There were three things that I saw at the Berry College nest today that I wanted to capture when I got home. However, I worked late and by the time I got home I couldn't rewind back far enough to get any of them... One was where there was a food delivery and the eaglets rushed the parent. I'm not even sure what happened since I saw it out of the corner of my eye. I think one of the eaglets grabbed the adult's foot thinking it was the food. I've seen that happen before and it always pretty funny. The second was some good wingercizing. And the third was a coot brought to the nest. They didn't stop eating until it was gone. And one of the eaglets ate the head without any problem. Here they are tucked in for the night:
I got a look at the Harrison Bay hatchlings, but it was sketchy at first. They must already be stuffed, because this looked like food coma:
The parent said, "Ummm. Hello..."
They finally woke up, and even though the parent ate most of the food, both eaglets still got several bites each.
This makes me think this is Dad. Dads always offer huge bites to the hatchlings. That's way too big!
That's more like it!
There was a feisty moment at the Berry College nest today. I thought it was funny. This video is 12 minutes because it continues with some "day in the life" stuff, wingercizing and searching for nestovers. If you are short on time, just watch the first minute for the feisty moment. Otherwise, much of the day seemed like "monkey see, monkey do"
A few other moments, "coming and going"
Wingercizing:
When I first saw this, I thought one had tried to get under the other to stay dry. "Any shelter in a storm."
I finally got a look at the second hatch at Harrison Bay. The hatchling was in face plant mode, worn out from the hatching process. Its natal down still looks wet:
Later in the day, we can see both little cuties! I got this after getting home from work.
The sibling rivalry has already started. It's in their nature... Here, HB7 on the left is going to get a beakful of HB8's face. Here's a link to a video of this feeding and the little spat (4:55).
At dinner, they both got bites. HB8 was in front and got some good bites. The still below is taken from this video (6:24). That's HB8 getting that bite. (There's a baby poop shoot in the video too.)
Earlier this evening, Mom made a strange hissing sound while flexing. I think the downstairs residents were trying to come upstairs... The still below is from the video of Mom flexing (1:06).
