Berry College Eaglet Day 39, Hays Bald Eagle Nest Third Egg Hatched, Southwest Florida, Northeast Florida, and Two Harbors Bald Eagle Nests, White Rock Bald Eagle Nest Loses An Egg

The Berry College Eaglet is 39 days old today. I got some decent s'caps today. The shadows weren't as harsh. There's still a huge difference between how the chick looks in bright light and later in the day. The chick continues to look different day-by-day. There was a nice wing and leg stretch, with lots of pin feathers visible on the wing:

 

Then the wing got tucked back in and the leg stayed stretched out. Look at that drumstick!







Getting darker...

Pin feathers are visible at the front edge of the wing. And you can see the down getting pushed out on the top of the head. More standing.

And more wing-flapping.

Perked up and looking at something, with wings spread to help keep cool.

Here's a link to eaglewhisperer18's video of some of the antics from today at the Berry nest. There's standing, pooping, a pine cone, a grass delivery, and flapping (with a really good look at the wing feathers all along the edges of the wings).

 

I tried to see if the third egg hatched today at the Hays Bald Eagle nest. This is all that I got to see:

Dad on a branch:

Mom in the nest:

 

Is she raising up? Am I going to get to see if the third egg hatched? No, she's just looking at something... And then the night cam came on...

But all is not lost! My friend Ann posted video of the 3rd hatchling at the Hays nest coming free from the shell. And then she posted another short video from six minutes later. The other two hatchlings already look so much bigger... I hope we don't see sibling rivalry at this nest.

The Southwest Florida Bald Eagle nest... is still on fledge watch...

I got to see both of the Northeast Florida Fledglings. One was on a branch watching:

While the other tried to eat something that has a tail:

And it was having a hard time getting to the soft gooey center. It kept grabbing a piece of skin and pulling. Then giving up and trying another piece of skin.

The Two Harbors nest looks like business as usual. You can see the little fluff-ball in front of the adult's chest. I think I see a little face:

Then it was time for a feeding:

Sad news out of the White Rock nest today. I brought up the cam and was enjoying the beautiful scene.

I was happy to see the adult rise up for an egg roll. Until I saw there were only two eggs.

This afternoon, Dad was incubating the eggs. When he stood up, one of the eggs was stuck to his chest. When he spread his wings to fly out of the nest, the egg fell into the crib rails and into the nest. Was it already broken and that's why it stuck to his chest? Who knows... Mom returned to the nest and rolled it back into the nest bowl. But soon enough, she cleaned up the broken egg and now there are only two... Here's a video of Dad standing up with the egg stuck onto his chest and it falling back into the nest when he took off. Fingers crossed they have success with the other two eggs.