Jordan Lake. Captain’s Nest. The fuzzy bright white chick, directly in front of its parent, follows every move of Mom’s head as it waits for each bite of fish.
immature bald eagle
TagChick!
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!
First Nest Intruder
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.
Captain’s Nest bald eagle chick
Jordan Lake. Captain Doug and I were out checking bald eagle nests. At Captain’s Nest we discovered Dad and his chick enjoying the warm and windy afternoon. The chick is immediately below Dad’s beak. Dad and chick are both looking to the right. Second photo has arrow pointing at chick’s eye.
Another Triplet Visits!
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!!!
Triplet Visits First Nest
First Nest had a visitor … one of last year’s triplets! I matched the plumage markings to the fledgling photos of last spring. The visitor was the smallest of the triplets. I have seen three times at the lake when a yearling showed up and visited its home nest and was tolerated. This is the first time I’ve seen one get closer than 50 feet to the nest! My goodness!!!
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