Delta2 2017 - 2018 Observation and Discussion Thread

[SueB]

7:44 am - I wonder if Ma is looking at Pa. Dare I take the W Cam off of Ma........?

[roymac]

Good morning Delta2 Family. Congratulations to Ma and Pa on the arrival of their new chicks.

[SueD]

7:51 a.m.: If the second chick wasn't all the way out the shell before, s/he certainly is now.

[SueB]

7:47 am - Ma with a crop drop

7:51 am - Ma got up but seems some evergreen twig may be causing a bit of focus issues.

[SueB]

7:55 am - Not sure if Pa was flying around the area, but Ma was doing a lot of calling out

[SueB]

8:04 am - time to preen

[SueB]

Ma trying to catch a few seconds of sleep

[SueB]

Took the W Cam out to see if we could find Pa.
Not on the Evergreen tree

Not on the far right tower/pole

Not on the center tower/pole

[SueB]

But found Pa on the Delta Port pole

[SueB]

8:20 am - trying to get some s'caps posted of the change over but the W Embedded cam keeps going out on me.
Pa came in with something for Ma to eat.

[SueD]

8:24 a.m.: Great closeups of the two wee ones.

[SueB]

Ma gets up out of the nest bowl to go see what Pa brought her, and it looks like Pa maybe goes up into the tree (was too zoomed in to see).

Then I was zoomed in on both cams so didn't really see when/where Ma went. Such cuties! Can see one beak.

[SueB]

Thanks SueD for posting. Kind of tough to zoom and post so really happy you got some shots.
All my first shots are from the W Cam because it was kind of tough to see anything with the E Cam.
Look at this little cutie looking up at Pa (I'm assuming). So adorable!

[SueB]

8:23 am - Awww, I am just not going to be able to get enough shots of these little ones. I haven't seen the 2nd one's head yet. Seems like they are joined at the hip, lol.

[SueB]

Here comes Pa, I think.

[SueB]

8:23 am - these shots are from the E Cam

Watch out, here comes Pa!

[SueB]

8:25 am - from the E Cam - wish this one was clearer but the little one was moving so quickly.

8:22 am - And I know this is going back a few minutes but I think this is Ma leaving the nest with the food that Pa brought to her.

[SueB]

8:25 am - Pa getting settled over the kids

[SueB]

8:29 am - Pa was up and adjusting and caught a glimpse of one of the babies

[SueB]

8:58 am - Pa was up but the E Cam hesitated and I wasn't able to get in quickly enough to see more than just a couple fluff balls.

[SueB]

9:12 am - Pa was up again and between going back to the rollback and posting I keep missing zooming in. Going to try to keep a better eye on him and keeping more zoomed in now.

Pa thought about moving the egg shell out but then left it there.

And a shot of one of the babies

[SueB]

9:12 am - here's another one of one of the kiddies.

[SueB]

9:15 am - Pa is tucking himself all in with sticks and greenery.

[IrishEyes]

Congratulations Ma and Pa Delta 2 and welcome Chick # 1 and #2

[Marg]

Few pics. I saw the chicks briefly. I believe it was a change of shifts.

[SueB]

Hi Bev! Thanks Marg for posting that shift change.
Sorry but I had to log off the cams. Cams are sticking so badly I can't even get them to zoom in when I want. Will have some s'caps shortly of the most recent change over.

[SueB]

9:33 am - Ma in and seemed to eye up what appears to be a duck or something on the left side.

But then tells Pa it's time for him to go

[Jean]

9:48am..........Good morning Delta2 friends! Wow, what a wonderful gift to find when coming here today! I had expected that hatch later on today, not overnight so this is a surprise for sure! The second egg hatched about 11 hours after the first one.............what precision Ma and Pa!!

Thanks to all of you for such terrific s'caps and much thanks to our amazing zoomers!

Today's weather:

[SueB]

9:34 am - Sorry, I couldn't get the W Cam to zoom in at all until it was way too late and then it only went in a couple notches.
Ma looks over her babies

View from the E cam, which was only working a little better than the W Cam
Ma moving some nesting stuff out of the nest bowl

Moving one of the babies back a bit.

[SueB]

9:39 am - Cams as I have them zoomed in as I log off.

Hi Jean, ,sorry I had to leave, but cams aren't working great for me right now and I have to get some things done here.