Eagle Family Report: Quiz was missing

By neighdoctor May 23, 2016 Eagle Family Report: Quiz was missing

I had not seen Quiz since Saturday and I had been looking hard.

Quiz had been missing for 2 days.

His parents Kate and Petruchio had called and called and looked everywhere.

Doc announces when Quiz gets back home.

Pardon the wind-shaky video. https://flic.kr/p/Hs5e8B

in the photo:

Kate is in the nest and Petruchio is on the upper right – both looking for their fledgling.

nictitating membrane

By neighdoctor May 16, 2016 nictitating membrane

Birds have a built-in lens protector that flicks across their eyes.
This third eyelid is called a nictitating membrane.
It allows the bird to still see while its eyes have extra protection.
You can see the translucency as the nictitating membrane slides across the osprey’s eye.

Eagle Family Report: Quiz is branching

By neighdoctor May 12, 2016 Eagle Family Report: Quiz is branching

Quizzical is branching

going from low branch to low branch

gaining skills for the next step – fledging.

It will not be long before Quiz takes flight away from the nest.

Note: that’s not me talking in the video – the voices are from a boat in the cove.

https://flic.kr/p/GYYMyD

UPDATE: eagle nest that was burned under 4/15/2016

By neighdoctor May 10, 2016 UPDATE: eagle nest that was burned under 4/15/2016

UPDATE on burned under nest: Both chicks in the bald eagle nest that was involved in the prescribed burn of 4/15/16 appear to be doing well. Both eaglets are exercising wings and trampolining. This video was done from a mile away from the nest – can’t get any closer without disturbing the nest.

https://flic.kr/p/GBSH6s

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H&G eagle nest GREAT news! 05/09/2016

By neighdoctor May 9, 2016 H&G eagle nest GREAT news! 05/09/2016

GREAT NEWS on the H&G nest. I just received an email from the Wildlife Resources Commission. They have notified me that they will not burn the block that we have all worried about, until after the two chicks have fledged. Big Chick and Little Chick are safe for now and we need to keep them safe and all their bald eagle and golden eagle kinfolk too! Now we have to get the whole permitting process put right and the proposed changes to the eagle permitting Rule in the Federal Register stopped. Keep passing along the Petition and the Comment posting just above this notice. THANK YOU ALL for your help in keeping the chicks safe and giving me the energy to continue. peace and grace, doc ellen

H&G eagle nest report 05/08/2016

By neighdoctor May 8, 2016 H&G eagle nest report 05/08/2016

Big Chick is bouncing higher and higher.

I expect her to branch out in the next day or two.

video at https://flic.kr/p/GWs6NJ

in the photo below you can see Big Chick –

she is the dark figure standing in the nest behind mom Godiva’s head

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