MONDAY, APRIL 16, 2012

TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 2012

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 2012

THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 2012

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About 12PM nest time-- I turned the cam on just in time to see Mom roll the eggs



Here she is getting ready to fold herself up



They do that so quickly that she was down before I could get another s'cap

SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 2012

SUNDAY, APRIL 22, 2012

MONDAY, APRIL 23, 2012

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I was in a rush earlier, but got these s'caps of...SNOW!

I wasn't sure which parent this was. Kinda hard to tell by the skinny legs.



Then when they settled down, I was the nuptial plumes, which indicates Dad...



Talk about a late spring snow! Looks like they got quite a bit. :nod:

TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 2012

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Wow, nightowl--I couldn't believe all the snow in those pictures!! I'm glad to see today that it's all gone!!

Dad getting up off the nest



A nice look at the 5 eggs



I guess he just wanted a stretch--he rolled the eggs and plunked back down.

Here are some s'caps that I forgot to post from a few days ago.

Mom popped up off the eggs



Did a bit of nestorating



and tried to reach an itch

Mom folding herself to sit on the eggs



A few minutes later--Mom up again--Dad has come to take over and she is out of there!!



Here's Dad folding his legs to get way down to the nest.