COLUMBUS ~ APRIL 2011, PART 2

bev. · **Posted:** Tue Apr 12, 2011 8:15 pm

O.K> catbird since you are there helping her I am off for supper :egg11:

Is flyboy still outside???

He seems to be providing food and a visit, so I am hopeful here.

Catbird · **Posted:** Tue Apr 12, 2011 8:23 pm

Enjoy your supper, Bev. And thanks for holding down the fort for so much of today!

While I've got the 8:00 to midnight shift, the light is fading fast so I won't be able to see anything after a couple more minutes. Durand is still on the 2 eggs, and I think she's going to be spending the night here.

bev. · **Posted:** Tue Apr 12, 2011 8:27 pm

She was in when it went black. will post pictures later

See you on my early morning shift Durand

Catbird · **Posted:** Tue Apr 12, 2011 8:28 pm

Here's the last decent picture I got for tonight. (Durand is still there incubating, but she's hardly visible due to darkness.) I do think she's going to spend the night on those 2 eggs.

obxbarb · **Posted:** Tue Apr 12, 2011 8:43 pm

Well, its nice to see she's on two eggs! That's probably all they need at this point....
I did see Ingrid's post where they went into the box and moved eggs today for the same reason. Interesting events. At least Durand knows how to move them now!

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64402

Thanks everyone for your coverage today...especially posting your pics!!! Bless little Durand's heart...she's trying!!! It was so nice to see Flyboy visit the box...maybe tomorrow will be his turn trying to get on the eggs...I was also glad to see that Durand had not forgotten about eggs 2 and 3...she really did look conflicted about what to do...she really does seem partial to that left side...it looks like she likes that box ledge...I sure wish I could help her out...

I just saw DEF's pics of Waukegan...I cannot believe somebody actually went in there and moved that egg back to the scrape!!! It will be interesting to see if the parents keep it there...

Hopefully, PB will be back up tomorrow for some of us...

Catbird · **Posted:** Wed Apr 13, 2011 6:44 am

I believe Durand spent the whole night in the box on the two left eggs . . . that's where I saw her at first light today around 6:30 a.m. Around 6:35, she got up and sat in the entrance to the box for a bit and then moved out onto the ledge. She's still there now . . . waiting for Flyboy to deliver breakfast, I think.

Catbird · **Posted:** Wed Apr 13, 2011 6:49 am

Well, Flyboy just came but it wasn't to deliver breakfast. It was a quick little mating in front of the box!

He's gone already, but she's still there . . . and I'll bet she's really hungry now!

Catbird · **Posted:** Wed Apr 13, 2011 7:03 am

Poor Durand is still waiting on the edge of the ledge for her breakfast order. I sure hope it arrives soon!

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64402

Thanks Catbird....she returned to the box around 7:12...she went to eggs 2 and 3 first...and now she's over on the left, chewing on the box...I think she thinks she's on the eggs, but right now she's not...nobody in cam view on the ledge..AND PB is still down for me...

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64402

...and up again..

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64402

She's still going back and forth...and can't seem to get settled...she's now "sitting" on the eggs, literally..up again and kind of turning in circles...

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64402

Now she's just standing there...she better not be laying another egg..

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64402

Dang...I swear she looks like she's in labor...

adriaantje · **Joined:** Wed Feb 03, 2010 9:45 am **Posts:** 413

some pics:

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64402

Well, I certainly hope there is not another egg there...she needs to move...

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64402

Thanks for the pics, adriaantje. I tried my second PB account, its down too...that figures..

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64402

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.....she laid another egg!!!!

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64402

Can somebody get a pic? I can't...

Congratulations, Durand and flyboy.....I think... :egg11:

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64402

This labor was exactly like the labor for #4....lots of pacing and turning before hand, back and forth between the two scrapes, then lots of pushing...I have video, but I think its a poor quality as I had the settings too low...but, I'll look at it..

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