Kate was on a mission to feed her chicks this morning while dad Petruchio waited in the nest with their family. She left her perch about 1000 feet from me and she was in a hurry. From the time she passed me, caught the fish and went past me again, passing back towards the nest, the trip took her all of 20 seconds. I watched Kate catch two more fish in the next 15 minutes. Those chick(s) were well-fed this morning.
This nest is the longest reach for my camera. The first photo is Mom Godiva on lookout. The second photo is Dad Hershey in the nest. He is just to the left of the trunk of the tree; look for his yellow beak just above the nest brim. Bald eagles share incubation and brooding duties. Mom does somewhat more of the incubation duties than dad and she is the one that usually incubates during the night.
Mom Bald Eagle at Captain’s Nest went to gather a stick, in a mid-air pickup, for the nest repair needed before she lays her eggs. The stick did not cooperate at all!
Jordan Lake: H&G Nest. Have you ever wanted to just let go? To test the wind? To defy gravity? Hershey did just that this morning in the bronze glow of the golden hour. I envied him.
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