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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.

By JL Eagle Nest Report: First Nest 1 photo, 1 video 3/12/2018
First Nest
Mom Kate had snapped off a long twisted branch from a tree.
She headed for the nest to add it to her repair work.
Resolute got very interested …
and then he got worried, but all ended well
even though I was laughing so hard I got the landing photo all out of focus and didn’t include it …

By JL Eagle Nest Reports: 2 nests 3/7/2018
First Nest
 
I didn’t get to directly see Resolute, argh, again!
However, Kate brought in this huge mat of nesting material.
She then proceeded to feed Resolute, but he was behind one of the branches.
I could see her tearing off bites and leaning in to feed him.
 
 
 
H&G nest
 
Godiva was sitting on her nest when a 3-year-old bald eagle buzzed the nest.
Godiva in lower left corner and 3-year-old in the sky.
Hershey (not shown) showed up zooming at top speed and the juvenile eagle left in a flash.

By JL Eagle nest Report: Human Disturbance at First Nest 3/2/2018
Human Intrusion at First Nest
 
Innocent life, whether human or animal or bird is precious.
Disturbing such a life, in any way, just because you want to take a picture is wrong, in oh so many ways.
A person with a camera showed up this morning at the lake – 
 inside the Federally mandated limits and conditions for any bald eagle nest and proceeded to wander through the eagles’ territory.
Both Kate and Petruchio were instantly up in the air.  Tracking the person.  
The parent bald eagles circled over head.  Fearful to return to their nest because they might lead the human to it.
For more than 5 hours both parents were off the nest.
This meant that the chick(s) went unprotected that long in very cold temperatures and without food to use to try to stay warm.
Another eagle monitor and a birder and I watched.  Our hearts aching for the eagle family.
Hoping the parents would return to the nest because sometimes disturbed eagles abandon their nest/eggs/chicks.
Both parents finally came back to the nest.  Neither brought food.  They didn’t stay long at the nest.
It will be a few days before I will know if the chick(s) survived the human intrusion.
Please hold the bald eagles warm in your hearts.
 
Kate is below Petruchio during one of their anxious circles.  Note how hard Petruchio is looking downward.

By JL Eagle Nests Reports 2 nests, 5 photos 2/20/2018
First Nest
 
 Petruchio brought in a fish for supper.
 
 
 
Kate watches as Petruchio heads upwards with his fish.
 
 
He watched Kate feed the chick(s) – I still don’t know how many chicks.
 
 
The chick is still small so I added an arrow.
 
 
H&G Nest
 
Godiva is still incubating.  Her egg(s) should hatch in about 9 days.