She was moving around, but not going away.
That didn't stop the Magpies from visiting.
W2 is on the nest perch.
The Magpies are eating some disgusting looking nestovers.
Looks pretty gross...
And where is W2? Well, I see her shadow.
She hopped down into the nest to get a fish delivery, then mantles to warn the Magpies away. I've got an hour of video that I'll process tomorrow and post... It's going to take more time than I have tonight to whittle it down. W2 is mantling and declaring that this fish is hers!
Both of the Harrison Bay Eagle parents were at the nest tree today. First, there was one in the large pine across from the nest.
Then it flew to the nest tree.
It's funny, when I first saw this scene, I didn't see Dad at the top of the screen. Then he moved! This was the brief time that I saw Mom and Dad together. A few seconds later, Mom hopped forward to the other Y branch.
It's starting to get dark and the infrared camera turned on.
Eyes closed while napping. Head tucked (under her wing) would be a deeper sleep.
I love the foot dangling over the edge of the branch.
And who is this at the Scottish Wildlife Trust's Loch of the Lowes Osprey nest? Well, there's an antenna. So that narrows it down to FR3 or FR4...
But wait! The folks at the Loch of the Lowes are reporting the FR3 has starting the migration south. (This is why transmitters are awesome!) So, that must be FR4 above. They also note that FR2 hasn't been seen in a while, which I've commented on. So, FR2 has probably also started the migration too, having fledged around the same time as FR3.
A cheeky crow decided to play chicken with FR4. But FR4 actually didn't seem to mind.
I forgot to post this s'cap yesterday, when the cam was showing the loch. Sea birds sure do know how to live!
It looks like the rain has cleared up at the White-bellied Sea Eagle nest. The pantry looks to be well stocked.
The chicks look like they are all alone, but a parent is perched above them. It's about 67 degrees, so they don't need to be brooded, just protected from predators.
We got a close-up of the parent. I'm not sure which one this is...
The Decorah Eagle nest blew down in July. Check out this link If You Build It... It will be interesting to see how the Eagles react when they begin their preparations for the next nesting season. Will they take to this new nest? I believe the White Rock Eagles build upon a platform that was started by humans. And Bald Eagles have been known to take over Osprey nests and build them up into Eagle nests. So, it's not like they are adverse to building upon something else that was there first. We'll have to wait and see what they do. There's no telling if the humans picked the right spot in the right tree to put in a nest foundation...
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