Wednesday, October 29, 2014

So for the photo's I posted yesterday. I wanted to know who it was and what ID was used for coming to the conclusion for everyone's answer. I'm just trying to show how some ID's are not the best because both of them have 2 of the same makers that are being used for one of them..... Dam even more confusing isn't it!?  Here are the ID"s that are posted on the cam page......  
Harriet (Female)Ozzie (Male)
• Much larger than Ozzie
• Inverted V in front neck ruffles
• Dark circles around eyes
• Thick/larger beak, larger gape
• Black speckles high on tail
• Dark heart shape on head, back right
• Has a Longer middle talon than O




Some of course are the ones we know the best. There are 2 that both of them have. I did look for their photo of the one for black speckles high on tail but did not find one. So I'm going by what I see in my photo's same for the dark circles around the eyes.
• Slimmer head
• Smaller than Harriet
• Interspersed sprinkles of white on right back shoulder
• Inverted V above beak, brow line





Nice quiet morning at 5:30 am.Then  Kathy made it to the nest around 7-7:30 with her Mom. Donna M , Jim and his wife, David Mitz, Jay, DeAnna , Jeff  all eventually showed up.
   Ozzie, as it seems to be, was the first one in the nest. He came from the front tree. Harriet took her time showing up in the nest.  Ozzie was the first one to leave heading east. Harriet was on the attic branch then flew to one of the dead tree's close to us. She was just looking around ,scratched her head then left out headed east also. Harriet wasn't gone but a min and back she came with a squirrel for breakfast.
Harriet leaving to get her breakfast

Harriet and her breakfast

Ozzie snuck  in on us and went to the right pond tree. He must have gotten some to eat also , he was feaking his beak . Ozzie done with his clean up , fly's down to gather up some grass for the nest and heads over to the nest while Harriet is still eating her squirrel. Ozzie deliver's the grass then hops over to the porch branch and lets Harriet eat. Then all of a sudden   both Ozzie and Harriet are sounding the alarm and are in intruder mode. Here comes a Hawk to our left flying what looked to be straight at the nest.  The Hawk , realizes it's mistake and you can all most hear it saying...."Abort  mission ,Abort! Abort !  " and take a sharp turn to it's left and head off over the road. I swear I saw the Hawk wipe it's forehead with it's wing as if to say "Pheww that was close.. dam near got my ass whipped!"
See how they are both puffed up

Ozzie & Harriet vocalizing
With the Hawk gone ,Harriet finishes her squirrel and Ozzie joins her in the nest. Of course she didn't leave any thing for Ozzie...LOL  Harriet goes to the porch branch and feakes her beak. Ozzie soon joins her, then we have mating.   Ahh  Love Birds!  Ok now from the angle I was standing at..it looked like Harriet was still feaking her beak while they were mating .  could be wrong but from some of the conversation the others were having , they were saying the same thing..lol 

 Love birds siting side by side.

Enough quality time for Ozzie he fly's down to pond area and gathers some more grass for the nest bowl.  Ozzie comes back lands on the attic branch then drops down into the nest. Harriet joins him.
Harriet finds some of the grass on the edge of the nest and puts it were she thinks it should go while Ozzie is busy with bit of grass. But of course Ozzie still has the finale say on the placement so Harriet then goes to the porch branch, then back into the nest for a few mins then up to the attic branch.   They both stay for awhile not doing much more so I took the opportunity to go ahead and leave. As I gather up my things to leave I take one last look at them . Both just relaxing and seemed very content.
What a Beautiful sight to see. I sigh and get in my truck and head home. Another awesome day with Ozzie & Harriet .   

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