Bird and egg notes, v4521
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by the bridge. 430 - Female gimped off - did not lose limb - thumbed - strutted nest and started to peck & tug several turn pulling the birds leg up with band above ring. I could see her do this for several bids. Finally in dilumined effort to clean nut pulled young one but by leg and fluttered drove from nest - 8s generally 8ft away - - gamed to see error sat by young - than left & on to watch sex pair cycle in E tier. - some something - then begging notes. But soon settled to nest and settled leaning young on ground. ♀ gimped up - flew thru turn above where young was - I had reflected in nest. Could not again tugged at legs but did not number quickly - than several turns, every time (crin or so) gimped off returned & tugged at bends but less each time. Got food for self from male me. Feeding not such felt as yet & it is 355. - I after evening Bird renewed flushes early. - cool cooler breeze - slytill cloudy. Young now show hunger reaction standards only mildly. 2 after perching them some! - q sat quiet while male demonstrated - just as yesterday (both of them)