1-24-2025 Jackie Keeps It All Organized

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Jackie spent the morning on egg-duty. When she flew off for a break shortly after dawn, she had a long, instructional discussion with Shadow nearby. He arrived to keep an eye on things while she was out. But, he soon let Jackie take over again because he had important business…

…catching a fish for Jackie’s lunch! When she sensed a fish being delivered, Jackie immediately made it clear to everyone that the arriving fish was hers. She has an egg in the nest now, so has full rightful claim on any fish lunches that show up. Shadow knows the rules. Now that there is an official egg, he turned the fish over to Jackie as soon as she maneuvered her way around the egg to accept it.

While Jackie ate, Shadow kept guard from the side limb. So, when Jackie finished and flew off, he was ready. He climbed down into the nest, stepping carefully to keep the egg safe. And he did nest duties for an hour to give Jackie a nice break.

Shadow gave Jackie another free hour in the mid-afternoon. Then, shortly before sundown, Jackie started squeaking that she needed a break again. As she moved out to the front porch, she did a full call out for a replacement egg guard. Answering his call to duty, Shadow arrived on the front balcony and Jackie filled him in on the status of everything…but, she apparently forgot a few instructions and shouted back twice from a distance to make sure Shadow got them all.

As Shadow settled in on the egg, he made sure every little stick and piece of fluff around the egg was in exactly the right place…and just before Jackie returned half an hour later, Shadow carefully inspected the egg. When she landed on the front balcony, he immediately reported that everything was fine and headed out for the night.

Jackie doubled checked that every twig and bit of fluff around the egg was properly set before she settled down to incubate for the night.

Fiona (the flying squirrel with a nest below Jackie’s nest) got a wing slap from Jackie last night when she came up to check for food. We will watch to see if she is more careful tonight, now that she realizes the big eagles are back home for the season.
Sandy

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