Sunday - December 23, 2018

D in BSD 7:23:40; lays down 7:25:48; gets up 7:27:26 to rearrange & trim sticks; IR light off 7:29:50; lays back down 7:31:05; stands up 7:37:07; hops to LB 7:37:28 & flies out 7:37:47. M in BSD 12:42:15pm; D in BSD 12:44:50; M starts calling out 12:47:10; D snuggles down in the bole 12:47:56; M flies out FD 12:48:44; D stands up to watch her 12:48:54; D out BSD 1:08:40; M in FD 1:39:16; M starts squeeing 2:21:18; D in FD w/coot 2:21:29; M grabs it 2:21:32 & gulps most of it down whole 2:21:46; M picks up the coot head 2:24:04 & tries eating it more slowly as D fluffs the fluff; D rouses 2:24:26; D to RB 2:24:45 while M is still nibbling on remaining coot; M crop drops 2:29:56 & feaks 2:30:26; M crop drops (or something akin to it like maybe trying to cast a pellet, lol) 3:10:55 & again a minute or so later; M steps to bole & fluffs the fluff 3:12:43; D in BSD w/fluff 3:29:06, drops the fluff & looks romantically at M then they both spread the new fluff 3:29:47; D lays down 3:31:36; D gets up and says to M, “Watch this”, as he proceeds to rouse & shake his feathers 3:33:30; D half-heartedly works on Twiggy 3:36:13; D checks out left-front rail 3:39:08, moves a stick 3:39:51; P's touch beaks 3:39:56; D lays down 3:40:15; D stands up 4:02:32 & digs in the fluff; D rouses 4:03:13; D to LB 4:04:38; M stretches 4:04:48 then moves to center of nest & digs in the bole; D flies out 4:05:29; M squees softly 4:35:04, backs up a few steps, then preens; M works her way to the center of the nest & fluffs the fluff 4:36:31; lowers herself into the bole 4:37:29; D almost lands on M as he comes in BSD w/twiggy stick 5:14:08; M stands up & struggles to get out of his way 5:14:10; M out BSD 5:16:45; D to LB 5:17:20 & out 5:18:17; D in BSD 5:56:15; D lays down 5:58:02 kicking his feet to snuggle in; D stands up 5:58:52; flash of white as M flies behind the nest 5:59:25; IR light on 6:00:25; D out BD 6:00:52pm.