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Seaside Weather at 6am: 58°F/14°C... Precipitation: 5%... Humidity: 91%... Wind: 3 mph... Warm, with morning clouds, sunny and much cooler today with highs in the mid 60sF and light winds |
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4:55 am
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Toketee does some impressive wingers and hops |
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5:42 am 1
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Bruce brings in a young surfperch... Tsee hurries over and grabs it fast! Toketee watches as Tsee starts on the head (Naha hopped down ffrom the cam post, but does not interfere) Bruce leaves. |
Bruce (M,Whole) |
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5:48 am
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Toketee takes a fry from Tsee's fish, but doesn't complete the steal. |
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5:52 am
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Tsee still firmly has the fish and is eating... But Toketee is also eating here and there. Maybe more fry? |
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5:57 am 2
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Tsee finally steps aside and lets Toketee have the fish... Naha flies off and leaves them to it. |
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5:58:301
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0 Tsee takes a big hop across the nest |
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6:05 am
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+++ Tsee does big awkward wingers all over the nest. |
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6:05 am
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Toketee walks away from the tail end of the fish... Naha flies in trailing a looong seaweed strand. (She will shove that fish into someone... lol) |
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6:57 am
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Bruce in with a nice big redtail, Naha grabs it and starts on the head. The kids, gazing off the south rim, don't seem to notice, or care.... |
Bruce (L,Whole) |
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6:59 am 3
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The kids finally rouse from the rim and amble over... the feeding begins. Toketee goes first, Tsee watches then joins in. |
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7:04 am
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Both chicks walk away after a small meal, Naha has the fish to herself. 7.08 Toketee steps up for a bit more... 7.13 Toketee walks away |
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7:08 am 4
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Toketee comes back for seconds, but Tsee would rather gaze off the south rim than eat |
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7:41 am
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Naha tries to stuff a few more bites into Tsee who was walking by.... Tsee obeyed then walked away again (not a feeding) |
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7:44 am
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Naha finishes her fish, feaks, and hunts for scraps |
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7:46 am 5
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Bruce in with a fistful of twigs.... ooops, not twigs, a teeny tiny fish! He feeds Tsee a few bites, then Tsee walks away. Naha rearranges the furniture... again! |
Bruce (XS,Whole) |
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7:49 am
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Tsee accepts more bites from dad, guess this is a small feeding afterall. Feeding end at 7.53 |
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8:44:401
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+++ Toketee tries repeatedly to cover a sleeping Tsee with lichen fuzz... then lays down next to him head to head, beak to beak and nibbles at him. Wow. Extended Video |
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9:40 am
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Naha on the cam post, alerting and using her crow/duck voice... upset with nearby machinery I think. She launches off the post and circles aroun north of the nest, and back... Very angry!! |
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10:15 am
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Bruce brings a big starry flounder in |
Bruce (L,Whole) |
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10:16 am 6
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Feeding begins, both kids line up, ataking turns as usual |
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10:24:381
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A fast low flyby under the nest from east to west.... Osprey looks like.... |
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10:29 am
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We have a winger contest on the north rim of the nest.... eack chick tries to outdo the other! Woohoo.... |
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10:37 am
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Feeding ends, both chicks fed |
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10:53:341
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After a few looks, Naha starts another feed - only a few bites not worth noting? |
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10:55:181
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Naha stops eating and looks skyward, then out over the park, watching something for over 5 mins |
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11:03 am
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The 'Heart' in the sandpit gets refreshed and a nice wave at 11:04.. Thank you! |
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11:21 am 7
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After more watching and mantling, Naha relaxes and the chicks get up. Another feed starts.. |
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11:37 am
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Naha finishes the fish |
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12:39 pm
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Naha flies off with intent, alerting |
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12:53 pm
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Bruce is in with a big headless fish, sits on it a bit, kids approach but not with hunger, so finally he flies off again with it. Unknown what kind of fish..... |
Bruce (L,Headless) |
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2:00 pm 8
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Bruce back in with that fish... Tsee steps up, and takes the fish when Bruce lets go of it... Then Bruce leaves.... |
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2:13 pm
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Naha flies in chased by a crow... she has been doing a lot of chasing off the cam post today, getting her exercise! |
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2:15 pm 9
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Naha sidles over and takes the fish, and holds a proper feeding.... Tsee partakes, and Toketee comments, then finally allows a feeding. Naha is still VERY distracted by something(s) flying around the area.... |
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2:32 pm
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Feeding ends with a very small amount for each chick, neither of whom were really interested..... Naha had a meal, though! |
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3:16 pm
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Someone lands on the cam post... Toketee tracks and comments at length.... |
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4:35 pm
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Bruce hops down from the cam post, VERY upset, alerting sharply, both kids are pancaked. Wonder what is happening there?? Chad? Are you about? |
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4:41 pm
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Naha launches fast off the cam post to the northeast..... |
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4:42 pm
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Bruce flies off too.... a coordinated chase.... I am thinking eagle. |
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4:56:391
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A parent lands on the cam post, tracked in by the kids who are yelling.... They are in rapt attention! |
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6:08 pm
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+++ Tsee does some major flapping and some hopping... he was still holding on to the nest with his talons.... |
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6:19 pm
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Naha flies in just ahead of Bruce who is toting a nice big flopping surfperch.... Bruce leaves, and Naha hauls the fish into place, then steps away, Tsee works on the head & Naha watches |
Bruce (L,Floppy) |
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6:23 pm
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Toketee takes hold and a big tug 'o war ensues.... Toketee wins, and resumes work on the head while everyone watches. |
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8:14 pm
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Bruce in with a headless trout for a late supper. Naha takes it.... Tsee shows interest first. |
Bruce (L,Headless) |
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8:16 pm
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Feeding begins with Tsee, and Toketee finally creeps up to join the party. In the end, both kids got a small meal before walking away, and Naha had the rest |
