Wednesday, May 20, 2015

No work today... just a relaxing morning

I arrive at the nest around 5:40 am . It takes me a few mins to setup. I find Harriet and PB in the nest tree. The same place they were last night before the cams went off air again. Harriet on an outer branch and PB up from her . There's no "Good Morning " vocals from Harriet. I  really miss the conversations she and Ozzie would have first thing in the morning. PB moves a little down the attic branch and is feaking his beak. Harriet is just sitting there. PB done with feaking his beak drops down into the nest checking things out. PB leaves the nest and heads to what seems to be his favor spot now in the west pasteur by a group of palms and the fallen tree.  Harriet is still on her branch doing a little preening. I tell her all about Ozzie . I just hope she half way understands me ...lol
PB leaves around 6:46 am . Harriet is being pestered by the smaller birds and the Crows. She calls out to the other bids to leave her alone but of course that doesn't work. Harriet leaves  just a second later towards the Publix pond.  Well no work on the nest again today.  I pack up to go to Publix, it's that time for a nature break for me. Done... I go to the pond to see if by chance Harriet or PB is there. Well I get lucky. Harriet is there in the pine on the right side of the pond. No PB. He must have gone somewhere else. He wasn't in the norfolk pine when I left the church area. Harriet leaves that pine and goes to one on the other side but a bit further back. There are some other ducks in the pond today.I got to see my first ever Wood Ducks. A male and female. Then the resident Mottled Ducks.
 Harriet is very quiet. She gives a glance over at the ducks.. as the Wood Ducks swim across the pond closer to me and past me, then back to looking south again. The Mottled Ducks decide it's their turn to have their pics taken and come right up to me. Now with a 400mm lens they are to close so I back up a bit and start taking their photo's .HAHA they are posing for me . They then move away from me which is easier to get them together now. Down to the bank and off into the pond they go and swim to the other side.  Then some female Grackles show up. More that want their pictures taken.LOL Harriet is still quiet.  I must say, I'm not not worried.. I'm just wondering why Harriet is quiet right now and has been the past couple of mornings. I'm use to her vocalizing at least every now and then.  By now Harriet has herself turned facing the south. Someone or something has her attention that way. I leave Harriet to her peaceful morning  around 8:40 am ...