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.

Berry College Bald Eagle Chick Day 7, Bald Eagle KE's Location

Just a quiet day at the nest. Mom was zonked out for a bit:

"Mom, you're squishing me!" There's still a lot more freedom under Mom than being in an egg! It will be about another week before the baby is able to thermoregulate and won't need constant brooding. Mom will still brood the chick at times and will always try to protect it from rain, even after the chick is much too big to fit under her! I've also noticed when it's hot that Mom's shadow is often shading the chick. By accident or on purpose? I don't know.

Here's some super cuteness! A special moment with Mom.

When I grow up, I'm going to be this big!

I think Coot was on the menu for lunch.

Dad comes to the nest a lot more often since the hatch.

Laid back baby...

Playing peek-a-boo!

Here's a comparison between hatch day and today:

February 2nd Hatch Day

 

March 1st One week old

 

Bald Eagle KE has checked in. The fishing must be good at Swift Creek Reservoir! Reese speculates that there may be a communal roost near there. One of the things that scientists hope to discover by putting transmitters on Bald Eagles is to find areas, such as communal roosts, that need to be protected. I was wondering where this reservoir is and found that it is about 14 miles (as the eagle flies) southwest of Richmond.