2/14/24 mating x2 busy day

 Happy Valentine's Day from scout and Bella and me. Hope you have a blessed day.

L

739 am Scout lands in the nest, floats in. Something small in one of his talons?

740 am Scout picks at that UFO from yesterday then up to the LOP he goes. Whatever that food source is it looked tough like a ford truck lol.

751 am - Scout exits from the LOP he flies toward the grove of trees beyond the Daycare. Likely off to the river hopefully the fishing is better today.

829 am Scout flies in with a short pole like branch. Up to the LOP.

Current conditions 36 F Feels like 27 F, Overcast Wind 12 to 19 mph. Lots of wind heard on the mic.

834 am Scout flies by the nest then lands with a pole like branch. It is a big one. Scout picks at the bark, debarking of the thick pole.

835 am Scout perches on his new pole then he hops up to the short post.

839 am Scout moves back into the nest. He fluffs up the bedding.

842 am Scout exits the nest.

844/845 am Scout is seen flying about circles back and lands on the nest with another branch.

846 am Scout perches on his pole again, a new toy to play with.

855 am Scout is still perched on his pole in the nest. He is watchful.

859 am Off he goes again, exits the nest in search of a new branch.

902 am Scout returns with another new branch, he moves it around. Up to the short post.

907 am Scout exits from the LOP. He is seen soaring over the field on the search of a new branch.

910 am Scout returns with another branch. He works on the nest and prunes some of the branches.

924 am Scout exits from the LOP.

926 am Scout returns with another branch. That is 6 new branches, the stick depot is busy today! Scout seems to like standing and perching on that larger pole branch he brought in earlier this morning.

929 am Scout exits the nest. He soars overhead.

932 am Scout returns with yet another branch. 7 new branches today so far!!

938 am Scout exits from the LOP flies toward the daycare then banks to the left and flies out of view.1045 am Bella and Scout move the pole branch to the rails near 7 o'clock. Good job Bella and Scout.1052 am Mating

1058 am Scout exits the nest, Bella stays behind at the nest.

11 am Scout flies in with another branch. It is another pole like branch.

1103 am Scout works on debarking one of the branches. Bella watches and does a bit of fluffing of the bed. Scout helps.

1104 am Bella flies up to the LOP, Scout aerates the bowl.

1107/1108 am Scout exits then returns with another branch. Bella flies down from the LOP to the nest and nearly lands on top of Scout.

1135 am Bella while perched on the top of the LOP, vocalizes requests mating. Scout flies up there and mating occurs.

1135 am In the distance a large plane flies by ... visible on the field cam.

1150 am Both are still at the nest. I hope they move that large pole from the egg cup area before Bella lays an egg.

1201 pm - Scout exits the nest. I thought Bella was going to leave but she changed her mind. Bella seems to be tracking something.

1208 pm Bella remains in the nest.

1210 pm Bella exits the nest; nest is MT eta (em

211 return stick 

214 gone again Have to run to the stick store while the sales going on, LOL 

216 pm Scout is back with another stick.

219 pm Scout exits again.

221 pm Scout returns with another stick, he bounces a bit on landing. Scout has done a good job of tidying up the crib rails and moving that larger pole out of the egg cup area, good job Scout.

223 pm Scout is off to the races again, he exits to the left side of the nest.pty).

336 pm He is back! Scout

3:35 p.m. Eagle circling out in the field, but none in the nest. Two minutes later, Scout arrives.

402 pm Bella lands on the nest. Distant fly by perhaps Scout. A plane is seen in the distance.

405 pm Bella moved up to the top of the world aka the lookout post (LOP

414 pm Bella issues a greeting as Scout flies in. Scout starts to fluff things up, Bella is still perched on the LOP.

416 pm Scout exits the nest.

436 solo on LOP 

455 pm Bella is still perched on the LOP. Hope Scout brings her some supper.

507 pm Scout is back. No supper in those talons.

509 pm Bella chackles and vocalizes from the LOP and again. Scout starts to vocalize too.

509 pm Mating on the LOP.

509 pm Scout exits after mating. To the stick depot he goes.

512 pm Bella to the nest. Scout returns with nice bundle of bedding. Together they arrange things on the nest. Bella is aerating the bowl. Getting it egg ready.

513 pm Scout up to the LOP. Bella still in the bole.

514 pm Bella testing the bole, Scout drops down into the nest; think he was thinking on mating but changed his mind. Together they spread out the new bedding.

515 pm Some friendly beaking on VDay lol.

5;15:20 Lots of cute nipping at each other's beaks, fluffing of nesting material. Bella keeps checking the bole.

516 pm More beaking Bella says "I want it this way" then back to sorting the nest.

519 pm Bella does a crop drop. Scout exits the nest

525 pm Bella exits the nest,

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