Kris G. wrote:
What I don't understand is B not getting some cached food and eating. I know she's protecting her eggs but somewhere self preservation has to come into play. I'm sure she went to sleep with a full crop last night so how long does food there last? DC always roosts at BS-even when there have been threats DT so I would think he went back there, if he's capable, but no one seemed to check there once they were DT.
She can go awhile without eating Kris. By morning she will start to realize things but for now she knows her mate is alive ..or thinks he is. She's a faithful mate, even though they had a rocky start - he's the father of those eggs. She has been through failed nests and that is what will happen here if this guy can't provide. This new guy wants to court, he's in another space and she'll end up doing all the work.
Sometimes a new tiercel will be really great and be a good step father and other times, they just try to court the female. They wont' hurt the kids but they won't brood them, they won't feed them and they won't help with fledge..they will just kind of keep courting the female and may provide food to her.
It's just a bad time right now. If a cold snap comes and she has to get off those eggs and a warm body isn't on top of them...well they won't make it out alive. He has no brood patch....and likely won't be getting one this year.
Pray she only has 2 hatches, that she can handle while dealing with him..any more than that and like at other nests we've seen they may have to remove some so the female can handle it on her own.
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