KAYDEE'S SOFT CHORTLES FOR SHADOW 💗 LOVE LANGUAGE PHYSICAL TOUCH AS KAYDEE ALLOPREENS SHADOW 10.8.26

It was a remarkable day filled with chortles, a new chortle from Kaydee to Shadow in the morning when he touched her stick, nest visit for both Shadow & Kaydee in morning & evening, & Kaydee gently allopreens Shadow before they fly off and retire to the Roost tree. Shadow & Kaydee's togetherness continues to grow & blossom! They are spending the night together & waking up together every day now, Nest visits are almost a daily fixture but now Shadow is joining Kaydee on the nest too. It seems that Kaydee's love language is physical touch - she wants to touch Shadow all the time & tonight she reached out to gently allopreen his head feathers. Preening and allopreening are grooming behaviors seen in birds. Both behaviors involve using the beak to tend to feathers, but there are some key differences between preening and allopreening. Preening refers to a bird grooming its own feathers. It is an important part of a bird’s daily routine & helps align feathers, distribute protective oils, and remove dirt or parasites. Most birds spend a significant amount of time preening each day. It is an instinctive solitary activity. Allopreening refers to grooming between two birds. One bird will gently preen the head, neck, or body feathers of another bird. Mated pairs frequently allopreen, but the behavior also occurs between parents and offspring or even within larger social groups. Allopreening strengthens social bonds and may signal dominance. It is not an instinctive or solitary activity like preening. For Kaydee & Shadow the most important part of allopreening is it can indicate courtship or mating. ♥ We all know Kaydee is feeling something for Shadow & Shadow did not pull away either. It will be exciting to see this new relationship progress to the next level ♥ Enjoy some of the timestamps I included for the video! TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Good Morning chortles 03:43 Kaydee's sweet soft chortle to Shadow on nest 04:18 Cam 2 - Kaydee's chortle to Shadow after he touched her stick 06:08 Beautiful flight to Lookout Snag 08:05 Shadow & Kaydee's chortles 08:50 Kaydee flies off LS 09:12 Shadow flies off LS 10:20 Shadow to nest - evening 11:11 Kaydee seen balancing on pine tree 12:12 Kaydee to nest wings heard & landing with a big oomph! 12:28 Kaydee gently allopreens Shadow's head 13:11 Kaydee bumping Shadow 15:14 Both on Roost Tree for night Thank you for watching! Jackie is forever in our hearts ♥ Original live video courtesy of ‪@FOBBVCAM‬ https://www.friendsofbigbearvalley.org/ The opinions presented on this channel do not necessarily reflect the opinions of FOBBV Video captured & edited by Lady Hawk Male Eagle: Shadow (unbanded) Estimated hatch year 2014 Female Eagle: Jackie (unbanded) Estimated hatch year 2012 2026 Highlights: Egg #1 laid on 1/23/26 at 16:32:24PM Egg #2 laid on 1/26/26 at 17:09:24PM Egg #1 & Egg #2 were breached by Ravens on 1/30/26 at 15:25PM `````````````````````````` Egg #1 of 2nd clutch laid on 2/24/26 at 14:29:38PM Egg #2 of 2nd clutch laid on 2/27/26 at 17:55:33PM Chick 1 hatched on 4/4/26 at 21:33:35PM Day 39 - named Sandy Chick 2 hatched on 4/5/26 at 08:30:45AM Day 37- Easter Sunday! Named Luna Sandy accidental fledge 6/28/26 Day 84 Luna fledge 6/29/26 at 09:24:43 - Day 85 Jackie passes away on 8/10/26 at age 14.