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Hatch time for Quest & Mystery Guy!

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Cathy Kerr Reports:

UPDATE:  DON MILLS/OLD HARLEQUIN:  Sally and I have been checking in on our family here for the past week as Quest and Mystery Guy are expecting any day!  For the most part, its been a pretty quiet watch but, during these difficult times, it makes me feel well, normal.  And gives me the uplift I need to know that life goes on and all really will be ok again.  Anyways…spent quite a bit of the day there yesterday, it was a beautiful day , so why not?  Bob stopped by, great to see him!  Sally came, always great to see her :).  I got some great shots of Mystery Guy, Quest for the most part was hunkered down.  I was just getting ready to leave when Dad came in for the shift change and I grabbed my camera up and got a so so pic of her heading out of the nest box!  She was on a mission..grabbed the food from Dad and was gone.  Dad settled in for his turn.

Today was kinda yucky, rain and all, but I decided to take a quick late afternoon trip over to check them out.  And I think it was worth it.  Mom of course was in the box but this time when Dad came, she would not budge.  He stayed for a few minutes as if to say–are you sure?? Then he flew off to hang out two windows over and there he stayed.  I have been watching them all week and this was the first time she did not do an exchange….hmmmm :)  I also saw Quest seem to pick something up and seem to eat it…maybe the shell???  I will keep dropping by until I see a feeding to be sure.  And I am sure Sally will join me(socially distancing of course) next weekend to hopefully get some pics of some bobbleheads!!!
Stay tuned…stay safe
Cathy

Quest Mystery Dad trying to come in