eagle parents of New Hope

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By eagle family report: Kate’s struggle

there is a SLIDE show of the photographed sequence at http://youtu.be/fkGr5Vf1Hx4
I heard Kate’s angry scream as I stepped from my truck and I grabbed my camera and ran for the bluff.
Kate was being bounced by the gusty wind as if she were a wee chickadee and she was angry.
I didn’t stop to put the camera on the tripod – I just photographed Kate’s struggle.
Kate finally made it to the nest only to be met by Wynd on the left and Ice on the right.
Both of whom end up under her and Kate drops the fish and bails out to the left.

WALK8589 Apr 15 2015 09-36-29 New HopeKate and Gusts

By rivalry

WALK7163 Apr 10 2015 10-48-45 New HopeKate and chicks

Kate is bringing in a small fish
both chicks want it – that is Ice to the far left of the nest
now look just in front of Kate’s right talon – that is Wynd’s gaping beak
she got the fish and has learned in the past couple of days how to feed herself
this means Ice has to wait and see if she leaves any scraps
the yellow tinge to the photo is due to a wave of pine pollen

By nesting materials flight
Petruchio worked hard against a high wind to cross the cove with these materials held tight
he almost missed the edge of the nest and I did miss the shot as he landed
these are photos that I took, one-handed because I was holding onto the blowing trees around me…
sorry about the soft resolution, but the shots are fun to watch, I think!