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By JL Eagle Nest report: H&G Nest 1 photo, 1 video 4/3/2018
Godiva caught a big fish and Hershey gave her an escort back to the nest.
You can really see in this photo just how light brown Hershey is colored.
In the video two of the chicks are playing and one of them gets bossy with mom Godiva.
I have not seen the third chick in a week.
The third chick may simply be being pushed to the back, or,
it has lost the competition and passed away.  I will keep watching for it.
I apologize for the odd mixture of types in the video.
The oldest of my two cameras is the one I use for video.
It has served me well but is coming to the end of its usefulness.
I am filling my piggybank because I need to replace it.  Thank you for your understanding.

By JL Eagle Nest Report: Ranger Nest, 2 photos 3/30/2018
Mom Ranger and her two chicks were waiting for some fish.
 
 
Then mom Ranger saw an osprey flying in with a fish for its mate.
Mom Ranger dashed for the osprey and literally banged into it, hoping to get the osprey to drop its fish.
This is a favorite tactic of bald eagles – let the osprey catch the fish, then steal the fish for the eaglets.
The plucky osprey hung onto its prize and dashed between two trees where mom Ranger couldn’t follow it.
Mom Ranger was quite grumpy.  Not everything goes the eagle’s way.

By JL Eagle Nest: Resolute Wing Exercise and Big Gulp 1 photo, 1 video

First Nest

Resolute stretches his wings.
Then dad Petruchio shows up with a big fish and Resolute tries to grab it from dad’s foot.
Mom Kate quickly gets to the nest and feeds Resoute.
Wait for the BIG gulp at the end – mom tries to help but Resolute is determined to handle the situation himself.

By JL Eagle Nest report: Resolute at First Nest 03/22/2018
First Nest
 
Kate had just finished feeding Resolute.
Resolute will be 8 weeks old on March 24.  He is almost as big as mom.
I managed to grab these few seconds of video.
My camera that I usually use for doing videos is not happy.
I resorted to using my iPhone to catch a few seconds of the live view from my other camera.

 

By JL Eagle Nest report: a morning at First Nest 1 photo, 1 Video 3/17/2018

First Nest

Kate is on the left, Resolute is peeking out from under tree limb to her right and Petruchio is on the right.

The video is a series of clips from the morning I spent with First Nest.

Activities included bringing in a fish, nest repair, Kate and Petruchio in an eagle chatter duet, and Resolute playing.