Berry College Fledgling Day 96, Nest Cam Round-up: White Rock, Hays, Berry College Bluebird, and Loch of the Lowes Osprey, Bald Eagle Camellia Checked In, Bald Eagle ND is Photographed, Update for Bald Eagle Buddy

Today is day 96 for the Berry College Bald Eagle. She didn't spend much time at the nest, but at least I got to see her.

Ut oh, we've been spotted!

She's telling us a thing or two...

I got to check in at the White Rock nest. Look at these two cutie-pies snuggled together while the parent is perched above them, keeping watch.

Big wing stretch.

Usually, I caption poop shots, "Lookout below!" But this one is "Lookout parent!" Seriously... But, it's not the first time I've seen a parent victimized by an eaglet! It's not on purpose...

One of the Hays eaglets is awake tonight.

Turns out they are all awake -- I've seen wing stretches out of the other two.

Right on time, egg number two at the Berry College Bluebird nest.

You can always tell when one of the parents is getting ready to enter the nest because the light coming into the box is blocked when they are getting ready to enter the box. And sure enough, here comes Mom!

Why is she incubating the eggs? It's not a complete clutch yet. I didn't watch this nest as closely with the last clutch and don't know if she did this then. But once the eggs are warmed by incubation, it's important that they not be allowed to cool off. Once the embryo starts to develop, it needs to be kept warm. I wonder if this is the reason only 1 of the 5 eggs laid in the last clutch hatched.

Still no hatch at the Scottish Wildlife Trust's Loch of the Lowes Osprey nest. I believe that if there is no hatch by this time tomorrow, then we are out of the hatch window... While I was watching the cam this evening I heard an owl hooting, and so did Mom, opening her eyes each time. Owls are predators of eggs and young, so Mom is smart to pay attention.

Bald Eagle Camellia checked in today.

(Wonderful news, part one!) Bald Eagle ND has been sighted and photographed! He is a beautiful Bald Eagle! ND is Camellia's brother -- same nest, same year. (Camellia has leg band NC and the third eagle from the Norfolk Botanical Garden in 2010 is NE.) You can see one of my first blog posts for more details about ND and his siblings. Look at the entry for the year 2010. (And note that today is ND's 4th anniversary of fledging.)

(Wonderful news, part two!) There is an update for Bald Eagle Buddy! It's hard to believe he's 6 years old now. There are two new pictures of him and he looks great!