Nest Cam Round-up: White-bellied Sea Eagle (Hatch!), Africam Black Eagle, Dyfi Osprey, and Berry College Bluebird (Fledge Watch), and Bald Eagles Grace and Camellia Check In

OK. I've got to tell you right now. The White-bellied Sea Eagle chick is sooooo cute!!!! As of my post last night, all we had was a pip. Notice that the adult's talons are curled in so as to not damage the eggs.

Mom was napping whenever she could...

 

Here's my first view of the chick -- still halfway in the shell:

And look at this little darling today! Meet little SE13 on day 1. So strong already. White-bellied Sea Eagles incubate longer than Bald Eagles, so the chicks are a little more developed when they hatch. What a big yawn!

 

Look at those feet! I'm going to do a collage every week of this chick like I did for the Berry College Bald Eagle nest.

Mom came back to the nest after a short break and stood looking at her baby before settling back in...

...but not before the baby did a face-plant, exhausted after holding itself upright for a few minutes. I'm looking forward to watching this youngster grow up! Here's the link to this nest cam if you want to watch too!

I caught a feeding this morning at the Africam Black Eagle nest.

The baby was alternating trying to take bites for itself...

...and taking bites from Mom.

Either way, the chick is paying close attention to the food!

It was also feeding time for one of the fledglings at the Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust's Dyfi Osprey Project nest.

In the blink of an eye, the Berry College Bluebird is ready to fledge. Eyeballing the camera earlier today.

Sleeping just now.

Here's a short video (3:30) of it wingercizing, preening, and just being restless.

Here's a short video (1:30) of it jumping into the entrance to the nest box -- and, not quite ready for flight, jumping back down into the nest.

I asked Reese at Bald Eagle Grace's 8/4 check-in how far she had traveled and Reese replied that she was 60-65 miles in a straight line from the nest. Wow! Since then, she checked in on 8/6 and then checked in on 8/9. She is with other Bald Eagles and has found a good fishing spots!

Bald Eagle Camellia also checked in. Here's his 8/7 location and his 8/10 location.