Africam Black Eagle Day 51 Standing, Dyfi Osprey Nest Day 47,49&50 Fledge Watch Continues, Harrison Bay Eagles day 111&113 Aggression, Loch of the Lowes Osprey Day 55,57758 Fledge Watch Continues

I think I forgot to hit "publish" last night. This post is for 7/18/2015.

I got some good s'caps of the Africam Black Eagle today.

The Eaglet is stretching, revealing the darker feathers coming in along the edge of the wing. You can also see dark where the tail feathers are coming in.

The feet are the first thing that grow to full size. That helps them to stand. This chick has some huge feet!

There are more dark feathers showing on the chicks back today.

You can see the dark feathers coming out in a row along the edge of the wing tip.

It looks like something has caught their attention.

Another view of the feathers coming in on the chick's back.

I did see the Eaglet stand for the first time today. (It may have stood before, but today was the first time I saw it.) It wasn't too steady and took a tumble! Whoops (0:29):

I recorded quite a bit of the Dyfi Osprey nest today, looking to see if any of them is ready to fledge. They were all lined up nicely.

Mom came to the nest and hollered for a food delivery.

Dad brought a nice big fish.

Three heads showing...

Only one head showing as they all put their heads down to sleep. The Osplets expend a lot of energy growing and wingercizing. The one face that is visible has its eyes closed...

Here's some wingercizing, getting some air.

Dad brought another nice fish for his growing family.

Then one of the Osplets got a lot of air!

This will happen all day long. It's interesting how the Osplet is using its tail like a rudder to stay upright as it hovers.

Dad is such a good provider. He regularly brings in fish and nesting material. But today, Dad's Hunk Of Grass had a mind of its own... (1:21):

The Harrison Bay Eagles were showing a lot of aggression toward each other today. It seems that they were both very hungry and were willing to fight each other for food. This may be a stage of training for them. It's important that they learn how to steal food. The parents might also be trying to encourage them to catch their own food by providing less. Here is a moment between rounds:

They decided to sleep apart tonight...

I have two videos of them today. The first is about how Eaglets Have No Manners (8:58):

The other shows them fighting over food several times today. If one even thought the other had something to eat, it would try to steal it. This is the first time I've seen them show so much Food Aggression (1:51):

My recorder crashed when I tried to save the file of the Loch of the Lowes Osprey nest. So, nothing from them for today. I don't think the last chick fledged today...