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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 How Many Eaglets?
It was cold at Jordan Lake this morning.
Really cold.  Wind chill of 13 F.  And then it got really exciting.
A 2-year-old bald eagle zipped through the trees carrying a fish.
Right behind it was an 1-year-old eagle wanting to steal the 2-year-old’s fish.
And then, well, see if you can keep up with the fish and the number of eaglets!
You may need to go full screen to see them all.

By JL Eagle Nest reports January 09, 2018
First Nest
No photo today, but wanted you to know that Kate is on the nest and Petruchio is helping.
They got through all the wind chill and ice just fine.
 
H&G Nest
Both Hershey and Godiva got through the frozen weather without any problems.
This is Godiva as she flew past carrying a large clump of pine straw and other soft materials for the lining of her nest.
She and Hershey had been in the nest together earlier in the morning.

By Just Whose Fish Is It?

2 year-old bald eagles will do just about anything to get a meal …
especially if it means little work on their part.
I watched the gull catch the fish and suddenly drop it.
The young eagle swooped in,
snagged the fish from right at the lake’s surface
and headed for shore where he consumed the gull’s catch.