➡️ Video from Wednesday, 10-18-23.
Video combines ground and cam footage. Video opens with cam coverage, and then switches to ground video (05:40) once I arrived at the nest. The remainder of the video is ground coverage. Video opens with F23 arriving first with a stick, followed by M15. They work in the nest together, both bring Big Branches, and both will gather grass for the nest. M15 does a ground hunt for a branch, and finds a Big Branch for the nest! There was a little squabbling, and a Morning Mating on the attic branch. F23 left view to the NW, when M gathered grass for the nest. Video includes on screen captions. Time stamps below, if interested. Click on any time stamp to advance to that part.
Thumbnail - F23 with a Big Branch!
Time stamps: Provided in DVR time; actual time is on the cam clock.
00:00. Opening.
00:07. Nest view.
00:18. Female w/stick.
00:45. Female on spike, M15 seen flying in the front pines.
00:58. M15 arrives, both work in the nest.
01:41. M15 takes flight; returns with a branch, shown in slo-mo Cam2.
01:57. Cam1 view of M15's above branch delivery.
02:19. M15 leaves the nest, as F23 works on a rail stick. M15 lands in the pond oak.
02:52. M15 returns with a branch, shown in slo-mo.
03:17. F23 takes flight, goes to front pines.
03:35. F23 with a big branch! Shown in slo-mo. M15 is there to help.
05:04. F23 in with a small stick.
05:44. M15 heads to the W pasture.
06:21. M15 heads in with a Big Branch (I was too slow to catch the snap).
07:12. M15 to the pond oak.
07:33. M15 flies out of the oak, leaves view, and returns to view with a Big Branch!
09:03. F23 to the front pines, snaps a Big Branch! Shown in slo-mo.
10:42. F23 to a front pine.
11:28. F23 snaps a stick on the way to the nest. Shown in slo-mo.
12:03. M15 takes flight, returns with a Big Branch at 12:28! Shown in slo-mo.
13:42. F23 flies out. She flies to the W pasture for a snap!! WTG F23!
15:08. M15 nips F23, little squabble.
15:42. M15 heads to the W pasture.
16:10. M15 heading back with a Big Branch!
16:56. F23 takes flight, makes a big loop, misses the snap, returns to the nest tree.
18:16. F23 to the pasture to gather grass/nest material.
19:42. F23 heads to the nest.
20:21. M15 to the pond oak, misses a snap, hunts for a branch on the ground.
21:00. M15 finds a winner! He heads to the nest at 21:28 with his Big Branch!
22:29. A little squabble.
23:05. Mating!
23:26. Both on the attic.
23:55. M15 takes flight, lands in the W pasture.
24:13. F23 had followed M15 leaving the nest tree, but continues on NW.
23:25. M15 is gathering grass, heads to the nest with it.
25:19. M15 on the attic.
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Video captured and edited by Androcat.