Close up cameras
642am Scout in on nest. 643am up to LOP and calling
654 am Field Cam shows a large bird perched on a lower limb below the nest. Looks like it may be a sub adult; body is dark but head looks dirty in color.
654:54 am The visitor is picked up on cam #1 as it flies by below the nest from left to right and then lands in on the lower limb below the nest. Scout is not happy he is whining and protesting. No sign of Bella. 655 am Scout flies down into the nest; he tests the bowl, bless his heart he is so sweet. 656 am Scout cries out moves some bedding about.
658 intruder land on lop
Then nest
703 am Scout exits from the LOP and flies toward the grove of trees near the daycare. I wonder where Bella is it is odd for her not to be here first thing in the morning.
The visitor moves sticks about the nest. Pauses and looks all around perhaps looking for Scout. 704 am The visitor moves the carcass about picks at some leftovers at the nest
. 705 am No sign of Scout since he left the LOP. Intruder looks around moves a branch to nest center, seems to be debarking the branch picks the branch up again and moves it again.
708 am Working on the crib rails up at the top of the nest now.
709 am The beautiful visitor flies up to the top of the look out post. It's beak is start to transition to yellow with a mix of yellow and brown, head feathers are mix of dark with some white flushing out, tail feathers are mostly dark but there is some white stripes mixed in there. 712 am The sub adult exits from the top of the LOP flies out of view.
758 am Scout is back, he arrives first then Bella joins him on the nest. So good to see Bella we were worried about her.
827 am Bella is still perched on the LOP, immature eagle calls heard no visual yet.
853 scout Arrives
854 down from the lock 855 mating,
85A PS From the lop right over the nest bella is watching oddly like she's not amused
856 bellapoof and he follows.
6:00 you can hear wrestling on the side of the nest! So they must be right there from what Dad can see from the Field cam also