 Just
after noon, June heard something outside the nest that caused her to
spring up into the door. She is shown here as she looked down on the
chipmunk that had disturbed her sleep. While the fifteen minute limit on
her trips outside the nest prevents her from going out in search of prey,
this was too good for her to pass up. She pounced on the chipmunk, enjoyed
a good meal, and was back on her eggs in less than five minutes. This,
along with the two meals she had last night should help her get thought
the cold and damp weather that is scheduled to continue for the nest few
days. I still have not figured out why Ward is so reluctant to approach
the nest, but hope he gets over it soon. |
Ward
finally made a direct delivery to the nest box at 2am this morning and
June greeted him with an unusually wild hooting sequence. A few hours
later, he called her out with his wailing call for what must have
been a second meal. As a result, June seemed much more relaxed this
morning and spent most of the day sleeping as she is seen doing here. She
did very little whining today and responded calmly to Wards 10am call home
with a single classic hoot.