Highlights
Highlights from the FOBBV YouTube Team: ⬇️ 5/30
* The Big Bear Nest Diaries: At 3:03 Jackie casts a pellet very early this morning ☀️. The first fish 🐟 of the day is delivered at 7:50 which Luna is quick to claim. After a nap Luna stands for a while and even stands on one foot for a moment at 9:27. 11:41 Luna starts to spread some fluff 🌿 around, Sandy lays down and helps for a little bit. Tonight both Sandy and Luna unzipped a fish starting at 17:51. Sandy ate the whole fish, while Luna almost had a whole fish except Sandy came like a ninja 🥷 and took the fish tail. 😂 At 20:03 Shadow delivered the last fish of the night. Jackie was there to feed the chicks, and both got bites 🌙. Roost Snug, Jackie & Shadow, Luna and Sandy, we love you! ♥️
* Quiet Moments: At 10:40, Shadow brought a stick to the nest 🪹, but Sandy seemed to have a better idea. As soon as Shadow placed the stick, Sandy carefully moved it. Not to be outdone. Shadow moved it right back where he wanted it. Sandy then dragged it closer to Shadow, and the two seemed to engage in a playful little game of nestoration –- moving the stick back and forth. It was almost as if Sandy was Saying, “This stick looks better over here, “while Shadow replied, “No, it’s better on that side,” In the end the stick may not have settled the debate , but it gave us a sweet and funny daddy and Sandy moment that make us all smile. 🙂
* Daily Fun Fact: “ONE-FOOTING”🦶: Seeing an eagle tuck one leg completely up into its belly feathers so it looks like it’s balancing on a single peg is a classic raptor pose. In the bird world, this is known as "one-footing" or roosting on one leg. Birds often stand on one foot to minimize heat loss, to rest the other foot or as they drift off to sleep. An eagle's 🦅legs and feet are completely bare of feathers, meaning they are a major source of heat loss. By pulling one foot tight against its underbelly and burying it deep inside their thick, fluffy down feathers, they cut the amount of heat lost through their extremities exactly in half. Eagles have a specialized tendon system in their legs called a flexor tendon mechanism. When they put weight on a foot, the tendon automatically snaps shut, locking the toes tightly around the branch. 🪶
* Daddy Duties: Shadow had 10 nest 🪺 visits. Total nest time for Shadow was 8 hours, 18 min. Bringing 7 fish to His Chicks and Queen Jackie. 🐟
* Munchies and Mutes: Jackie and Shadow served 5 feedings. Luna and Sandy partook in 😋 self-feeding . Full crops were observed on both chicks. 34+ PS🐥(Poop Shots) were sliced, 0 were on 🎯!!
📊 Today’s Tallies:
💠Jackie (J): 9 hours, 29 min in nest, 3 sticks
💠Shadow (S): 8 hours, 18 min in nest, 1 stick, 1 fluff, 7 fish
💠Chicks (C): Chicks were in charge 39 min
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