Need a little room... So they each take a branch.
Climbing up the center (camera) branch. So funny...
I had to go back tonight and grab a s'cap of the moment when we were spotted...
They ended up so high on either branch at one point that they were both out of the frame. Soon enough, this will be the reality...
And here's a series of one of the eaglets jumping down from the branch. Jumping up and down when branching is progress! In this first one, you can just see toes on the right.
Come down the branch a bit to get back over the nest.
Lighten the load. (Eagles will typically poop before taking off.)
Leap!
And stick the landing.
Ozzie, from the Southwest Florida nest, continues to recuperate. They posted an update on his condition today. He is doing really well. He is going into a small flight enclosure where he can take short flights and build his strength. They estimate that he will be there at least another month. There are new pictures along with the update. There was some concern about his eaglet that was still in the nest when he was injured. But the eaglet is doing great. Check out this video of the fledgling doing his (her) thing!
In the egg production industry, millions of hatchling male chicks are killed. The females don't need the males to lay eggs. So, in the egg laying industry, there's no reason to keep the males. There has been a recent breakthrough in being able to determine the sex of an embryo at only 3 days. Those eggs can then be used in other ways -- destroying the embryo before it can feel pain.
I've got an early morning, so no other nests tonight...
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