Berry College Eagles Day 81&83 Family Time (& Fledge Watch Continues), Harrison Bay Eagles Day 37&39 Cute Self-feeding, White Rock Eagles Day 15&16 Chatter at Sunset, Dyfi Osprey Three Eggs, Backyard Deer Cinco De Mayo Party

I got some really great family s'caps today at the Berry College nest! But we'll go in order. A little feeding this morning.

I was happy when they turned toward the camera.

Then here comes the other parent with something large in tow...

They all crowd around to see what was brought to the nest.

Then something caught their attention and I was able to see everyone's face!!!

A few minutes later was another good pose by the family! These are my favorite s'caps of this nest this year!

Aren't these great!?

This last shot is right before Dad took off. So happy I got these s'caps!

I love the close-ups!

By the way, no fledge again today. Just hot babies!

Two peas in a pod at the Harrison Bay nest!

One of the babies decided it was hungry. Check out I'll Feed Myself (6:09) by clicking the link or the play button below.

I caught a pretty sunset at the White Rock nest. When Dad flew in, they talked up a storm!

Mom hopped right up and took off for a break.

My video capture program was messing up and I had to reboot. It looks like Mom returned while I was gone.

Zoomer knows where to look for Dad...

...even when he took a short flight to another perch.

This view shows where the overhead cam is located.

Here's the Chatter at Sunset video. (1:20)

I recorded the Dyfi Osprey nest overnight last night so I could see how many eggs they have. They won't lay any more at this point. And the verdict is... 3 eggs.

I had some backyard deer tonight at my neighbor's feeder. It was a Cinco De Mayo party (0:39) at the feeder...

So, do you guys like having the videos embedded right into the blog, so you don't have to go to YouTube? You can always click the link I provide, or select YouTube at the bottom right of the video to watch on YouTube. Let me know if you like it or not...

Berry College Eagles Day 80&82 Fledge Watch Continues, White Rock Eagles Day 14&15 Murder of Crows

The Berry College Eagles are ready to fledge! Look at this eaglet jumping around on the branches! Wow video (1:01). Fledge watch can really drag out. But I'm starting to think that it will be soon!

I have one other Berry College video from today. If you followed my blog last year, you know that there was a fish disaster last year. Here's a link to the Fish Disaster video. (7:04). Well, today, there was almost another fish disaster. Here's a link to the Almost Fish Disaster (1:29), or you can watch it below.

Here's my s'caps for the day.

These eaglets are losing their fear. This leap started way out on the branch behind the eaglet and it leaped all the way to the nest.

Hot eaglet...

I just think these are funny...

This is right before the "Wow" video above.

The eaglet on the left is complaining to the parent that the eaglet on the right isn't sharing their food... It looks like the parent is listening attentively.

 

The eaglet was given some time to try to self-feed. Still not very good at it. The parent ended up helping out. Both eaglets got pieces.

Must be something interesting up there.

Look at that mantle!

It was an interesting night at the White Rock nest. The nest was buzzed by a murder of crows. (A group of crows is called a murder.) I think that's why Dad came to the nest. Mom is going to break her neck watching Dad fly in!

I didn't know why Dad left so soon. Mom went on and fed the babies.

Dad came back only a few minutes later. And then it was obvious that they both saw something.

 

Upon a second review, I found I had missed this frame!



 

And then Dad ducked as a large bird flew by again. (This is right after two s'caps up.)

Another fly-by...

And another.

Pesky birds.

I guess the threat is over. Dad shakes to put his feathers right. Neither parent seemed overly concerned or gave chase. I think it was just a murder of crows buzzing the nest?

You can watch the video at this link to the Murder of Crows (2:20) video or watch it below.

 

That's all I've got time for tonight. It's 2:00AM...

Berry College Eagles Day 30&32 -- Hot Day, Osprey Are Back!

How can you tell when a Bald Eagle is hot?

Spread out even more... She stayed like this for a while.

There was a good feeding while I was watching, with both chicks getting bites. There were some pretty big bites too.

Here's a video from this feeding. Mom first shows the chicks how to swallow a bone. Then she offers a bone to one of the chicks. Watch this video to see what the chick does... The video is 3:45 minutes.

That's a big, boney bite!

The Osprey have returned to the area! Spring is almost here. I saw three Bald Eagles and two Osprey this morning. (One Bald Eagle and two Osprey were flying together. And then two younger Bald Eagles were flying together.) Of course, nobody else even noticed them until I pointed them out. I don't know how these huge birds can fly overhead and call out and people don't even look up to check them out!