watching the sky and screeching.

Screeching gets louder and louder until Dad suddenly arrives on the nest with a nice trout dinner.

5:15 pm
Chick on the right backs up from the meal for a poopshoot over the edge before returning for more to eat.


5:21 pm
Chick on the right must be getting full. He's taking a break from the meal while his sibling continues to eat.


5:23 pm
Chick on the left now backs up for a poopshoot then crosses the nest to stand on the other side of his sibling.

5:28 pm
Chicks are now fed and Mom finishes off the fish .

7:48 pm
Two sleeping chicks.


7:58 pm
Mom arrived on the nest and instantly began her chattery calls.
She keeps this up for a long time and each time she stops the smallest chick imitates her.

Time to turn down the speakers

8:05 pm
She stopped calling but only for a split second to move debris on the nest before she started up again..
She called the same way the other evening and it didn't seem to be for any apparent reason. I wonder if it's a signal to Dad to bring in another fish

SUNDAY, JULY 24, 2010

WEATHER: Sunny, High 32C

6:03 am

Great to see fish and new nesting material coming into the nest

JAZZEL