I arrive at the nest and I see Harriet and PB on the old cam 2 tree. Harriet on a lower branch and PB above her. I get all set up and take a few pics. I sit looking up into the sky and the stars are just beautiful. No clouds in the way so I could see a lot more of them this morning. What a great day it's going to be I think to myself. I also think of all the lives we lost on this day 14 yrs ago and where I was. I remember it like it was yesterday....
I talk to Harriet and PB like I always do. I ask them what will they be doing today and of course I never get an answer ..LOL Go figure.
Soon I'm joined by Donna. Harriet has turned around on her branch,PB stretches his wing. Harriet flies into the nest and PB is still on OCT. Harriet is aerating the nest and I think she was also making a list . PB flies from the OCT and to the outer branch left where he tries to get a pine branch and ends up hanging upside down. He finally lets go ,flies out and around back into the nest with Harriet.LOL I thought I had the video going but didn't and missed the whole thing. NO video ,No photo. Donna did get a photo tho. Jeff made it but didn't see PB in his attempt to get the pine branch.
PB hops up to the attic branch while Harriet stays in the nest. PB then leaves the attic branch and then I see he come from the other side of the big tree. Not sure where he went to but heads back up into the nest. Jeff said it looked like he had a small stick. Good job PB. Your on the ball this morning.
Of course Harriet always helpful , helps PB try to place his stick. A bit of beaking breaks out and Harriet gives up...LOL Harriet hops up to the attic branch,PB then goes to the front pine doesn't stay long then heads for the nest tree then tries for some pine on the upper right of the tree missed it and heads off towards the west pasture tree line.PB lands in the tall pine and stays there for awhile. Harriet still in the nest tree on the attic branch now. Preening and vocalizing off and on.PB preening and ignoring Harriet. Funny watching them do this. Maybe she was really giving PB more of a Honey Do list and he was taking it all in ? PB after sitting and preening finally heads back to the nest with a small stick tucked in close to his tail. I guess he did listen to Harriet..lol
After placing his stick PB heads to the attic branch and I really thought this time there would be whoopee but nooo,PB still doesn't have it down right. PB ...you have to get off the branch and onto Harriet next time. Maybe he is still a bit leery of our Harriet. You know,not sure if she will go after him or not. Ahh Harriet you're such a Cougar you scare the young guy.
Harriet then leaves for the front pine and is looking for a stick or maybe even some pine. Yep she has a little bitty stick and a small bit of moss hanging from it. PB drops down into the nest to help Harriet out. Beaking is just apart of stick laying I think..lol Something they have to do. Harriet lets PB do his thing and walks up on the veranda.PB don with placement of the small stick ,hops up to the attic branch again then Harriet joins him. Harriet vocalizes and PB answers her back. They vocalize a few times then Harriet is looking for branch of pine she wants above her. She hops up a branch and keeps looking. She moves to her left ,nope nothing there looks to the right higher up ,nope then she sits and looks around a bit.Then she moves further out to her left looking around there. Nope nothing to her liking there. Does a PS then flies to the right ,just above PB and got her a branch with pine on it. I big one too. Down she glides past PB past the nest down she goes then swoops up and out towards the OCT and past a bit comes back around and headed for the nest tree coming in from the porch branch side with a perfect landing in the nest. Awesome to watch. Amazing how she ,when just before reaching the nest she adjusts the branch just right so she can land in the nest.
PB gives Harriet time to get the branch in the nest then hops down to "help" her out...lol
This time I think Harriet just gets out of the way and lets him do what he has to do. Well it turned out PB left it where Harriet put it but was picking some of the pine needles off . Maybe he thought it was good right where Harriet had put it.
Harriet taking a timeout PB hops back up to the attic branch. It seems like he likes that spot. PB takes off again and of course I was not ready for the close fly-by PB did. But I did get a lot of butt shots as he headed back to the nest. From what I could see ,PB had him another small stick in his talons. Your on fire today PB ! Good job!
He lands next to Harriet. While PB is placing his stick Harriet moves some of the pine . Both take a break. Harriet is standing by the edge of the nest facing us. Beautiful ! PB is by the spike branch.
Once again ,PB heads up to the attic branch and Harriet stays in the nest and preening her tail feathers. PB watches her from time to time. Then PB takes off again this time back towards the pond area. Flies under and around one tree then another ,then over the pond and around back towards another tree and under the branches and I'm trying to keep up with him. Then finally the landing gear is deployed and I'm thinking OK good , nope he flies a little further then he lands in the tall grass. He walks around just a bit then off he goes again. Back towards the pond again this time on the left then over the fence and off towards the NE treeline then back towards the west. Where in the hell are you going I'm thinking to myself and still trying to keep up with him. PB is flying low then swoops up to the pine tree he was in earlier. Phew ! Thank you ! Now to get a few shots of him before he decides to leave again which he did and I lost him. The next thing Jeff and I know ,we hear Harriet vocalizing and there's PB in the nest again. I have no idea where he came from . All I know is I lost him in the west pasture treeline some where.LOL
It looks like he brought in another branch. Done with that again PB heads up to the attic branch while Harriet stays in the nest. Harriet has been vocalizing off and on the whole morning but this time something about the vocals this time makes PB take off across the road. At first it looked like he was going to the pond but he turned left and when up into the tall pine. Harriet by now has gone up to the veranda and vocalizing. Not like there was something around , just vocalizing.
This is how I left them around 9:24 am. PB across the road in the pine and Harriet on the veranda.
It was a great morning. It really made mine and Jeff's day to see them working together on the nest. It may not be an Ozzie nest but it's a PB nest for now. He's young and will learn as they go.
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| Harriet bottom branch ,PB above her and no there's nothing on my lens those are blurred stars..lol |
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| Harriet after she got the pine branch |
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| Harriet left,PB right |
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| Harriet see's PB coming |
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| Harriet in the nest PB above |
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