Great news, Marlene just saw 3 babies lined up for dinner!!   

Hello Nova!

Just got an email:  First and second hatch for Aria and Indy today, 2 eggs to go!  Photo credit to Martin Deckers!

Oh my! Beauty and Dot.ca's line continues. I'm smiling and crying all at once. 

I think they're a bit young for their first meal. 

Pat

She's looking eggnant.

Go Aria and Indie!    

Male in Dana's photo is banded, I see a black band. Now in the photo it looks like it's on the right leg which is wrong for DC but could be the way he's standing - that may be his left leg and he's stretching it out. Or could be a new male with a black band on opposite leg - it happens.  Need to see more of him and he's turned so hard to say which leg I'm looking at for sure.  The hood looks more like it might be DC though than that full black cap bird I saw the other day.

Yep, I see the black band. And I think it MAY be his left leg.

Done! Goodnight!

Early morning bonding by Beauty and DC!

Nice to see them both looking well.

Beauty looks a bit rough. Molting, maybe.

Yes, it's molt time for her.  Females will molt after the nesting season so they aren't impaired while they are raising kids.  That's how I understand it anyway.  Someone smarter than me can probably explain the process better 

No need to explain. She molts every year around this time.

Beauty looks a bit rough. Molting, maybe.

Although I never met her, I've missed Bobbie's contributions to the forum. Rest in peace, Bobbie Ireland. 

He looks a bit of a mess every year around the same time in the same area - he's molting I believe.  

Agreed. Dot has always been a messy molter. He does have some damaged feathers on the back of his head that we first noticed the year he had 2 nests. Those are even more prominent when he molts. He may have some on the front too.

I'm not so sure. The rest of him doesn't look messy, and his forehead has been like that for two weeks now. Anyway, he seems to be fine.

I wonder if Dot.ca has been involved in a fight recently. For the last couple of weeks his cere has appeared to be messed up. I noticed it then, and thought it was just a "feather fascinator," but he still has it. His eyes look okay, so I guess it just needs to heal.