Berry College has put out a good video of the intruder that was perched above the nest yesterday.
I found out after I posted yesterday that the other Northeast Florida chick had fledged. Congratulations to them! Here's a video of the fledge. The one that had already flow is at 7:00 position, behind a branch. The on that fledges in this video is at the noon position, perched on a way-too-small branch. I think there is a bit of a learning curve when it come to selecting appropriate branches to perch on...
just searched frantically for a blog on the Berry eagles when I checked in on the cam this morning and the eaglet is all alone in the nest. Been watching for 10 minutes now and no adult in site. Do you know why this might be? ugh- nature is making me a nervous wreck!
ReplyDeleteHi Red! Thanks for visiting my blog. Once the chick is old enough (2-3 weeks) and the temps are warm enough, they no longer need constant incubation. The chick is 3 weeks old as of 3/15 and is able to thermoregulate on its own now. Although it is still pretty defenseless. Mom or Dad is staying close by, although you might not see them. You can change to the other camera to see if one of them is perched in the nest tree above the nest: when you hover over the picture, some options appear in the lower right. From right to left is: toggle fullscreen - picture quality - share - choose a different camera. If you click on "choose a different camera" you can then select the "approach camera" and see the entire nest tree canopy.
Deletethank you for the info. Chris….I'm glad you are blogging here for us nature/birding novices. I've become quite addicted to the Berry eagle cam and cringe every time I find the little eaglet alone in the nest today…glad to know that this is normal behavior! Keep up the good work!
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