[Kobi]

Brutus and Lil Guy are continuing to work around the limitations of a nest that is now a 4th of the size it should be, with more falling away daily.

Lil Guy is gearing up to fly, branching out farther and farther, flying from branch to branch but he hasnt taken the plunge yet. He has had a couple of almost "oopsies" tho thanks to his older sibling. There was a pushing episode at the end of a branch and a butt wiggle in the nest bed that almost knocked him off. And a couple of times winds gusts caught him by surprise when his wings were fully extended.

Poor Dad tried a food drop off this morning. At this age, it is safer for the parent to drop food than to deliver food, even in an intact nest. The kids know a parent means potential food and are jockeying for position, in their mantling poses - draping their 6 foot wing spans like cloaks to block and secure an area. Parents are at risk if they try to bring food directly into the nest, so they tend to hover and drop.

Not sure if Dad himself fell thru a hole in the bottom of the nest or if he just dropped the fish thru the hole. But, you could see him thru the hole searching for the dang fish while dodging falling nest material, courtesy of his children flapping, jumping, and squeeing at the top of their lungs. He never attempted another flyby, so I'm gathering he didnt find it.

Was looking at pics from the horrid sibling rivalry stage when Lil Guy was struggling to get enough food to survive. Had forgotten the size difference, hence the reason I call him Lil Guy.

This was them about 6 weeks ago. Big difference for hatching just 1 day apart:



This is them this morning (Lil Guy is the one with his back to the cam):



Amazing and nerve wracking.