Update for Sunday, March 24, 2024
Astrid and Ares took turns guarding and/or brooding their new egg for most of the day. There were also some periods when they left the egg alone. Ares provided food for Astrid at least twice during the day and one mating was observed. Late in the day Ares got very upset about an intruder. As often happens, when he has difficulty escorting an intruder out of the territory, he fetches Astrid (the big guns). We did not see the action in the sky but it seemed like Astrid dealt with the problem. We expect the second egg to be laid sometime tomorrow evening.
