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Mid-afternoon, MrN brought a wad of grass to the nest, then went to Left Side Branch to preen [no pic]. He returned to the nest and was hassled by the grackle, so moved to a brushy tree area to the south for more preening.  Lo and behold, a young adult BE came to a Love Branch and perched there for a long while.  At the same time, MrN was peacefully preening on the other side of the nest, not really far away.

Afternoon closeup view of a grackle on the basement nest. Can't see any eggs here yet.

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The Norths were in the Love Tree at daybreak. Haven't seen them since, but cam ops are finding small birds all around.  Grackles present and conversing, but not in pics this time.

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Mid-afternoon, MrN gathering grasses in the pasture, then bringing some to the nest, arranging, then flying away.

Around 5:00 is perfect light for closeups of the grackle on the basement nest and perching nearby.  No eggs yet because it's only male bird seen on the nest so far.

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Nice to see an eagle evening for the Norths.  About 6:00, MrN brought a fish to the nest and DNF followed to claim and eat it.  Then both flew to the creek for a splashy bath. After, preening together in the Claw Tree.  MrN flew to the Love Tree and DNF to the Scary Tree, where they might be staying for the night.

Catch the bathing on the rewind or video  -- they seldom are in the water together.

Thank you cam ops!   

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A few pics from early evening at DNN.

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Morning at DNN, both working on the nest while the grackles complain and mourning dove calls in the background.

Might be a female grackle visiting the basement nest this morning. Females browner than the males.  An egg would tell us if they are staying.

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Early morning, before sunrise, MrN and DNF were actively working on the nest, while the grackles complained loudly.  MrN brought a huge long stick after perching on the snag with it.  DNF brought a talon-load of grass materials.  They worked on the stick in tandem for a bit, then both flew away.  All better on rewind or video!

Later, closeup views of grackles on their basement nest.  Thanks to cam ops for some closeups, no eggs in view yet.

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This morning kind of a replay of yesterday.  The Norths come in early to do some nest work, adding a stick and moving things. The grackles are equally busy and complaining about the eagles.

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Another similar day so far, but with a real treat to watch on rewind or video.  About 8:00, DNF was gathering grasses south of the nest tree and stopped to rest on a log.  A wild turkey hen challenged DNF!!  That hen must be nesting nearby and protecting eggs or chicks.  DNF barely reacted and flew to the nest shortly thereafter.

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Here are two views of the same perching spot for DNF, who spent quite a while preening and watching this afternoon.  It's in the biggish branchy tree south of the nest; if it has a name I do not know it.  So, closer to the ground than the nest, but still up in a tree.  One view from a ground camera, and the other from somewhere else.  Better explanation welcome!

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Pics from early morning, Norths at work on the nest.  And later, MrN brought a big fish for DNF, while the grackles complained about the eagle noise and activity.

The blurry pic shows MrN taking off from a branch on the right, lower side of the nest.  Name of branch??

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Pics from this morning.

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MrN caught a large fish in the creek and was eating it on the far bank before sunrise this morning. DNF came to claim it but he flew away. She went to the nest to wait for his delivery, then ate the fish.  MrN flew to the Brush Pile Tree, DNF did some cleanup, then also flew away. Grackles in the basement nest, no eggs, no pics of them.

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Morning pics of the Norths

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Around 9:25 a.m. DNF flew off the nest and perched for a bit on a tree to the right of the nest as Dad continued with nestorations.  DNF snapped off some twigs and then flew down to the ground to harvest some grass.  She flew over to the Scary Tree to briefly rest before circling around to gain altitude for her pretty glide into the nest.

https://youtu.be/xBcDt4Tu0FE