Jordan Lake. First Nest. This morning I managed to see the chick in the nest. It’s a little difficult to tell where the chick is so in the second photo I drew a circle around it. The chick is facing us. In the third photo you can see Dad Bart. He is preening hard! I did see Mom Kate but she went by so quick I didn’t get a photo of her.
Jordan Lake. First Nest. Captain Doug was out and about and got us a great photo of the chick at First Nest. Oh how quickly bald eagle chicks grow. As far as we know there’s only the one chick in the nest.
Jordan Lake. First Nest. Mom Kate had a big fish and she had a long way to travel to get it back to the nest. She was in a hurry! Then almost right behind her came Dad Bard with some fresh nest lining material. I don’t know how many chicks are in that nest but I can tell you this: they are well fed and pooping a lot so they have to be doing pretty darn good.
Jordan Lake. First Nest. CHICK!!! What a wonderful way for us to start this week. The pale green arrow is pointing up at the chick. Look for a medium gray fuzzy ball… kind of a triangular shape ball if you get my drift. Hope you enjoy the chick and I sure hope that at some point soon I can see two heads in that nest since most bald eagles have two chicks at a time. Enjoy!
Jordan Lake. First Nest. Mom Kate was in the nest feeding a chick or chicks. A bald eagle fledgling flew into the cove. I quickly saw that it was not one of the fledglings from First Nest from last year. Mom Kate and Dad Bard were also sure it was not one of their offsprings either.
Jordan Lake. First Nest. Another of last year’s triplets visited its home nest! This time it was the biggest of the 3. Pine cones clustered near the young eagle’s head can make seeing the eagle a chore. In last photo Bard is flying right over the youngster after barely giving it a glance. Interesting!!!
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