The bald eagle chicks at the HP nest are always a challenge to photograph … the nest is literally adorned with a multitude of pine cones. Capt. Doug and I slowly eased past the nest, keeping the large chicks in sight, and shooting between the pinecones the best we could. These chicks are almost old enough to start branching.
Yay! we could see a bald eagle chick in the nest. Dad Bard and his chick exchanged glances as they kept an eye on the neighborhood.
In the first photo you can just barely see the bright white sliver of the top of the chick’s head above the blue arrow. The white tail to the right of chick’s head belongs to Dad Bard. The other 3 photos are Bard leaving the nest and in flight.
HP Bald Eagle Nest, Jordan Lake, is always way ahead of other nests at the lake in producing chicks. Mom eagle is checking out her two chicks who are about 5-6 weeks old. You can see both chicks in the 2nd photo, above the red arrows.
For such a large bird, bald eagles can sure tuck themselves into what appears to be a small space within a snarl of branches. However, the point of view is misleading. Bald eagle nests have a “front door” and at least one “side door”. As monitors it would be intrusive on this nest for us to approach from any other direction. We quietly monitor this mom eagle incubating her eggs through this crowded window.
The incoming winter weather has caused a change in date for the Jordan Lake Eaglefest.
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