Bird and egg notes, v4521
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1028 - item to nest - tail to me - feeds twice - pronounced jolts and vibration of head at each dip - settles. ♂ - drataphian - shrilly heard bywhir in distance (q on nut) - is it an invader? - yes - two voices heard. - a squawking as graphemic canyon bird and also greek. - Thus seem to be extra shrills around at this season. - I do not believe there is a pair adjacent to E. - although may be same invader as earlier from eucalypt grove. 1034 q. soon - 2 jays - shy hour fed 1035 - male approaches with small but viable food - looks in nut - dips head once but food still visible - moves A rider waits - q not faint - more voices & feeds - female approaching as he does this. 3 feed twice - female comes to other side of nut - feeds once - both sit on opposite sides - q settles - 2 strains. 1041 q off - fought I think this time. - down to ground - return at 1044 - but did not feed young. Eventually foraging for thrush. 4 crowsing Feeding mostly if not all along ravine and vicinity of bridge. 1050 - fed again - watched from Distance 2 left at 11:00 AM.