Jordan Lake. First Nest. Bald eagle chicks soon begin to exercise their wings and chest muscles in anticipation of eventual flight. I call this exercise “wing wapping”. As you can see the exercise can get quite vigorous. At one point the chick that is wing wapping is annoying the other two chicks.
April 2023
MonthKilldeer Morning Song
Jordan Lake. Doc Ellen’s Natural Minute. Killdeer have a very distinct call. I almost always hear them before I see them. But, this morning this killdeer did his bobbing dance just above the bluff from me so we get to enjoy his morning song and his body work too.
First Nest Chicks Preening
Jordan Lake. Watching the triplets. The three chicks are doing a lot of preening as they molt feathers. The big chick actually does a little bit of wing stretches! The smallest chick is behind the biggest chick but you can still see it occasionally. The middle chick is to the right hand side of the nest.
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