2/21 pm 🥚 #3

 A sunset laid 🥚 619 you can hear Mrs Bella Pete as she was laying the egg will that be a 4th

How to see two eggs in the dark will wait for tomorrow for a better picture

1216 Scout exits the nest
1218 Bella enters gives the egg a roll and settles 

1218 pm Switch to Bella
View of the egg on the switch when the nest was MT (empty) - Cam 

1224 Eggroll can just barely see the top of the egg in cam 2

1230 pm Bella looks beautiful incubating … hope we see egg #3 later today or tomorrow, talons, fingers, toes crossed

118 pm Bella works up the bedding that surrounds the egg then checks and rolls the egg.
128 pm Bella seems restless she is up and checks rolls the egg again
130 pm Bella circles the egg and resumes incubation again.#3in

220 another egg roll and both camera views no visible view of the egg very deep

220 pm Bella is up she moves the squirrel bones out of the way and works up the bedding that surrounds the egg. She walks around the egg and gives it a roll then resumes incubation. Bella is facing 3 o’clock on Camera 2.

244 pm Scout brings in a bundle of bedding. Bella welcomes him I wonder if she is saying “I prefer fish” lol.

248 pm Pretty boy Scout incubating.

249 pm Scout gets up and repositions himself resumes incubating.

251 pm Scout repositions, checks and rolls the egg then resumes incubation again. Facing 6 o’clock on Camera 2. Scout has a feather fluff stuck to his beak.

258 pm Bella is perched at the DCT visible on Cam #1. Bella is staying close.

307 pm Scout is up he shuggles or shakes his coat feathers out.

308 pm Scout checks and rolls the egg, resumes incubation.

Bella is still perched nearby at the DCT (Daycare Tree).

323 PM Bella returns with a small branch. Good view of the egg on Cam 3.

Switch to Bella.

329 pm Bella wants to mate. She moves over to Scout and issues her mating request call. She nearly pushes him over. No mating. Both perched on the crib rails. Good view of the egg on Camera 3.

330 pm Bella exits the nest. Scout stays behind.

334 pm Scout resumes incubation. Switch to Scout.

410 pm Scout is still on duty. Nice that Bella is having a break before nightfall.

420 pm Bella is in the attic. Scout calls out he is ready for a break.

Nice view of the egg.

423 pm Scout exits flies up to the attic.

425 pm Bella returns, she checks the egg but does not roll it this time.

Switch to Bella

425 pm Bella returns, she checks the egg but does not roll it this time. incubation duty

429 pm Scout is still perched in the attic, visual confirmed on the Field Cam.

Bella is incubating facing 12 on Cam 2.

Please note the field cam is not a public viewing cam.

443 pm Bella seems a bit restless she has repositioned a couple of times, worked up the bedding in the egg cup then resumed incubation. Facing 6 o’clock now on cam 2

448 pm Bella called out briefly. Scout is still perched up in the attic; the expectant father is waiting for egg #3 haha.

457 pm Small bird startled Bella she did a wing slap. Bella remained seated did not get up but she alerted with her wing slap “get off my nest”. Scout remains in the attic perched up high above the nest.508 pm Bella checks and rolls the egg.

Scout has left the attic. Hope he returns with a fish.

548 pm Scout lands in the attic. Bella watches him fly in.

549 pm Bella exits the nest.

551 pm Scout exits the attic flies around and returns to the nest.

Switch to Scout559 pm Bella is back. She retrieves an old carcass and starts to eat it. Scout exits the nest. Nice view of the egg on cam 3.

601 pm Bella removes the small stick that is on the egg then resumes incubation.608 pm Bella repositions and checks rolls the egg then resumes incubation. Looks like Scout went to the BST (babysitting tree).

617 pm - Bella is laying right now. Bella remains semi seated her feathers puff up as she pushes the egg out.

618 pm More pushing. Bella cheeps a few times. Bella calls out softly. Egg delivered at 619

619 pm. Bella is up off the egg cup and we do not have a visual yet but based on her body movements we know Egg #3 has been laid.

621 pm Bella is air dying the egg.

623 pm Bella checks the eggs then gives them a bit of a tuck and roll then resumes incubation of the eggs. Still no clear view of both eggs.6:57pm Bella gets up, roll eggs, and lays back down

749 pm Finally a peek at both eggsYou can see both eggs at

759 pm Sleeping beauty. Hatch watch will begin on March 25 

834 pm Bella is up she checks, rolls the eggs then resumes incubation again providing no clear view of both eggs. Love how Bella gives the eggs alittle shimmy as she settles into incubation.

905 pm Bella has been up a couple more times checking, rolling then resuming incubation. We are only getting a brief glimpse of the two eggs. She is really hogging our view 😅 If someone with really long arms could move that stick that is blocking our view it would be appreciated

There may not be as many videos or pictures in the evening as I was visiting family from about 3:00 on I do have a few pictures on top of the leg and the egg

Shadow 

In memory of our dear friend Jo Lennox
Please 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 👋🦅❤️🥚🪹🤍