1-21-2026 In the waiting room

Описание: In the Waiting Room…

Jackie made another very early nest visit before sunrise yesterday morning, staying about fifteen minutes. She returned three more times and laid down briefly during all three visits. A mid-morning break spotted both adults perched on a couple of favorite trees around the lake, including the Twin Pine and the Cactus Snag.

After lunch, Shadow delivered another hefty talonful of dry straw and grass. Jackie showed up right away to join him but he had some possible raven business to take care of, so he turned and left quickly out the front porch. Jackie had a small smudge of dirt on her head when she arrived, but that mark soon disappeared after digging in the new straw.

After Jackie spread the new fluff around, she laid down again briefly. Then she stood in the nest for just shy of 1.5 hours before moving to the front porch to fly off for a break.

When she returned, Jackie had her longest pancake session so far, 32 minutes. Then she watched Shadow circle the nest a couple of times before he landed with a guardrail stick. As she stood in the bowl, she quietly vocalized something to Shadow. He reacted by quickly stepping in to fluff up the straw and move tiny sticks out of the bowl. Maybe Jackie was just tired from all the housekeeping and needed a rest.

As days end, they stood together on a calm evening in the nest and shared a sweet beaky kiss before Shadow decided to do a little more stick work. Jackie stretched her neck to try to help him but Shadow took charge and finished his work. Jackie initiated a couple more beaky kisses and they were off to roost, completing their day.

So far, it's been a fairly quiet day today, a bit cloudy and a little cooler. Jackie delivered some wet fluff this morning and promptly spread it out near the bowl to dry. She spent just over two hours on the Lookout Snag grooming, rousing and enjoying a couple of ‘crop drop’ snacks. The more time Jackie spends near the nest and the longer she spends laying down, the closer she may be to laying the first egg of this season.

Stay tuned as we continue to wait and watch together…

BKind22

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