Quiz now has adult length wings. In the adult bald eagle the wing span can be up to 8 feet.
Eagles of Jordan Lake
CategoryH&G nest report 4-28-2016
Big Chick is starting to trampoline in earnest.
She will soon be branching.
You can see some more of Big Chick trampolining.
Also watch Hershey repair work with a bigger stick
than the one be brought yesterday.
see video https://flic.kr/p/GFHgbF
photo below:
I don’t know what Big Chick and dad Hershey are watching
but it sure has their attention.
Eagle Family Report Quizzical Trampolines 04-27-2016
Quiz meets his mom when she flies in. He aggressively checks out her talons – hoping she has a fish. Mom Kate does not. There are several short clips of Quiz “trampolining” – strengthing his wings and legs. Notice that he is getting air under his feet!
video is at https://flic.kr/p/FJyNwU
In the photo below: Mom Kate is on the perch limb to the right.
Quiz has his back to us and is to the far left of the nest.
H&G eagle nest report 4/24/2016
Hershey, the father at the nest which is located in the forest block next on the prescribed burn list,
(reports will be titled “H&G” in all future write-ups),
brings in a repair stick and then the 2 chicks begin stretching wings and bouncing.
The chicks’ play is hard on the nest.
you can see the repair being done at
photo below is Big Chick
eagle family report: Quizzical 4/25/2016
Quiz is bored and itchy. He scratches at an itch on his face. Note how bright yellow his feet are. I sometimes spot juvenile bald eagles by seeing their feet before seeing their head and body.
Eagle Family report 4/21/2016: Quizzical, Kate and Osprey
Quizzical was intently watching his mom Kate.
I heard an osprey scream the “eagle alert”.
I looked across the cove to see a male osprey, flying with a fish in his talons.
Then I saw Kate heading across the cove, I thought to take the fish from the osprey.
No, Kate had other thoughts in mind.
As she dove towards the osprey nest, the female osprey came up out of the nest and dove at Kate.
To no avail. Kate hurtled past both ospreys and into the trees where the nest was, hidden from my sight.
Both ospreys circled a couple of times. The female eventually headed further up the cove.
The male osprey, still carrying his fish, followed his mate.
Some 4 minutes later Kate reappeared. Beak all wet and shiny. She had feasted on the osprey eggs.
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