Berry College Eagles Pip! & Intruder, Southwest Florida Eagles Day 17&18 E8 Returns To Nest, Bald Eagles HK And Sterling, Africam Black Eagles

I got a really nice view of the pip in the egg at the Berry College Eagle nest this evening. There is a possible crack too! Here's some s'caps:

The view gets better as Mom rolls it.

Is that a crack or grass!?

It moved like it was grass... But that's still a nice pip!

I'm going to record overnight, even though it's hard to see any details under the IR light...

Here's a video of the egg roll that showed A Better View Of The Pip (2:47).

There was other excitement at the Berry College nest today. An intruder did a fly-by of the nest and I got the video as Mom Defends Nest Against Intruder! (4:39)

At the Southwest Florida Eagle nest, E8 was returned to the nest! When I brought up the cam, both chicks were clearly visible in the nest. But I just sat watching instead of getting a s'cap. Then I thought about it after Mom began hovering over them. But you can still see one at 11 o'clock and one at 7 o'clock.

The wildlife rehabilitators at CROW posted some pictures of E8 having breakfast. Click on the pictures to see the full picture. The rehabbers are wearing a veil so the chick doesn't get habituated to humans. Here are their pictures of E8 being returned to the nest. And they posted GoPro video of the renesting. Unfortunately, it was chest mounted instead of head mounted, so we get to see a lot of the controls for the lift. But they did show E7 giving E8 and welcoming bonk!

Pam Monahan has a new post of Bald Eagles HK and Sterling. I love the last picture!

There are some new pictures of the Africam Black Eagles. It seems they stay in their territory year round. They need to do some major nestorations after that storm, so it's good that they are still there.

Berry College Eagles Day 53&55 Sub-Adult Bald Eagle Intruder, Harrison Bay Eagles Day 9&11, White Rock Still Incubating

I didn't get any video of the sub-adult Bald Eagle that tried to get into the Berry College nest today. But other people did! On Berry College's facebook page is a great view from Cam 2 (with sound) of the altercation. That's Dad defending the nest. And there is video from Cam 1 and from the Approach Cam. Good job Dad! If you only have time to watch one, watch the facebook page. And if you have a little more time, watch Cam 1 video, but forward to the part where the intruder tries to come in the back door. That part is better on the Cam 1 view. The Approach Cam doesn't offer much. But I played it at the same time as the view of Cam 1 for a side-by-side view of the action. Here's some s'caps from today. I was trying to get something to compare the sizes of the eaglets to the parent and to each other. I don't think I was successful in getting anything that shows a good comparison:

I think they are still smaller than the parent. And I think one might be a male and one might be a female. But I'm going to wait a bit more on that one...

The Harrison Bay chicks are going to be getting more mobile. This little one was exploring today.

Something must have been flying overhead.

Zoomer found one of the parents perched nearby.

I love the sibling pillow!

The White Rock nest has about 9 days and then it's Hatch Watch!

Berry College Day 4 & 6, Video of Mom Berry Defending Nest Against Intruder

The sun was shining when I checked in at the Berry College nest today. I'm glad to see that after the damp day at the nest yesterday.

The babies are so focused on the parent during feedings. There is some sibling rivalry occurring at this nest. If food is plentiful, it should resolve itself. If not, the stronger nestling will survive. This is nature...

I just came across this video of Mom Berry defending the nest against an intruder in the wee hours of 2/12. This is the day before the first egg hatched. She's a good mom! Check out the video at the link above to see her in action!