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I think this is the female. She has a bundle of moss in her talons.

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She loses her load of moss as she approaches a perch spot.
I don't know what this was about as she was not aiming for the nest.


Later she flies over to a different perch and spends some time preening.

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The male joins her and they both preen.

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Pa takes off.


Sometime later, both of the pair are in the nest.
An intruder flies into the area and both birds fly off the nest in defense of their territory.
It is hard to keep track of who is who, but this is Pa {he is banded}.

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Pa returns to the nest.

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The intruder.




Pa watching the intruder.

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Ma and Pa perched near the nest.

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In the early morning, Ma waiting in the nest.


Pa brings her a fish.