MN / Elk River - 2008-22

[JL]

She doesn't seem too anxious to fly off as long as food is being brought and she has a nice comfortable nestbox all to herself!  

[eagle63_1999]

Nope, haven't seen Chase at all.

[Pchemist]

She is giving us a nice close-up by the camera.  Very calm and quiet.  I haven't seen Chase this morning - anyone seen him?

oh, back to the corner again.

[ballywing]

Awww. little sis all by her lonesome splatted out in the corner..

[eagle63_1999]

One of the adults just arrived with a bird in their beak, screeching too, but Lightning didn't get up so the parent took off with it, must have taken it to the other two.

[JL]

Lol...she sure is taking after her mom. 

[Pchemist]

The male has a very white chest compared to mom.  Since the fisheye lens makes size hard to figure, that's the only way I can see to tell them apart.

[eagle63_1999]

I think Dad brought the food and then Mum shooed him away.  I was just thinking as Lightning shooed mum out of the nestbox how territorial she's become in her young age lol

[JL]

I didn't see but is that mom who brought breakfast?  Was Missy nicer to her that she had food?   

[Pchemist]

That is so cool when you get to see one take off and the fly over the green space below!

[LouLouBelle]

Lightning doesn't care if it's Mom or Dad.... just doesn't want them in the box, clearly not a morning bird!

[eagle63_1999]

Yep it was the adult and  I can't tell if it's dad or mum

[Pchemist]

Pretty sure that's an adult because the bands on the chest are horizontal.  Chicks are more vertical and more brown.  Amazing Lightning just sleeps right through the screeching!

[eagle63_1999]

It's now 10am my time, had to step away from the computer for a bit and I see what appears to be one of the boys on the outer rail doing a lot of squawking.  Hard to tell with the brightness of the sun though to be sure of who it is adult or fledgeling. Guess it was Dad, the way Lightning is squawking at the moment. "What are you doing here?"

[eagle63_1999]

Lightning is doing a lot of wing flapping this morning. Good thing she has the box to herself , there'd be no room otherwise.