1615 hrs (local) - the wind is blowing, the snow is swirling (some snow, not much, not accumulating) and Princess is tucked into the corner with her head down in the gravel and her eyes closed. The wind is whacking the webcam and ruffling her feathers, but it seems as though she's tucked down far enough and tight enough that the wind is annoying but not pushing her around much.
Ooops, got an itch - bugged her enough that she actually pulled out one of her white underfeathers and now she has it stuck on her beak. And since she can't/won't get off the eggs she can't use her foot to remove it. Very funny watching her try to shake it off. When she had to shuggle the eggs, she managed to use the gravel to scrape it off and now she is back to her dignified self.
Just a point about the wind - it seems to me, from what I've managed to see today, she pretty much has the wind figured out, or at least so far. I haven't seen her get caught or pushed or flipped by the wind at all this year, she stays low, close to the wall or broadside and though she gets fluffed, he doesn't seem to be tossed around like last year. But I guess with gusts to 60 this afternoon/evening we'll have to see. So far so good though.
