Berry College Eagles Un-Stick The Landing, White-bellied Sea Eagles Day 87 SE15's Bad Day, Dyfi Osprey Project Nest Clean-up, Africam Black Eagles New Pictures

Nestorations continue at the Berry College nest.

Stick delivery:

Mom and Dad spend a lot of time in the nest together. Bald Eagles bond while working on the nest together.

I like it when they come and go by the back door.

Dad is so tiny compared to Mom.

They take a break during the afternoon. Then they were both in the nest at dusk.

One of the parents had a bad landing in the nest while bringing a stick. I think it was Dad. Not only did he not stick the landing, but he also lost the stick. Check out Un-Stick The Landing (0:26):

There is some on-going drama at the White-bellied Sea Eagle nest. SE15 was hopping to the nest from the perch branch and missed the nest. He fell below the nest and spent the night there. During the day today, he has moved around some of the branches, but he hasn't fledged yet and still hasn't made it back into the nest. At one point, SE16 was trying to get away from a Currawong and flew right into SE15. But SE15 kept ahold of his perch and SE16 was able to untangle herself and fly off. Once SE15 is hungry enough, he will either work his way back into the nest by hopping among the branches or he will fledge and get back that way. Here's some video of SE15's Bad Day (11:37):

The folks at the Dyfi Osprey Project have cleaned up the nest. Check out their post about their work.

There are new pictures of the Africam Black Eagle Kendi and her parents.

I was out of town the last few days. I am getting ready to build a house in Maryland and I had to make the trip to sign the construction loan. I have created a new blog for the housebuilding.

Berry College Eagles, White-bellied Sea Eagles Day 82, Africam Black Eagles

The Berry College Eagles are steadily working on their nest. 

Here's a video of the Highlights from today (6:44). (I'm having a problem embedding this video. Please just click the link.)

The White-bellied Sea Eagles were being harassed again today by the Currawong. They must have a nest with young nearby.

SE15 is so pretty!

Here's a video of today's Highlights at the nest (18:01).

Here's the video I promised you from yesterday, showing SE15 Branching & Other Highlights (23:19).

Here's three links to new pictures of Kendi, the Africam Black Eagle Fledgling. The second and third (I think) were taken at the same time by two different photographers. So, a lot of the pictures look almost the same.) There's also a Peregrine Falcon in the mix.
First Link
Second Link
Third Link

I just realized that this post came up as Tuesday, October 27. I was so late in the wee hours of the morning working on this post that it ticked over to the new day. This was actually my post for Monday, October 26.

Berry College Eagles Nestorations, Harrison Bay Eagles Nestorations, White-bellied Sea Eagles Day 81 SE15 Branches!

The Berry College Eagles are back and they were doing some nestorations today!

Here's video of them doing some Nestorations (24:14):

The Harrison Bay Eagles were in the big pine:

Then they did a little work in the nest. I love this s'cap of them:

At least one of them is spending the night in the nest tree, but perched on a higher branch and we can only see the bottom half...

I am putting together some video from the White-bellied Sea Eagles, but I'm not going to be able to get it finished until tomorrow... The good news, SE15 branched today! Here's a s'cap and I'll have the video up tomorrow. You can see his tail where he has jumped up onto the perch branch:

Harrison Bay Eagles Nestoration Continue, White-bellied Sea Eagles Day 79 SE16 Misses The Landing!, Africam Black Eagle Day 148 Tough Love

The Harrison Bay Eagles were doing more nestorations today. Having spent the night in the nest tree, they were moving about the nest bright and early. (Dark and early?)

I like seeing them side-by-side. Pretty!

They were working together again to place the sticks.

And they were still going beak-to-beak to settle differences. Dad is still standing tall and reared back to get away from Mom's beak in the s'cap below. She is starting to turn away here.

Look at the size of this stick! If Dad is 3 feet from head to tail, that stick is at least 4 feet long!

The White-bellied Sea Eagle chicks are still miles apart in their development. SE16 is still flying back and forth between the camera tree and the nest.

Here, SE16 just landed to the left of SE15.

Check out this video of something new. SE16 does an exit, stage right! Then SE16 Misses The Landing! You can hear her crashing through the branches below the nest. It's scary when this happens -- this is how wings and legs get broken... Does she make it back ok? Watch the video to find out! (3:25)

There are new pictures of the Africam Black Eaglet Kendi. She is a stunner and these pictures are amazing! The parents (mostly Dad) are showing her aggression -- both for training and to make her feel unwelcome so she will leave the territory and strike out on her own. That's the way it is with the Black Eagles. They are not a warm/fuzzy species, with their siblicide and tough love... But check out these pictures, they clearly depict the interaction between Kendi and Dad. Amazing!!

Harrison Bay Eagles Stick Work & Soft Grass, White-bellied Sea Eagles Day 78

I've got two really great videos for today! The Harrison Bay Eagles were working hard on the nest today. A heavy fog didn't bother them one bit. I know this video is long, but it's the good stuff! These are the Stick Work & Soft Grass highlights that occurred over a three hour period, boiled down into 18:23 minutes:

Mom and Dad (Elliot & Eloise) spent a lot of time and energy working on the nest today. Imagine, each stick is collected one at a time (broken off of a tree), brought into the nest, cleaned up (little side branches get broken off), then moved around until its in the perfect spot. These sticks normally range from about 2 to 5 feet in length! (As a reference, an Eagle is about 3 feet from the top of the head to the tip of the tail.)

They'd rest before taking off to collect another branch.

Sometimes Mom would wait for Dad to bring her another stick. Then she'd hop down into the nest to place it in the right spot.

Sometimes they would discuss the situation. Mom usually wins at this nest...

They are both spending the night in the nest tree tonight.

I brought up the White-bellied Sea Eagle nest, got excited when I saw the view on cam two, and hurried as fast as I could to start recording before they chicks moved or the camera angle was changed. Aren't they beautiful!? We finally get a good look at their faces and I'm amazed by the differences! SE16 on the left has a softer face and sleepy eyes. SE15 on the right has sharper features and more angular eye sockets. Watch the Eaglets Looking Out video (12:19) and comment about what differences do you see.

White-bellied Sea Eagles Day 77 Fledge!, Loch of the Lowes Osprey Tracking Update

SE16 fledged yesterday after I stopped watching that nest for the day. I just didn't expect a fledge so soon. I mean, we are in the window, but I didn't see any indication that SE16 was ready to take the leap. But then, she started showing indicators, like standing on the edge of the nest and looking like she had spotted somewhere to fly. Then she did a couple of false starts. She has really raced through the development milestones from branching to fledge! And SE15 hasn't even branched yet. Here's the video of the time leading up to fledging and her flying back and forth. SE16 Fledges (21:46):

The Loch of the Lowes folks have a new tracking update for FR3 and FR4 on their blog.

White-bellied Sea Eagles Day 76, Africam Black Eagle Kendi Video, Loch Of The Lowes Osprey FR3 and FR4 Favorite Spots

The White-bellied Sea Eagles are looking hungry this morning. Mom found some tiny scraps in the nest to eat and share with her babies.

The chicks were sticking close to Mom hoping she'd share whatever she found. I did see her eat a piece after trying to tear pieces off. I think it was skin because she couldn't get any pieces to tear off. So, she ate it... But then she found something that she shared with the eaglets.

These babies have some great camouflage! It's amazing to me that something that starts out white and ends up white and gray can be so dark at this stage of their lives.

There was a pesky Currawong Fly-by at the nest today. Here's a short video (0:36):

SE16 is having so much fun in the branches today! She is totally confident now, hopping around and exploring what's beyond the nest. Check out the SE16 In The Branches video (11:03):

Here's a new video put out by the Africam Black Eagle folks: Kendi On The Cliff Face (2:02):

Loch of the Lowes Osprey FR3 and FR4 are exploring different parts of the Gambia River and the smaller offshoots. They both seem to have found favorite areas. Here are FR3's data points:

FR4 has been in this area longer and is showing more data points. There must be good fishing and plenty of trees in which to roost. Perhaps they have found communal roosts and are with other Osprey... The data from tracking various animals is used to find important areas such as these so conservation efforts can be best directed toward the areas that will make the biggest impact for the animals being studied.

White-bellied Sea Eagles Day 75, Africam Black Eagle New Pictures

The White-bellied Sea Eaglets are still growing like weeds. SE16 is up and down the perch branch. SE15 is keenly watching SE16 and even looked like he was trying to get enough height to get up there. But he just couldn't make it. He was going crazy hopping and flapping around the nest once SE16 was out of the way up on the branch. Fun times to watch this nest!

There are some new pictures of the Africam Black Eaglet Kendi.

Tracking Update For Loch Of The Lowes Osprey FR3 & FR4, New Pictures Of Africam Black Eaglet Kendi, White-bellied Sea Eagle Videos

There is an Osprey Tracking update for the Loch of the Lowes Ospreys FR3 and FR4.

There are some new pictures of the Africam Black Eaglet Kendi. There's a pic of a parent showing aggression toward Kendi. That's the way they do it. The parents force their chick to leave the territory once they have the skills to survive on their own. We just have to wait and see how long it will take for Kendi to get the message and leave...

I found these videos made by the Sea Eagle cam folks. They are aimed at kids, but I still found them interesting to watch.

Part 1 (3:17)

Part 2 (4:09)

Part 3 (3:50)

I upgraded to Windows 10 and found out that Blogger and Windows 10 have some issues. Like being able to post pictures and videos on Blogger... I've been getting around that by using my smart phone to put the pictures and videos in my posts. But my battery died before I could include my s'caps of the White-bellied Sea Eagles from today... I'll post what I have today in tomorrow's post...

White-bellied Sea Eagle Day 72 Branching!, Big Sur Condor Feathers In The Nest, Northeast Florida Eagles

The White-bellied Sea Eaglet SE16 branched for the first time today! The thumbnail for the video is SE16 jumping up onto the branch. Check out the SE16 Branching video (6:51):

And here's some s'caps from today. While SE16 was on the branch, SE15 was doing some wingercizing. It seemed like the eaglets were looking at each other. But SE15 was actually flapping and hopping all over the nest, making good use of having the nest to himself!

After a few minutes, SE16 jumped back down into the nest. She did a good job her first time branching. For her first jump up, she needed to flap a little to get her body over the branch. She just was a little short getting up there. The jump down into the nest was a lot easier -- and she stuck the landing just fine!

Then she did a quick victory lap, spinning and flapping in a circle.

It looks like the Big Sur Condor cam has been knocked even further out of position. I hope they will apply lessons learned and move it out of reach of the large wingspan for the nest nesting season. Look at all of the feathers in the nest. Are they the babies? Knocked off while flapping in such a confined space? Is it molting already? I see a lot of feathers!

I caught one of the Northeast Florida adults visiting the nest for a few minutes today:

Verizon DSL Sucks... Not Sure About FiOS..., Harrison Bay Eagles, White-bellied Sea Eagles Day 71

I'm sure you've seen my "Verizon DSL Sucks" posts before. Today I got FiOS!!! And had an outage for a few hours tonight. I'm like, "Really!?!?!?" So, I figured I couldn't do a post today. But I decided to check before going to bed and it's working now. It's late, so here's just a couple of s'caps for today.

I caught one of the Harrison Bay Eagle parents in the nest today.

And the White-bellied Sea Eagle Mom was in the nest for a little while today.

Harrison Bay Critter, White-bellied Sea Eagles Day 70, Bald Eagle HK, Center For Conservation Biology Recognizes Dana Bradshaw

Here's a link to some new pics of the Africam Black Eagles.

The Harrison Bay Eagles have a recurring visitor. Here's an animated gif.

Here's a "Where's Waldo" shot of the White-bellied Sea Eagles. One of the parents is visible in this s'cap. Can you find the adult? Leave a comment if you see it!

There was lots of wingercizing this morning.

Look at how big they've grown!

The next three s'caps show SE16 catching some air.

They can't hover like Osprey. But they still get some pretty good height.

They are both wingercizing here.

Then something did a fly-by of the nest, seen at about 10:00 in this s'cap. SE15 didn't see it, but SE16 is reacting by ducking.

These babies have pretty faces.

Planning their escape from the nest.

The babies look full grown when compared to the adult.

Pam Monahan has a new blog post about Bald Eagle HK. He has a nest at Honey Bee Golf Course. Pam's picture shows something on HK's head, hopefully it's a smudge and not an injury...

The Center for Conservation Biology has published the article Dana Bradshaw Recognized For Commitment To Woodpecker Recovery.