Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good-night!
Tuesday - December 25, 2018
M
calls out her breakfast order 7:03:22; she stretches 7:04:26; D in to LB
w/stick 7:04:29; to nest 7:04:31; M is digging in bole so D checks it out for
the possibility of an egg 7:04:37; he digs 7:05:57; M uses her wings to assist
stepping near back rail 7:08:01; flaps wings to turn and perch on rail 7:09:09;
D rouses 7:10:20; M nibbles at D's head feathers 7:10:25; D to LB 7:11:21; and
out 7:11:38; IR light goes off 7:25:44; M out over LB 7:26:33; M in FD w/stick
9:48:01; she places it on right side 9:48:11; D in FD w/fluff 9:49:52; D
rearranges M's stick 9:50:10; Both fluff bole 9:50:46; D tugs at big stick
front left 9:51:48; M softly vocalizes 9:53:14; D rouses 9:53:52; D does a
little more bole prep 9:56:20; D rouses again 9:57:52; D out BSD 9:58:01; M
surveys her domain then calls out 10:31:23; preens 10:37:48; calls out again
10:38:32; M moves toward center of nest 10:41:58; she rearranges fluff
10:42:27; More standing around looking pretty then she makes her way toward the
back left 12:46:34; M out BSD 12:46:57 and heads for back trees; D in BSD
w/half squirrel (rump roast) 1:31:20; He works on left big stick 1:34:14;
watches for M for a bit then works on back rail 1:38:40; fluffs bole 1:41:25;
after some major preparations, D lays in bole and kicks feet to shape 1:44:41;
gets up 2:26:06; moves to squirrel then has to scratch an itch 2:26:51; D
starts eating 2:27:08; M in LB 2:56:43 and asks D where the rest of the meal
is; M to nest 2:56:52; M pulls the mangled squirrel that is still attached to
D's talon 2:57:16; D feeds M a bite 2:57:34; In M fashion, she tries to gulp
down pelt 2:57:41; she changes her mind and takes it to the back left 2:57:47;
M starts eating 2:58:05; D makes himself busy by fluffing bole 2:59:21; M swallows
a bite with some grass stuck to it 3:01:05; M shakes head to try to get rid of
it 3:01:15; D does his bole shaping footwork 3:03:11; M continues eating
3:05:46; M gulps down pelt 3:08:34; gone 3:08:46; D gets up to fluff bole
3:09:18; M feaks on big stick 3:09:28; D rouses 3:11:52; D hops up onto the 11
o'clock branch 3:22:40; M moves to bole to fluff 3:22:54; M startles as D hops
back to nest 3:25:28; M to LB 3:27:34; M out 3:28:11; D gets up 3:28:16 and
looks at where M went; D to LB 3:44:05; and out 3:44:17; M in FD w/fluff
5:37:05; D lands on LB 5:39:26, hops to nest 5:39:37 to help M aerate the
fluff; D lays down 5:41:08, gets up to rearrange some fluff 5:43:39; D lays
back down 5:44:37, M leans over to nip at his chest 5:44:42, he gives her a priceless
look 5:44:45, then she bonks him on the head 5:44:50, D gets up 5:44:54 &
digs in the bole; M moves out of his way 5:45:37; D snuggles back down 5:47:13;
as M turns around, D gets up 5:48:09; M flies out BSD 5:48:26 & D follows
5:48:32pm.
