2/18/24 mating/sticks/flugg /redmeat/standing still

 

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627 Scout arrive

653 Poof out a here 

635 Both on  right before entering you can see Bella fly on the left side of the field while he flies out to the left and then he brings her in it looks like

636 he ask for mating no go 

646 mating

651 poof Scout

653 poof Bella

734 scout in 

741 scout out 

843 scout in 

8 45's. SCOUT out

 1027 Bella in with a nice load of grass 1028. Here comes scout with a nice load of grass . 

10:36 mating from the lop

10:45 poof .

1047 back w stick

1050 both poof 

1135 am Both fly in together. Bella arrives lands on the LOP and Scout lands on the nest.

1136 am Bella flies down to the nest, they do some aerating of the egg cup.

1144 am Bella calls out loudly for mating and she drops down into the nest.

1145 am Scout responds to her calls but no mating occurs.

Bella moves back up to the LOP and Scout fluffs the nest bowl

1150 am Scout exits the nest flies toward the BST

1152 am Scout is seen circling the nest then he lands with a branch in his beak, he moves it around the nest with Bella watching from the top of the world.

1155 am Scout is gone again. Likely to the stick depot or the quilting shop.

1210 pm Bella remains perched on the LOP, wind at 10 mph is brushing her coat

1241 pm Bella exits to the left.

1244 pm Scout lands with fresh meat. Looks like hunk of red meat 🍖 or something similar. Scout moves it over to the pantry near 10 o'clock.

1253 pm Scout exits the nest. Food remains untouched he left it for Bella.

141 pm Scout is back. He does some brief rearranging of the sticks then moves to the SP (short post); fresh food remains untouched.

145 pm Up to the SP.

153 pm Scout exits from the SP.

213 pm Scout in with a branch wrapped in bedding.

217 pm Scout exits the nest

220 pm Bella flies in with a huge bundle of bedding. We saw her circle the nest before she landed on the nest.

Bella moves over to 10 and starts to eat the fresh meat. Scout flies in, he startles her a bit.

Scout spreads the bedding about the egg cup area. The egg cup looks "egg ready".

223 pm Scout moves to the SP. He preens his coat feathers.

225 pm Bella has cleaned up on that fresh meal. Looks like she ate it all.

225 pm Scout moves back to the bowl, he plops himself down and tests, flattens the bowl. Bella has grass in her beak she tries to shake it out.

227 pm Bella calls for mating.

228 pm Mating on the nest. Afterward Bella moves to the egg cup area and tests the bowl. She looks so lovely with the sunlight on her face.

229 pm Bella moves over to 5 an cleans her beak. Scout moves over to the egg cup. Bella goes back to cleaning her beak.

231 pm Scout moves over to 10 he works on the rails there. Bella moves into the egg cup and lowers herself into brooding position.

245 pm Bella calls for mating; both are in the nest tracking the area.

254 pm Scout exits the nest.

256 pm Scout returns with short thick stick with a lick of grass too, he nearly bonks Bella on the head with it.

305 pm Bella flies up to the top of the world LOP Scout remains in the nest.320 pm Bella is still perched on the LOP she calls for mating. Scout vocalizes back but moves to nest center, aerates the nest.

348 pm Bella from the LOP calls for mating again, Scout stays in the nest.

353 pm Adults are watchful looking across the road. In the background over by the Daycare there is a bird soaring the thermals. Bella has her back to that area so she did not see it.

405 pm Both adults remain in the same places.

413 pm Scout exits the nest. Bella remains on the LOP.

427 pm Bella exits from the LOP heads toward the daycare then onto the river.