Africam Black Eagle Day 92 Wingercizing, Dyfi Osprey Day 88,90&92 Blue24 At Nest, Harrison Bay Eagles, Loch of the Lowes Osprey (From Yesterday) Day 95,97&98, White-bellied Sea Eagles Day 23, Service Dog Stories, Wildlife Rehab With Tape And Glue

The Africam Black Eagle didn't show me much today. Laying in the nest like always...

At one point it stood up...

Then (finally) I saw some Wingercizing (0:42)!

Something did happen at the nest today. A black bird came into the nest. Because of the motion it was all a blur. I saw the motion out of the corner of my eye. When I focused on what was happening, the black bird was darting all around and Kendi was very agitated. And just as quickly, the black bird took off. I don't know if it was an intruder (maybe a sibling from a prior year?) trying to steal some nestovers. Shortly afterward, Kendi self-fed. If the intruder stole some nestovers, it didn't get them all. Unfortunately, I wasn't recording... I would have loved to have been able to go back and see what I missed...

At the Dyfi Osprey nest at sunrise, there was an Osprey on the high perch and a Magpie brat in the nest.

Who's on the high perch? Oh my! It's Blue24! She has fought the resident female (Blue12 Glesni) to try to take over this nest. Click this link and make sure you watch the video...

She checked out one of the other perches.

Then she flew away.

Dad, on the left, delivered a fish to W2 Celyn.

She acted a bit agitated, then flew away with the fish.

Dad is sorely disappointed if he's looking for nestovers...

I could only go back 6 hours at the Harrison Bay Eagles Nest. This is the only sign of an Eagle that I could find.

I forgot yesterday to post these s'caps from the Scottish Wildlife Trust's Loch of the Lowes Osprey nest. I think this is FR2, since I couldn't see an antenna. He hadn't been seen for about a week and they had speculated that he had left on migration. Maybe not...

He moved around the nest for a few minutes. I feel certain I'd have seen an antenna if this was FR3 or FR4. Maybe it was a visitor?

He didn't stay for long...

I just love these White-bellied Sea Eagle babies! They both seem to be doing fine.

It's like they are posing for their adoring fans!

They are keeping each other warm. Their high temperature today is 67 degrees, not bad.

 

Check out these funny and touching service dog stories.

 

Here's an article about wildlife rehab with tape and glue.

Bald Eagle Mom Delta is Injured, More Snow at Berry College Bald Eagle Nest, Wet Bald Eagles at Northeast Florida Nest

There has been a lot of worry about one of the Hancock Wildlife Bald Eagles. Mom Delta has been unable to put any weight on her left foot since some time on Feb 8/9. She appears ok in a video on the 8th, but is not using her left leg/foot on the 9th.  Hancock Wildlife posted a video from today of her perched and you can see her foot that is hanging down. I don't see anything obviously wrong with her foot. It may be a broken leg. An injured but flight-capable Bald Eagle is difficult to catch. They can try to bait/net her. Otherwise, her condition will have to deteriorate to the point of not being able to fly any more before she can be captured for diagnosis and treatment. Which would make recuperation that much more difficult if she is so sick that she can no longer fly... And that's only if she ended up down where someone sees her and knows to get someone to catch her.

I checked on Mom Berry College early this morning, concerned by all the forecasts of freezing rain for Georgia. She looked to be doing ok at 8:10AM:

She is really accumulating some snow tonight. You can see which white streaks are flakes (as opposed to branches) in these two screen captures, taken a minute apart at 7:30PM:

I missed the egg-roll and repositioning darn it, shortly after the above screen captures. Here she is at 8:45PM. This is about an hour's worth of snow accumulation on her:

This is what she has to look forward to for the rest of the night, with the snow clearing out by sunrise.

I was going to call it a night watching this nest when she decided to put on a show! First, a stand and shake (look at how nice and dry that nest bowl is!):

Then she carefully backs up:

Does a quick egg roll:

Then just that quick, she settles back down. I can't tell the difference between the white of her tail and the snow...

The Northeast Florida Bald Eagles are looking wet tonight. In this screen capture, one baby is right in front of the other:

Here's a better look at the babies. Their feathers are wet, but they are warm and dry underneath:

I looked in on the Southwest Florida Bald Eagle nest too, but the camera must be down...

Photography forum, rabid racoon in Hampton, Osprey are back, Panda Bear and baby bears, injured & orphaned wildlife

I found another photography forum. I was looking through the "avian" posts when I came across this picture of a kingfisher up-chucking a pellet. The photographer had great timing getting this picture. This is one of those "critique" forums, so I don't think I'll participate. But it looks like a good forum to poke through. Come back and comment if you find something to share!

A rabid raccoon was found in Hampton, VA. Make sure your pets get the rabies vaccine. Here's the announcement from the city:

RABIES CASE CONFIRMED

The Hampton Health Department has confirmed a positive case of rabies. A family dog came in contact with a wild raccoon earlier this month - on March 9, 2013 - in the Buckroe area of the city near Fire Station 4 on Richard Avenue. The raccoon was submitted to the State Laboratory in Richmond for testing, where it was found to be positive.

A friend told me tonight that he's spotted Osprey at a couple of nests. I've been keeping an eye on the two nests that I watch as part of The Center for Conservation Biology's Osprey Watch program, and so far, no Osprey.

I ran across this story about Panda Bears... It was about how you get captive bears in the mood, for... well... you know... Here's the link.

Here's an article about a bear cub that was wandering around by itself. It's an interesting read, but there's a lesson to be learned here. Check out this article by The Wildlife Center of Virginia on the topic of what to do if you see what you think is injured or orphaned wildlife.