Lunch time for B4 and B5. Mom prepared her favorite meal - coot!

It's a rainy night in Georgia! Cold too! Freezing rain and sleet in the forecast for tonight. And Mom Berry, bless her heart, is in it for the long haul! Dad relieved her for a short time this morning, and she came back on duty at 9:30 a.m. She is still there, and likely will brood the eaglets through the night. Dad delivered a fresh coot to the nest around mid-afternoon and fed a bit of it to Mom. He returned late in the afternoon just to check on his little family. Both times, Mom said "thanks but no thanks; I was made for this job, and I'll do it." I don't remember what her marathon record on the nest was last year, but I'm thinking it was 22 or 23 hours. She may beat that this year.

Footnote on Tuesday, Feb. 17: Mom did stay the night. Dad relieved her this morning at 9:15, so her marathon time was almost 24 hours! What a gal!

Poor Mrs. Berry had a long, cold night with lots of snow falling on her. Dad came to check on her and they did some eagle whispering to each other.

Published on Mar 11, 2015 by crayj46
Thanks Berry College, B4 and B5 alone in the nest, some wingercizing for babies going on, and showing their big toes.