Look at the size of the eaglet's foot compared to the adult. I'm not sure if the adult here is the male or female. But the eaglet's foot looks bigger...
The eaglet's beak looks full size now.
Time for the adult to leave...
And here's the scene tonight, with the baby looking tiny next to the adult. Still has some size to put on:
Nobody was home at the Northeast Florida nest and there was a visitor at the Southwest Florida nest. (Check on the tree for the woodpecker.) There sure is a lot of debris in this nest.
I caught the fledgling in the nest tonight:
There were little gray fluffballs visible in front of the adult at the Hays nest:
Dad was at home with the chick at the Two Harbors nest:
Then Mom arrived:
I thought this was a funny sequence:
Then Dad exits, stage right. (I love how his feathers look.)
Then the baby tells Mom about what she missed at the nest.
Even babies this small do that big stretch...
I got some s'caps of the White Rock nest with pretty mid-day light:
At the Scottish Wildlife Trust's Loch of the Lowes nest, they are reporting that the female is acting differently, spending more time in the center of the nest. Maybe an egg is imminent... When I checked in tonight, sure enough -- She's in the center of the nest instead of up on the branch where I usually find her. Maybe tomorrow night, she'll be in the incubating position instead of standing:
Bald Eagle Camellia checked in.
I haven't shared links recently to the cams I watch. Here they are:
Berry College
Northeast Florida
Southwest Florida
Hays
Two Harbors
White Rock
Loch of the Lowes (Osprey)
Check out Dyfi Osprey...Females have been going at it for over 24 hours over the nest
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