White-bellied Sea Eagles Day 68, Bald Eagle HK, Africam Black Eagle Kendi, Loch of the Lowes Osprey Tracking Update, Center for Conservation Biology Article "The Wanderers"

Look at these night owls at the White-bellied Sea Eagle nest. These chicks are up all the time...

I guess they don't need as much sleep as when they were younger.

Nice wingspan!

I think this is SE15, backed up too far and almost tumbled backward out of the nest. Some quick flapping righted the chick.

Wheeee! Getting air!

You'd think it's finally nap time. Nope, they were right back up...

I think they are looking for breakfast.

Bald Eagle Grace has wandered into my home county of St. Mary's County, Md.

Pam Monahan has a new blog post about Bald Eagle HK.

There are some new (fantastic!) pictures of the Africam Black Eagle Kendi.

Loch of the Lowes Osprey FR3 is now on the Gambia River, about 20 miles aways from sibling FR4. Here's a link to their update.

The Center for Conservation Biology has published an article The Wanderers about transmittered birds and the information they've gleaned from this technology. I love the map with the different colored dots for the different birds. It really highlights how unique each birds travels are and also where they have sites in common. That helps the biologists figure out which areas need to be conserved. CCB does great work. If you are looking for a good cause for your charity dollars, I'd suggest CCB. It helps them in their conservation efforts and it's a write-off on your taxes!

White-bellied Sea Eagles Day 67, Africam Black Eagle

The White-bellied Sea Eagle chicks are up early every morning.

The chicks were flapping like crazy this morning! Check out the That's A Lot Of Flapping! video (2:30):

There's the golden light!

They were checking something out...

...then I got to hear the Babies Squonking! (0:30)

Here's some new pictures of the Africam Black Eagle Kendi. Beautiful!

White-bellied Sea Eagles Day 65, Pam Monahan's Post About Bald Eagles HK and Sterling, Africam Black Eagle, Center For Conservation Biology's Article About Whimbrel Hope

The White-bellied Sea Eaglets gave me some good comparison shots today.

The look of the nest changes pretty quickly in the morning. Right before the sun hits the nest...

...then a bit of golden light.

And here's the money! SE15 in front looking so much smaller than SE16. And SE15 being closer to the camera makes him look bigger in comparison than he would if they were side-by-side. So, there's still a big size difference between them.

Pam Monahan has a new post on her blog about Bald Eagles HK and Sterling. Here's a link. Maybe this upcoming nesting season will be the year that HK becomes a Dad! He's certainly old enough, having hatched in 2009. And Sterling is 2 years older.

The Africam Black Eagle parents will start to show aggression toward their fledgling, maybe when they feel the youngster is ready to strike out on its own. For Kendi, that turns out to be only 20 days after fledging. Last year's fledgling, Jono, first saw aggression at 59 days after fledging. Here's a link to some new pics, including some pics of Kendi interacting with a parent.

The Center for Conservation Biology has published two articles about Whimbrel Hope. The first is Sharing The Story Of Hope, where her story is being brought to the classrooms to teach children about conservation. The second is News Of Hope, about what has been learned by tracking her migrations.

Southwest Florida Eagles, White-bellied Sea Eagles Day 64 From Wingercizing To Tiff, Loch of the Lowes Osprey Migration Update, Africam Black Eagle Kendi Pictures

They have nice, new cams at the Southwest Florida Eagle nest. Someone is sleeping in the nest tree tonight. (Yes, technically, not sleeping at this moment in this s'cap. But as I was opening my program to take the capture, the scene changed from head-tucked to awake. Eagles don't sleep very soundly -- it's a matter of survival.)

The White-bellied Sea Eagles are doing a lot of wingercizing -- strengthening their flight muscles and burning off their baby fat in preparation for fledging. SE16 was flapping.

SE15 was flapping.

SE16 caught some pretty good air.

SE16 and SE15 were both wingercizing together for a brief moment. Then SE16 decided that she needed to tell SE15 a thing or two. This was the first bit of aggression that I've seen in a while, and it was short-lived. Here's the video From Wingercizing to Tiff (0:24):

 

There is a tracking update for the Loch of the Lowes transmittered Osprey FR3 and FR4. FR3 is continuing south (currently in the Western Sahara) and FR4 is staying along the Gambia River. I'm starting to think that FR4 has finished traveling, having found a spot with good fishing and nice trees in which to perch. I appreciate being able to follow their migrations and wonder about FR2's journey...

Here's a link to some new pictures of the Africam Black Eagle Kendi. She's a stunner!

White-bellied Sea Eagles Day 63, Video of the Africam Black Eagle Kendi Flying, Center For Conservation Biology Paper About Their Woodpecker Translocation Preparations, Shelties Playing, Don't Let The Door Hit 'Ya Mayor Fraim!

The White-bellied Sea Eagle chicks were up early this morning.

Their bird neighbors were being noisy. It seems like he first thing a songbird wants to do upon waking is sing!

I like it when I catch them in similar poses. It makes comparing them easier. I which that tree trunk/branch wasn't in the way...

Something has caught their attention.

I wonder if they still have some growing to do. Their wingspans don't look full size yet.

Their chests are finally the same shade of brown. It took SE15 a while to catch up to SE16 in this regard.

It's fun watching them watch the same thing.

I found this video that was posted yesterday by the Africam Black Eagle folks of Kendi flying (3:00). It looks like she has mastered the art of flying (although there was a missed landing). Sometimes she is hard to track against the rock and brush background -- Great job to the videographer!

 

The Center for Conservation Biology has published a paper: Biologists Prepare For Historic Woodpecker Move. I'm interested in finding out how well this works. I hope they write another paper with the results...

 

I posted this on my dog blog, but I love this video so much and wanted to share it here too. I had my phone with me at the right moment today. The Shelties had a little impromptu play session today. They are so much fun! Check out the Shelties Playing video (0:38) -- Shannon is laying down and Sky is standing up:

 

Awesome news out of Norfolk!! Mayor Fraim will not run for reelection! Maybe the city can now get someone in there who has some common sense! You can read my thoughts on this guy here.

Harrison Bay Eagles, White-bellied Sea Eagles Day 62, Africam Black Eagle Kendi Update, Center For Conservation Biology Article About Young Eagles, Verizon Sucks!

The Harrison Bay Eagles spent the night in the nest tree.

Mom was first to make her way into the nest and do some fluffing.

Then she went back onto her branch and Dad made his way down to the nest.

Knowing that Dad needs a lot of supervision in the nest, Mom came back down into the nest and shoved Dad out of the way. He must really love her -- she gets away with a lot!

Pretty!

It looks like a foggy morning.

Launch!

They did a lot of nestorations today!

Another launch. (I like catching take-offs and landings!)

Dad was moving a stick and Mom decided to help.

They make a pretty pair.

I saw Mom feed the chicks a couple of times this morning.

Dad was staying close to the nest.

It looks like SE15's feathers are lighter in color than SE16's.

Sometimes, I think their size difference has lessened.

If they are like Bald Eagles, they will spend a lot of time between now and fledging looking out at the world. Soon enough, they will be out in it...

Here's a short video of Dad taking the Scenic Route to get to the nest (1:38).

They have posted an update about Kendi, this year's Africam Black Eagle Fledgling. There are some great pictures and Kendi looks awesome!

The Center For Conservation Biology published an article, "Young Eagles Are More Likely To Eat Junk Food" -- check it out.

I lost my internet completely Sunday and Monday, the high waters were persistent and kept my telephone junction box submerged so that it never dried out until late last night. I called in to Verizon Thursday or Friday and they "fixed it" today. They didn't do anything, the super high tides are gone now. Thanks for nothing! Verizon sucks! I told them that box is getting submerged and it needs to be elevated. Of course, they did nothing.

Big Sur Condor Day 141, White-bellied Sea Eagle Day 59, Center for Conservation Biology: High Latitude Tracking of Migratory Plovers

They are saying on the Big Sur Condor site that the chick could fledge any day. But I didn't think that they fledged until after day 165. So, I think it's early still to look for a fledge here.

It looked like a dark day at the White-bellied Sea Eagle nest today. I wonder if they are in for storms...

Wheeee! Getting some air.

This shows their size difference pretty clearly.

Headless parent...

The Center for Conservation Biology put out a new newsletter. Check out this article about High Latitude Tracking of Migratory Plovers.