OH / Columbus - Rhodes Tower - 2008-16

[jadoo]

LOL moments - parent came in with a food package, which was promptly grabbed by Spirit (I believe); Swoop then charged the parent, who (wisely) flew off in the face of such aggression;  a struggle ensued over the food package - some back and forth grabbing, then they both had a foot on it as they both started de-feathering it - at one point, Swoop was pulling it up with her beak, but Spirit was refusing to leg go with her foot - the food package hanging in the air between them...action has moved off camera - Swoop ran off with it, Spirit in pursuit...

[jadoo]

...ewwww, and now Spirit checking to see if it was edible...

[jadoo]

...just had a LOVELY close-up of Swoop cacking up a casting (casting up a casting?)    -  the things you see on these cams...

[jadoo]

...nope, i was wrong, it's Scout... ...my bad...

[jadoo]

..one of the parents is sitting in the empty nestbox, can't tell for sure but i think it's Trooper...my guess, just sitting in the shade, trying to get cool...i suspect chicks are napping, or they might have followed him in, looking for food...

[jadoo]

...looking for some way to distinguish the two, and it looks like Swoop (who's now lying down in front of the camera, staring into it, (I'm ready for my close-up Mr DeMille), with Spirit behind her) has the very pale feet, and Spirit's feet are much yellower.  Don't know it that will change over time, but for now, it helps to distinguish them while they are running back and forth...

[jadoo]

...saw a tag - that is Swoop in front of the camera...

[jadoo]

...havent' seen both juvies this morning, because one has been parked in front of the ledge cam for the past 20 min's.  Good close-ups of her preening, probably trying to help along the molting of her baby down.  Sharp looking talons...

[jadoo]

...checked in this morning, one chick napping in the nestbox - hard to know where the other chick is for sure, but i thought i saw some movement just outside the nest box on the ledge cam - i'm pretty sure the other chick is on the other side of the nest box.  LOTS of brown feathers coming in now;  mom on the outside ledge, looking alert but calm.  All's well here right now...

[jadoo]

...feeding going on outside the nestbox, both chicks seem happy  to let mom distribute the food to them this morning.  She started with  the one on the camera side of the nest box; the second chick, who was on the other side of the nest box, out of sight, came hurrying around when she finally realized what was going on without her...both look healthy and alert.  Looks like an ok day there - little hazy in the distance, and cloudy...

[Pam]

The one outside the box didn't look too happy in the pouring rain around suppertime, though!  Once it stopped, back inside!

[jadoo]

...the chicks are pretty much running around outside their nestbox now, wingercising can be seen occurring, although it often results in face-plants;  luckily, these chicks are nowhere near as self-conscious as cats - I've never seen an eyas with an "I MEANT to do that" look on it's face - (far more likely it'll have a WTF look)...

[bcbird]

That chick didn't do a bad job of self feeding, either.

[bev.]

The yellow foot one is Spirit and the blue foot is Swoop

[jadoo]

...two snoozing chicks in the nest, one parent on guard outside - everybody seems to have recovered nicely...