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Wow All Y'all......

This just gets more and more fascinating. Now we have this nest being the congregation point for feeding with even a 4th juvie coming in?

Lots of new territory is being covered - 4th juvie, possible new mate for the female (that would be a great development to make her life easier) and well fed chicks!

Thank you everyone for keeping track (somehow) of the mess of wings and talons, fish and chicks, adults and visitors. What fun!
carolyn

6:21pm chick at 3oclock is flapping and what not while holding his fish and having a poopshot



6:28pm OUT

Interesting activity this afternoon, I couldn't wait to get home and check on this nest. Fabulous video Kay! At 4:35 into your video there was also another large bird that flew past the nest while both adults were on the nest.

7:05 The cam froze on me and when I got it back up adult is on the nest and there are 2 visible fish on the nest and one of the chicks eating also!

The chicks do seem a little on edge and neither of the other 2 are going for the 2 fish on the nest.

7:10 Adult has grabbed the smaller fish and is eating.

Thanks so much, BET and sassyk! I am glad that you got a picture of the other large bird near the nest while both adults were there - I really did get the impression that there was at least a 50/50 chance that both adults took off after an intruder, and now I see that might be possible.

7:02 pm
Adult in at 6:59:50, I think with a large fish.





There were two chicks on the nest when the adult arrived, and the third came in a minute or two later. I'm guessing that this is Mom because she looks fairly rounded - but am noticing the striped feather on her tail - so maybe not.




7:08 pm
(Called away mid post - sorry) - The chicks were on alert for a while after the adult and fish arrived, but now one is eating the big fish. Adult just went over and took the partial fish that was sitting there . Need a new post for more s'caps....

Oh my! That was an eventful sequence of events. Looks like mom's fishing ability is attracting many new comers.

BET thanks for the comparison of Dad and the Male today....I am hoping that this is a new mate for mom and that he has been helping her. But you are right it is hard to tell.

I will try to keep an eye on the nest early tomorrow morning and maybe some tonight.

This is just so fascinating.

6:58pm

Mom brings in a new fish


An abundance of fishes. Chick at 7:00 spot abandons a half of a fish to take the new one


Third chick returns home, but does not try to take the fish so the chick at 7:00 spot has a whole new fish and half an old fish

7:11 am
Chicks are looking up, and the chick with the large fish (that I think is new) is mantling; adult is standing next to it, eating the leftover fish. Mantling chick (at lower left - 7:00 position) is looking up while mantling, not at the adult.



The other two chicks are at the top of the nest, watching something off the nest but not actively mantling, perhaps because they may have finished their fish.


Added -
Glad you're here, BET - I thought the adult looked large and somewhat rounded - like Mom - but had not noticed the striped feather sticking out on her tail before. Perhaps she caught up with whoever was in their airspace earlier.


7:16 pm
It looks as if Mom is also calling - or at least she's looking around quite a bit while she continues to eat.