2-1-2023 Sixth Try Is The Charm

Jackie’s security appears to come from knowing her eggs are safe…and when there might be danger – like wind, or bad weather, or darkness, or ravens – she trusts herself above all else to keep the eggs safe. A couple days ago it took Shadow until the 6th attempt to be able to get a turn on the nest. In the early morning, with Jackie on the nest, ravens started circling. Jackie shouted and Shadow arrived immediately on the back porch to help her yell them away. When the ravens had been handled, Jackie apparently wasn’t completely sure that all was safe--she started arranging sticks around the nest bowl, but without getting off the eggs. Being the good observer he is, Shadow knew that now Jackie wanted some nest rearranging. So, he flew off and returned in under 2 minutes with a new stick to assist her. Shadow arranged his stick perfectly, even narrowly missing putting it on Jackie’s back…nevermind that he had to walk straight across the middle of her back to get that stick to the spot it belonged. But no