Berry College Eaglet Day 87, Nest Cam Round-up: Hays, Two Harbors, White Rock, and Loch of the Lowes, Bald Eagle NX Checked In, Video Of Berry College Bluebird Fledging, Upcoming Q&A With Vet Treating Jordan Lake Eaglet

Today is day 87 for the Berry College Bald Eagle. That pesky Blue Jay was back today, harassing Mom and the eaglet. Here's a link to a video of the Blue Jay dive-bombing them. I found another video of the eaglet out on a branch when the branch gave out from under her. Here's a link to the broken branch video. Here's my s'caps from today. Things at the nest were like any other day...

Close-up!

And then the Blue Jay came back. These next 5 s'caps are the eaglet's reaction to the Blue Jay's dive-bombs.

Another close-up!

Pretty!

Just hanging out. Literally!

There wasn't much happening at the Hays nest today. But at least they weren't all asleep...

Big wing stretch.

I got a good look at the Two Harbors chick's wing bling. First we have a leg sticking out.

Then a wing stretch.

Then a look at the "43" on her marker.

It was another beautiful day at the White Rock nest.

 

Mom shade! And look at how closely she is keeping an eye on the area surrounding the nest.

Here's a good look at the two babies. They still look pretty close in size.

I took a look at the Scottish Wildlife Trust's Loch of the Lowes Osprey nest this morning. No signs of hatching yet. First she was facing this way.

Then she turned when I wasn't looking...

And then, she did it again! Darn it!

This is either a nap, or a really, really long blink...

This is full-on asleep. Sweet dreams...

Bald Eagle NX checked in today, almost two weeks since her last check-in. In honor of the two year anniversary of her most recent release, they have posted a map of all of her travels.

A lot of us (including myself) missed the fledging of the Berry College Bluebird. My friend sent a link to a video of the event. Yay! In the video, Mom feeds something to the baby (that part is a bit off-cam), then the baby poops in the corner (so cute!), Mom takes the poop-packet (not so cute!) and leaves the nest. Then the baby follows. I'm so glad I got to see this video since I missed it live. Thanks Diane!

I mentioned in a previous post about the collapse of the Jordon Lake Bald Eagle nest. Dr. Scott is treating the eaglet that was injured when it fell from the nest. He will be holding a Q&A session tomorrow at 3:00PM eastern time. Go to this link if you'd like to participate or observe.

Berry College Eaglet Day 44, Bald Eagle NX Checked In, Nest Cam Round-Up: Two Harbors, White Rock, Southwest Florida, Hays, Loch Of The Lowes

The Berry College Eaglet is 44 days old today. I only had time to get a few pictures today. Finally! A day where the chick pretty much looks the same as the day before...

Preening. Can you make heads or tails out of this one? The tail is pointing down and the chick has turned its head to the left to preen under its wing. You can make out the beak:

I love this picture! Look at how much the feathers have grown in on the wing!

Bald Eagle NX checked in. They have posted a map of all of her adventures since her release. She's a home-body... Not venturing too far.

Most of my rounds on the other nest cams came after dark. The scene at Two Harbors was too cute. Mom is straddling the baby -- you can see the baby's butt in front of Mom's leg and you can see its little face sticking out behind her legs.

The White Rock nest is the only cam still in daylight when I check in this late at night... These Bald Eagles know how to live. It's just one beautiful day after another. (Yeah, yeah, I know. It was raining the other day. But even then it was pretty!):

As I watch, the daylight starts to fade and I wonder if I'll get a look at the eggs:

The next three shots were taken within 3 minutes. The first shows it's getting a little darker:

And then the night cam comes on:

And then, finally, a look at the eggs. This time there was a nice egg roll.

The Southwest Florida Fledgling is resting up after another day of flight training. Here's a really good video of this eaglet's first day flying. It shows how the parents watched after it and taught it how to get back to the nest. It's kinda long (15:25) but after having seen several eaglets fledge and always wondering about what happens next, this video is well worth the time to watch!

Time for me to do like Mom Hays. These two captures were taken about 10 seconds apart:

But one last nest to note... In my March 31st post, I mentioned the Scottish Wildlife Trust's Loch of the Lowes Webcam and their Lady of the Loch Osprey. Due to the time difference, it's usually dark when I check in at this nest. I can usually find someone sleeping:

And sometimes awake (I need to figure out the time difference!)

I did get to check in during daylight hours yesterday and found this pretty scene. I'm not sure if that's the male or the female. I'm just glad I found someone home when the sun was shining!