3-9-2026 Egg-ceptional Pair…

Описание: Egg-ceptional Pair…

Another beautiful Big Bear sunrise framed the Headless Tree just perfectly yesterday. As the morning sun peeked up over the mountains in the distance, the local bird choir was awake and singing. The song of the Mountain Chickadee, often heard this time of year, is a favorite and sounds like a few clearly whistled notes beautifully strung together.

Shadow seems to enjoy laying on the eggs during his sunrise shifts as they are usually quite peaceful. On this day though, there was a vocal raven nearby so Jackie flew in causing the two of them to chortle loudly together. Then after a perfect shift exchange, Shadow gave the raven one last warning call as he left.

A little later, Shadow returned with a new stick that he promptly placed, then Jackie chortled something to him before she left. Shadow's long Daddy duty shift yesterday morning carried over into the afternoon. When Jackie arrived, they had a somewhat lively discussion. Jackie got in a few last words before she covered the eggs again and as Shadow flew off. Apparently 3.5 hours on the eggs was not quite enough for him!

All in all, Shadow has been averaging about 6 hours a day on the nest. He will bring more food to the nest to stock up the pantry closer to hatch time but for now, by the looks of their full crops, both he and Jackie are eating well and elsewhere. Jackie had a long afternoon shift that was also about 3.5 hours, but it was shady in the nest and she looked relaxed and comfy.

Later on, after a few short calls from Jackie, Shadow arrived just before nightfall to see if she might want one more break before bed. He was passively tidying up some sticks behind her as she carried on a quiet conversation... with herself! It sounded like maybe she wanted to chat or perhaps she was just discussing some plans for the next day.

Either way, she wasn't budging, so off Shadow went to a favorite roosting tree to sleep for the night. Not long after he left, Jackie's eyes closed, she tucked her head in her wing and she was fast asleep.

Enjoy your week everyone!

BKind22

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