Saturday, March 31, 2012

Dad's back!

Today, when I swung out to see any status updates, I saw Dad in the nest!  He has spent the entire day flying out getting sticks for the nest upgrades.  It looks like a complete renovation.  I hope he has a girlfriend on her way to join him soon!
Watching the male working on the nest can be fascinating.  He would disapear and you could see him diving to the ground to get sticks to bring back.  Sometimes he would discard the stick and not retieve it from below the nest, almost as if it did not fit as he expected.  He would also always approach the nest from the downwind side, so his approach could be slower.