I was also sitting here thinking that today I would post dates and times from last summer of when I saw Ozzie and Harriet. Hmmmm that would take a long time to do but might be worth it so it gives all of you and idea of how much time they spent on the nest working. My very first blog doesn't have all that. I started writing it in August and was going back to May of that year and didn't get dates and times in. An after thought now. I should know better too. Dates and times are always good to put in a report . I'm not even sure if any of you really care if there are dates and times or if the information is correct.Maybe it's just me that has a thing about it...LOL I'm thinking maybe it's me.
I want this to be an enjoyable blog to read but yet I also want the information I put out there to be correct to the best of my knowledge and remembering the events of what I was watching. Photo's do help me a lot but there are times I can not take or get a photo,they might have flown off before I could get my camera ready or it's too dark to get a photo. What ever the case maybe. I'll think on this some more but for now time to go visit Harriet and PB . Boy it will be great when I can say Ozzie and Harriet again.
10:12 am : Home from the nest
I arrive at the nest around 5:45am I didn't hear Harriet yet. At 6:05 am I see Harriet is in the nest. She looks too be aerating the nest. I set up my camera so I can see her better thru my lens. 6:06 am PB lands on the porch branch the enters the nest.They both do some aerating of the nest then PB lays down ...LOL This just cracks me up that PB does this. I can see Harriet look back at him a couple of times like "What are you doing ? We have things to do!" PB does get up and they are sitting there . Harriet looking west and PB starts to play with the strap...LOL that strap is so stretched out now from E6 . Both are sitting. I guess just taking in the beautiful morning that is starting . Then Harriet leaves the nest to the west pasture to a tree . PB then leaves the nest headed to the ground in the west pasture. I lost Harriet in one of the trees but spot PB. He's sitting on a fallen tree doing some preening and looking around. I hear Harriet vocalizes a couple of times and PB looks around for her but doesn't move. Harriet comes to the nest but not sure if she has anything. I continue to watch PB as he is moving around a stick . A nice long one that he got from the tree pile he was sitting on. He seems to be having a bit of a problem getting it just right in his talon and trying to take off with it.PB takes off with the stick but ends up on the ground with it. He does try a few times then finally gives up and flies back to the nest tree empty talon. Ooh the poor guy. He sure did try.
This link has a set of photo's showing PB trying to get the stick and fly but it didn't work
https://www.facebook.com/deeagle55/photos/pcb.352831551576505/352831341576526/?type=1&theater
PB lands on the porch branch then joins Harriet in the nest. Some more aerating then PB flies up to the veranda. Harriet does aerating and moves some of nest material, PB decides to join Harriet again. This is not always a good thing for PB Harriet beak-bonks him. Harriet goes back to aerating and I'm not sure if PB was trying to give Harriet a sweet little peck on the back of her neck or if he was beaking her back but in any case Harriet sure didn't like it and let PB have it. Oh my ...LOL
This goes on for a few seconds then Harriet walks over to the spike branch the leaves headed to the west treeline again. There she finds a stick that had a little bit of pine on it and brings it back to the nest.And of course with there is a crow following her the whole way.
After Harriet lands in the nest, PB gets the stick from her and places the stick. Now I'm impressed ! Harriet was watching also and I'm thinking she was a bit impressed too.
PB then goes to the veranda and both are perched enjoy the morning of lessons learned and some nestorations done . Harriet vocalizes off and on. The vocals to me where like " I'm home, My nest, " and maybe for Ozzie and E 6.. I just know they were not agitated or stressful vocals to me. 8:10 am Harriet then leaves the nest tree ,she flies right over PB and the photo I have looks like she is looking at him as she goes. A few seconds later PB leaves the nest tree going in the same direction as Harriet went which is towards the Norfolk pine. I stay for awhile longer. Around 9:48 am I get ready to leave and check ,Harriet it looks like is in the Norfolk pine but no PB . It was a great morning. I really enjoyed Harriet sticking around and watching PB learning more. The days are getting warmer and soon they won't stick around as long. Don't worry ... Ozzie will find Harriet when he gets home.
