2/7 am duck? 2 duck or goose

7:59 Bella in, Scout lands right behind her. Scout move a crib rail. Bella test the egg bole and they watch their territory together.

8:02 Scout exits to lower part of the BST.

8:07 Scouts in, stick delivery #1. Bella changed positions on the egg bole. The winds going to blow them away.
Scout exits back to the stick depot, BST area.
8:08 Bella exits to the BST with Scout.
8:09 Scout flies up to join Bella. Visuals cam 2- MATING at the BST. Some faint sounds but Can't hear fully bc of the wind.
8:35 Both exits BST toward DCT and out of sight

1106 Scout arrives then Bella. Scout brought something with him its large, likely prey. Bella and Scout are both excited. It looks like a large bird. Scout is mantling it and trilling, Bella is right beside him she wants the meal. It is windy; Scout feathers are really being brushed by the wind, he is wind swept as is Bella. Bella has the bird and she begins plucking the feathers.

1108 am Scout exits the nest. Bella eats her meal.

1133 am Scout is in with another large bird; his body is blocking our view but it looks like another bird.

1135 am Scout exits with his bird. Bella watches him go but stays on the nest with her meal.

11:38 am Bella exits the nest; she heads over to the BST. Bella is perched on the higher limbs of the BST while Scout is perched on a lower limb eating his bird meal.

12:12 pm Both are still perched at the BST. Scout on the lowest limb eating his duck and Bella perched in the upper branches of the BST
12:18 pm Scout has finished his meal. He flies up closer to Bella. The BST likely offers a bit of shelter from the wind. Currently wind is 27 mph with gusts up to 44 mph.
12:20 pm Scout exits the BST flies out of view. Bella stays put.
12:20 Scout lands in the nest and back out.
12:21 Scout lands at the BST.
12:21 pm Scout joins Bella at the BST.
1 pm Scout has left the BST Bella stays put.
1:07 pm Bella exits the BST and heads toward the DCT then onto the river.

Woodpecker

1106 big foul?

Another large foul duck or goose

I think with the wind so Fierce as it is that is why the Ducks are goose are not flying and easy pickings today let's hope it is and not to do it any bird flu

In memory of our dear friend Jo Lennox
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