KAYDEE'S SOFT CHORTLES FOR SHADOW 💗 LOVE LANGUAGE PHYSICAL TOUCH AS KAYDEE ALLOPREENS SHADOW 10.8.26
Lady Hawk
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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
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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.
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KAYDEE'S SOFT CHORTLES FOR SHADOW 💗 LOVE LANGUAGE PHYSICAL TOUCH AS KAYDEE ALLOPREENS SHADOW 10.8.26
Lady Hawk
32,469 views
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.
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