Berry College Eaglet Day 72, Nest Cam Round-up: Hays, White Rock, and Berry College Bluebird, Bald Eagle NX Checked In

Today is day 72 for the Berry College Bald Eagle. Today, the eaglet was feeling the breeze, throwing its wings out and hopping around the nest. The eaglet also jumped up on the front branch a few times. It tried out different areas  of the front branch and seemed to be getting more comfortable, folding its wings in a few times. Here's the screen captures. At first, the eaglet was just hanging out:

Then the flapping started.

And the branching.

The eaglet tried standing on one side of the branch.

Then it tried out the other side, using its wings for balance.

Going farther.

And farther. The eaglet has its wings folded here, showing more comfort on the branch. From here it looked down at the nest, stretched its foot out a couple of times as if it thought it could step down, and then hopped back down.

The eaglet was really active today, jumping up onto the branch again. (This reminds me of the scene from Titanic.)

The adult is still feeding the eaglet.

I took this screen capture of the Hays nest last night after I'd already posted. I like how they were all lined up

This morning, they were all piled up.

"Pig pile!"

Everyone is tucked in for the night now.

The rain has finally left the White Rock nest. It was dinner time when I brought up the cam.

So cute!

They are showing such great table manners. No fighting over the food. They are both just waiting their turn.

The parent is getting into position to brood the two chicks. This isn't the best s'cap of the chicks. But I like the yellow of the adult's eye here.

Coming in for a landing.

The babies need to be kept warm until their thermal down comes in at 2-3 weeks. At that time, they are of such a size that it's more difficult to brood. Which is ok since they don't need it any more. That's a pretty smart design!

I got a few s'caps of the Berry College Bluebird nest. The baby still looks tiny, but is now huge compared to the eggs.

The parent blocks the light as it enters the nest box. The baby opens wide and got a bite.

And then Mom settles in to brood for a while.

Bald Eagle NX has checked in twice, May 3rd and May 5th. She has put on some distance and is in my home state!