In the early afternoon yesterday, Jackie was handling the nest duties while Shadow was out eagling around. Suddenly, Shadow came zooming in and landed right next to her with a very large pile of dried grass clenched tightly in his left foot. Jackie's normally loud vocals were steady but now softer as Shadow waited patiently for her to get up. The wind was gusting and the nest gently rocked about as they tracked something in the sky together. Shadow seemed to be in somewhat of a protective mode over that new fluff while Jackie was still chirping quietly.
As she rose up, Jackie carefully moved to the front porch and flew out. Shadow seemed a bit surprised at how easy that was! He swiftly nuzzled down on the eggs and shimmied back and forth until it felt just right. After a while, he changed positions so his head was now close to that new fluff again. He began taking beakfuls of the brown grass, pulling it around himself until he was all bundled up and cozy! He stared at the place where the fluff was a few times as if something else might be there.
When Jackie landed on the high perch after returning from her break, Shadow let out some big belly chortles and she joined in with some of her own. She made her way to the nest and tiptoed around Shadow to the exact spot where he had brought in that new fluff. She used her beak to try to pull something up from under the stick she was standing on. She stepped back, releasing the stick, then tried again.
This time she revealed the lovely surprise that Shadow had hidden in all that fluff… a BIG FEEESH for his queen! She finally claimed her early Valentine gift as Shadow looked on. She only ate part of the fish, leaving some for later. Shadow finished his Daddy duty shift and was off to a favorite roost tree for the night while Jackie took the night shift at the nest.
Stay tuned… these two sweethearts seem to surprise us with something new every day!
BKind22
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