Africam Black Eagle Day 98, Big Sur Condor Day 111 Feeding, Dyfi Osprey, Harrison Bay Eagles Flying to the Big Pine, NEFL Bald Eagles, White-bellied Sea Eagles Day 29

The Africam Black Eagle was enjoying the evening...

...when a big thunderstorm moved through. This is the first time I've seen it rain at this nest.

These two Big Sur Condors were hanging out on a perch. I believe this is Black 67 McWay on the left and Black 74 Nomad on the right.

Suddenly, McWay took off, nearly knocking Nomad off his perch. And he didn't even say Excuse Me! (0:49)

I also caught a Feeding Bout today (4:19):

The chick has to stand in the doorway to wingercize, so one wing is ouside the nest. The inside of the nest cavity is 4-5 feet, so this chick has already got a huge wing span!

 

 

Dad Dyfi is still hanging out around the nest. Here's a big wing stretch.

And here's one of these stretches that we see so many chicks do.

Such a pretty bird!

The Harrison Bay Eagle parents are spending the night in the big pine. They coordinated their arrival at the tree... Look first at the white blur in the bottom right hand corner.

Then follow it up to the branches where they like to perch.

Then a few seconds later, the other parent comes in from the bottom left.

Here's the video that these stills were taken from. It's neat at the beginning of the video to see a host of Sparrows take off when they see the Eagles Flying to the Big Pine. (0:54)

The parents are tucked in for the night.

I caught one of the parents at home at the NE Florida Eagle nest today. They laid their first egg last year on November 16th. That means nestorations are happening now. (I wish they would straighten up this camera!)

The White-bellied Sea Eagle chicks still like to huddle under Mom for warmth, even though they don't really fit any more.

The feathers are coming in nicely on the chicks.

I would have expected the smaller chick to feather out first. The reasoning is that the chick the has the smaller size when full grown would feather out first because it doesn't have to expend as much energy for growth. But SE16 is just leaving SE15 in the dust in every regard.

Both chicks got bites. It's been a while since I've seen sibling rivalry at this nest.

 Look at how big their crops are! Neither one of these chicks is going hungry!

Their crops are so big, they both look like they've got sacks tied to their necks!