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Nest Weekend - (75 days old) IR light off 6:33:07am; right wing/foot stretch 6:38:14, gets up for yoga 6:38:50 & wing flaps; picks up a little stick 6:39:03; wing flapping up the LB 6:39:19, farther up the LB flapping all the way 6:39:39; flapping down the LB 6:43:44, hops to nest & wingersizes 6:43:47, hops across nest to right rail 6:44:01; in the pantry nibbling 6:47:50; talons a nestover 6:48:14; steps up on 10 o'clock branch 6:50:23, hops to nest then Y-nook 6:50:44 then moves up LB to greet the people as they arrive for the day; turns around to face the back 6:51:39, still perched 7:07:32; B10 hops down to nest 8:34:31; wingersizing 8:35:28; talon & soaring practice 8:36:11; lays down 8:45:02; gets up 9:05:06; B10 on LB practicing soaring 9:13:38; B10 squees as D flies in & lands on LB 9:23:08, D out 9:45:09. B10 lays down 10:14:33, changes positions several times within the next couple of hours or so, but still resting at 12:47:29 Per Jani: M soared around a bit. Flew by nest calling out then flew to perch around 11:15. B10 gets up 12:50:27, hops to LB 12:51:19, moves up LB & turns around, big hop to nest 1:06:59, lays down 1:08:07, gets up 1:25:14; plays w/long stick while perched on left rail 1:28:41; wing flaps & talon practice 1:31:15; up the LB she goes 1:33:27, soars down to nest 1:46:30; laying down 1:47:17, gets up 1:48:06; perches on right rail until 1:54:26; squats 1:57:08 then lays all the way down 1:59:41; up again 3:17:45, soaring wings & yoga 3:19:44, head scratch 3:20:04; next 15 minutes spent looking around & nest exploring; perches on right rail looking out 3:33:58; Steps onto rt rail 3:59:22; Wingersizing 5:01:07; hops to LB 5:06:44; to rt rail 5:07:10; to LB 6:06:28; M in FD w/fish 6:31:46 and B10 mantles and grabs her talon; M feeds B10 6:32:11; D in to LB 6:42:42; D hops to nest 6:53:24; M swallows fish tail 6:55:24; M out BD 6:57:43; D out BD 7:21:37; IR comes on 8:48:22pm.
Nest Weekend - (75 days old) IR light off 6:33:07am; right wing/foot stretch 6:38:14, gets up for yoga 6:38:50 & wing flaps; picks up a little stick 6:39:03; wing flapping up the LB 6:39:19, farther up the LB flapping all the way 6:39:39; flapping down the LB 6:43:44, hops to nest & wingersizes 6:43:47, hops across nest to right rail 6:44:01; in the pantry nibbling 6:47:50; talons a nestover 6:48:14; steps up on 10 o'clock branch 6:50:23, hops to nest then Y-nook 6:50:44 then moves up LB to greet the people as they arrive for the day; turns around to face the back 6:51:39, still perched 7:07:32; B10 hops down to nest 8:34:31; wingersizing 8:35:28; talon & soaring practice 8:36:11; lays down 8:45:02; gets up 9:05:06; B10 on LB practicing soaring 9:13:38; B10 squees as D flies in & lands on LB 9:23:08, D out 9:45:09. B10 lays down 10:14:33, changes positions several times within the next couple of hours or so, but still resting at 12:47:29 Per Jani: M soared around a bit. Flew by nest calling out then flew to perch around 11:15. B10 gets up 12:50:27, hops to LB 12:51:19, moves up LB & turns around, big hop to nest 1:06:59, lays down 1:08:07, gets up 1:25:14; plays w/long stick while perched on left rail 1:28:41; wing flaps & talon practice 1:31:15; up the LB she goes 1:33:27, soars down to nest 1:46:30; laying down 1:47:17, gets up 1:48:06; perches on right rail until 1:54:26; squats 1:57:08 then lays all the way down 1:59:41; up again 3:17:45, soaring wings & yoga 3:19:44, head scratch 3:20:04; next 15 minutes spent looking around & nest exploring; perches on right rail looking out 3:33:58; Steps onto rt rail 3:59:22; Wingersizing 5:01:07; hops to LB 5:06:44; to rt rail 5:07:10; to LB 6:06:28; M in FD w/fish 6:31:46 and B10 mantles and grabs her talon; M feeds B10 6:32:11; D in to LB 6:42:42; D hops to nest 6:53:24; M swallows fish tail 6:55:24; M out BD 6:57:43; D out BD 7:21:37; IR comes on 8:48:22pm.
