Showing posts with label nestlings. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nestlings. Show all posts

Saturday, August 15, 2015

Africam Black Eagle Day 79, Dyfi Osprey Day 75,77&78, Harrison Bay Eagles, Loch of the Lowes Osprey Day 83, 85&86, White-bellied Sea Eagle Day 10

The Africam Black Eagle chick was resting in the nest today. I'm hoping to see wingercizing!

One Osprey was in the Dyfi nest. But I don't know which one this is. I know it's not Mom. It could be Dad or one of the babies.

The Harrison Bay Eagle Mom and Dad were in the nest at day break, having spent the night there. But they didn't return during the day and are spending the night tonight elsewhere.

All three babies were in the Scottish Wildlife Trust's Loch of the Lowes Osprey nest today.

Both of the White-bellied Sea Eagle chicks got bites of fish during this feeding.

These babies are so cute!

I don't know which is which...

Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Africam Black Eagle Day 76, Dyfi Osprey Day 72,74&75, Harrison Bay Eagles, Loch of the Lowes Osprey Day 80,82&83, Soddy Daisy Bluebirds Day 15&16, White-bellied Sea Eagles Day 7

The Africam Black Eagle chick was having an easy morning.

Mom Dyfi Osprey was enjoying a fish this morning.

While Mom was on the high perch behind the nest, one of the babies was in the nest and another Osprey was on the low perch to the left.

The parents stayed in the nest tree overnight.

The parents spent some time in the nest and perched in the nest tree branches.



It was already very bright when the infrared camera turned off.



Later in the day, they were across the way in the large pine tree.

They both left that tree...

...and settled in on the branches of the nest tree for the night.

There is a new post about the Lock of the Lowes Osprey.

The Soddy Daisy Bluebirds are filling up the nest box. I got two faces...

...3 faces...
 
 ...all 4 faces! Well, parts of all 4 faces. Good enough!

Dad White-bellied Sea Eagle will come to the nest and fly off with a fish. This morning when Dad arrived at the nest, Mom got up and took one fish...

...and took another fish so Dad couldn't fly off with either.

Dad left and Mom fed the chicks.

The chicks are sizing each other up for some bopping.

This is right before they did some hair pulling.

Dad came back and grabbed a fish and left with it.

Mom came around for this feeding and we can see the chicks.

A family s'cap!

These babies are so cute!


Dad was having a hard time trying to figure out how to brood these growing babies. He made several false starts and ended up just hovering over the chicks.

Mom must have come back because he got up, grabbed a fish, ran across the nest, and took off. And sure enough, Mom appeared a few minutes later. Here's Dad taking off with the fish.

Monday, August 10, 2015

Africam Black Eagle Day 75, Loch of the Lowes Osprey Day 78,80&81, Soddy Daisy Bluebirds Day 13&14, White-bellied Sea Eagles Day 5

Look at how big the Africam Black Eagle is now!


There were two crows in the Scottish Wildlife Trust's Loch of the Lowes Osprey nest.

One of the Osprey comes in from the left.

Both crows were quick to vacate the nest.

One of the Osprey arrives at the nest.

Somebody does a fly-by.

Dad arrives at the nest with a fish.

The fledgling is either FR3 or FR4 since there is an antenna.

It is so crowded at the Soddy Daisy Bluebird nest.

The White-bellied Sea Eagle chicks are showing some aggression. Here, they have each other by the beak!

The babies are wet in patches where the adult has drooled on them while attempting to feed them.

There are still a lot more misses than hits while feeding.

Here's aggression with the chick in the back getting ready to attack.

I did see both chicks get bites.

Sleepy babies...

These two are going toe-to-toe again.

So cute!


This chick was fighting going to sleep.