Mom and Dad spend a lot of time in the nest together. Bald Eagles bond while working on the nest together.
I like it when they come and go by the back door.
Dad is so tiny compared to Mom.
They take a break during the afternoon. Then they were both in the nest at dusk.
One of the parents had a bad landing in the nest while bringing a stick. I think it was Dad. Not only did he not stick the landing, but he also lost the stick. Check out Un-Stick The Landing (0:26):
There is some on-going drama at the White-bellied Sea Eagle nest. SE15 was hopping to the nest from the perch branch and missed the nest. He fell below the nest and spent the night there. During the day today, he has moved around some of the branches, but he hasn't fledged yet and still hasn't made it back into the nest. At one point, SE16 was trying to get away from a Currawong and flew right into SE15. But SE15 kept ahold of his perch and SE16 was able to untangle herself and fly off. Once SE15 is hungry enough, he will either work his way back into the nest by hopping among the branches or he will fledge and get back that way. Here's some video of SE15's Bad Day (11:37):
The folks at the Dyfi Osprey Project have cleaned up the nest. Check out their post about their work.
I was out of town the last few days. I am getting ready to build a house in Maryland and I had to make the trip to sign the construction loan. I have created a new blog for the housebuilding.
The Harrison Bay Eagles were doing more nestorations today. Having spent the night in the nest tree, they were moving about the nest bright and early. (Dark and early?)
I like seeing them side-by-side. Pretty!
They were working together again to place the sticks.
And they were still going beak-to-beak to settle differences. Dad is still standing tall and reared back to get away from Mom's beak in the s'cap below. She is starting to turn away here.
Look at the size of this stick! If Dad is 3 feet from head to tail, that stick is at least 4 feet long!
The White-bellied Sea Eagle chicks are still miles apart in their development. SE16 is still flying back and forth between the camera tree and the nest. Here, SE16 just landed to the left of SE15.
Check out this video of something new. SE16 does an exit, stage right! Then SE16 Misses The Landing! You can hear her crashing through the branches below the nest. It's scary when this happens -- this is how wings and legs get broken... Does she make it back ok? Watch the video to find out! (3:25)
There are new pictures of the Africam Black Eaglet Kendi. She is a stunner and these pictures are amazing! The parents (mostly Dad) are showing her aggression -- both for training and to make her feel unwelcome so she will leave the territory and strike out on her own. That's the way it is with the Black Eagles. They are not a warm/fuzzy species, with their siblicide and tough love... But check out these pictures, they clearly depict the interaction between Kendi and Dad. Amazing!!
I've got a new video for you tonight, containing the highlights of the day. If you missed it, one of the Berry College Eaglets missed its landing. It ended up perched on a branch below the nest. Afterward, a Blue Jay starts dive-bombing the eaglet. Then it misses a food delivery. As the nest gets dark, you can see it moving around behind the nest. Here's the Highlights After The Fall video.
In case you missed my earlier post today about the Berry College Eagles, I'm reposting it here. One of the eaglets missed a landing and ended up on a branch below the nest. Here's the Missed Landing video. In the thumbnail below, the eaglet is circled as it is falling/jumping from the missed branch to the branch below the nest.
You can just see its head as it moves around back there:
