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.

Great picture of Golden!

OMG, that's gorgeous!

Is that a small pip in the last egg or just wishful thinking?

I'm feeling like it will be wishful thinking, but you never know. A lot of people thought the pale egg wouldn't hatch either.

I can't believe the palest egg hatched! And both parents were there to see it!

(movie)

We haven't had a stand off quite this long in a while!

He ignored Beauty for 20 minutes and lived to kak about it.

 

He's a brave man, that Dot.ca.

Dot.ca: What? Yeah, it's me and it's 3:22 AM. Don't get your knickers in a twist. What are you doing up now, anyway?

I see we had a rare middle of the night standoff last night!

 

DC makes the morning news

Getting an "Access Denied" message on this.

Hallelujah!!!

Saw a story on this on Channel 10 tonight. https://www.whec.com/rochester-new-york-news/rfalconcam-announces-beauty-has-laid-her-first-egg/6057117/?cat=565

I  this picture!

Me too! Both with their eyes peeled. And what a great picture we get from Cam 4!