1220 pm Feeding underway, leftovers prey it is.
Both grabbing for tiny bites.
1222 pm Bella shuggles. Babies are echumming … hungry enjoying every bite of this meal.
1223 pm Bella sounds the trumpet several times, looking overhead.
1224 pm Crow is heard must be too close to the nest. Bella chortles calls out.
1225 pm Bella chortles again. Crow is heard again. Bella calls out again a few times.
1226 pm Short feeding is over. Bella resumes brooding as it is still raining.
1240 pm Scout lands with bedding no food.
1241 pm Scout exits with an old carcass. He flew toward the DCT but did not land there.
Bella remained seated brooding and protecting the kids from the rain.
1253 pm Scout returns with a beaten up fish might be the fish he left with earlier.
1254 pm Scout exits.
1255 pm Bella gets up shuggles out her coat feathers.
Feeding underway. Bella is feeding the eaglets leftover prey. Looks like there is not much left on the prey, Bella spending a good deal of time ripping it up and offering it.
101 pm E14 is shivering not old enough to regulate its own temperature yet.
113 pm Feeding is over, both eaglets got fed
1254 feeding in the rain
157 pm Another small feeding. This time is leftover fish sushi it is. Some bonking today likely due to less intake. Little Bit has been peeping.
158 pm E13 is being fed. E14 Little Bit has a tiny poop shoot, dropper size. Mom is eating some fish for herself its been a long shift for her. E14 moves away from feeding then turns to join in again.
159 pm E13 gets another piece of fish and another.
2 pm Another bite of fish for E13 X2. Come Little Bit dig in there.
201 pm E13 getting more bites of fish. Mom eats too.
202 pm E13 gets some more bites.
203 pm Little Bit head is down preens abit , peeping come on Mom give the little guy some fish.
204 pm E13 gets more bites of fish and Mom eats some too.
206 pm Feeding is over, E14 did not get fed at this feeding, hopefully at the next meal
331 pm - Scout delivers a squirrel. Bella has happy cheeps. Scout catching flies.
333 pm Turkey vultures or some other large bird are seen flying in the grove area neither Bella or Scout react they are distracted. Bella is prepping the meal. Scout grabs an old carcass then drops it and starts catching flies again.
334 pm Scout exits hope he took something with him. The nest needs a good cleaning.
335 pm Bella is prepping the meal defurring, E14 is sitting up close to the table peeping ready to eat.
336 pm E13 has a poop shoot, mix of white and a streak of black.
340 pm Nice feeding both are being fed. E13 has some white on its back possibly poop stain.
341 pm Scout returns think he brought something small with him.
345 pm Kids are seated together no bonking seen E14 is getting a good share at this meal.
346 pm Switch to Scout. Scout continues the feeding.
349 pm Bella exits the nest. Feeding is over.
4 pm Bella is perched above the nest in the attic.
428 pm Another feeding underway this time by Scout.
E14 is getting some nice bites. Bella has left the attic.
430 pm E13 has joined in on the feeding.
436 pm Feeding is over, both look full no longer grabbing at Dad’s beak.
442 pm E13 and E14 are passed out enjoying a food coma. Scout is standing nearby not brooding.
454 pm E14 nips at E13 E14 might be trying to cast a pellet.
455 pm E14 has a poop shoot, better volume than earlier today.
Both eaglets have visible crops.
516 pm E14 bonks E13, E13 gives it back. Kids will be kids.
518 pm Bella is back with some greenery; nice branch with leaves the kids can play with. Scout got caught with his beak in the cookie jar haha he was eating some leftovers.
519 pm Scout exits with another carcass possibly the kit this time. Glad he is cleaning the nest now let’s hope he does not bring it back to the nest. Bella checks on the kids.
521 pm Bella is brooding the kids.
539 pm Bella starts alerting. Scout arrives with a huge fish. Both alerting a bird does a fly by not sure what type it was. I reviewed all the footage and it appears it was a juvenile or adult eagle that did a fly by the nest likely followed Scout and the fish to the nest.
541 pm Scout exits the nest. See the capture and size of his fish that he just delivered its a beaut!
601 pm Scout lands with some bedding.
605 pm Bella exits the nest, switch to Scout. Scout is standing on the crib rails you cannot see him on Cam 3 but he is there. Kids are snuggled up in the egg cup.
619 pm Scout is brooding the kids.
630 pm Bella returns with some nesting materials; she passes it to Scout who is brooding.635 pm Scout exits the nest. Switch to Bella.
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Another nice feeding both eaglets are being fed.
701 pm E13 takes a big piece of meat/bone and swallows it.
704 pm E13 is really chowing down. E14 is waiting for his turn. E14 gets a few bites.
707 pm Geese are heard flying by.
710 pm Both eaglets getting fed nice to see. E14 has grass stuck in its beak.
711 pm Eaglets are ehumming. Happy little ones.
711 pm E14 starts to choke moves to the egg cup. Bella starts to call out perhaps when Scout arrived to attic.
712 pm E14 choking tries to move the food with its wing. Mom to the rescue.
712 pm E14 was choking on a piece of meat went flat in the egg cup area. Mom noticed and went over and pulled it from E14 beak.
Wow amazing Momma to recognize something was wrong. Well done Bella you are amazing.
713 pm Mom moves in to brood the kids.
Wind is 18 to 24 mph; Bella head feathers are being brushed by the wind.
755 pm another feeding has begun. Both parents are feeding the babies. E14 is eating just fine, so evidently he recovered from his choking scare!
In memory of our dear friend Jo LennoxPlease be respectful if you decide to make a comment. Any advertisement will be deleted. Thank you, Steven Chase for allowing me to continue the blog, but in a different manner than he intended. As a conversation piece, it is now for a videos and blogging thanks to the Outdoor Channel for providing us the internet access! Thanks to all the Hyvor participants that make comments on the page Thank you for the National conservation training center in Shepherdstown West Virginia for providing the camera for us to watch! Judy Eddy 👋🦅❤️🥚🪹
