Update for Tuesday, March 26, 2024
It was a very sleepless overnight for those of us who expected Astrid to lay her second egg on time – which should have been at around 9:00 PM. She had other ideas or at least her body had other ideas. As it happened, she did not lay the second egg until about 8:50 on Tuesday morning. With over 71 hours between the laying of egg #1 and #2, we easily entered record territory. Ares brought Astrid at least three food gifts today – one she refused (unsurprisingly, a Woodcock). They were seen mating several times and they conducted quite a few ledge displays – although most were no more than instances of them switching places. During one changing of the guard, Ares forced the issue and attempted to oust Astrid from her sitting.
