Both chicks mantled and tried to claim the fish. The one on the left won, but then didn't know what to do with the fish.
The parent stepped in and started eating and both eaglets got in there and started trying to pull off pieces for themselves.
Eventually, the parent left and both chicks were trying to get pieces off of the fish, but only one had a foot on the fish. Neither had much success.
The parent ended up coming back and feeding them.
Then there was a lunch delivery.
Here comes Dad with the fish:
The chicks moved enough to give him room to land, but then laid back down. They were already stuffed and couldn't be bothered. Poor Dad... Mom had been on the front branch, so she made her way down the branch and hopped down into the nest.
We had a couple of minutes of family time and I was able to get a couple of nice family shots:
I like this one the best!
There was another delivery for dinner. As the parent landed, both eaglets launch their wings to mantle.
Look at that mantle!
Now if this eaglet only knew what to do... At least it sometimes had a foot on it.
The parent wanted to take the fish and feed them, but the chick with the fish nipped at the parent to back off. The chick that didn't get the fish also got in on the action, nipping at the parent. But the parent did eventually take the fish back and fed the chicks. Today was a good day for eating at the Berry College nest!
This is their "thinking about jumping onto that branch" pose. It's coming any day now...
There is still a big size difference between the two Harrison Bay Eaglets. But they both seem to be growing fine. There is plenty of food at this nest and I haven't seen any sibling rivalry in a while.
Big size difference. But they've both got fat crops (and there's plenty of food in the pantry) so I'm not worried.
Zoomer gave us some really nice close-ups tonight:
Mom White Rock is still incubating her eggs. I wonder if the chicks are peeping yet inside the eggs...
Big news at the Scottish Wildlife Trust's Loch of the Lowes Osprey nest. The first egg was laid tonight! When I first brought up the cam, she was laying in the nest bowl, a pretty good sign that there's an egg:
Eventually she got up, left the bowl, and did some flapping. The egg could only barely be seen past the edge of the bowl. But then she stepped down into the bowl again and before she settled down she gave a quick egg roll and we can see it:
Then she settled back in with a wiggle. Looks just like the first pic, doesn't it? But it's not... Maybe she just likes to lay facing in this direction...
We are in the window for the Africam Black Eagle to lay her second egg. Here's two more shots in that golden light:
And here's a s'cap I took just now. I will probably be reported a second egg tomorrow. Keep an eye on this nest if you'd like to see her lay the second egg.
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