Kate Bald Eagle

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By 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.

By Mom Kate Brooding

Jordan Lake. First Nest. My first glance up at the nest and I thought my goodness I’m seeing a very clear shot of Mom Kate brooding. Got my lens on the nest and realized that a spindly branch that had been obstructing my view of the nest was no longer there. I do not know if one of the parents removed that branch. Perhaps they accidentally knocked it out of the nest. Could’ve been the wind that took it out. I checked the rest of the nest and it looked just fine. So, I’m hoping this means that mayhap I will be able to get better photos of the nest and it’s occupants for us to share!

By First Nest Snippet 2024/02/15

Jordan Lake First Nest Neighborhood. Every once in a while … and it’s been a long while at this point … since I put together a series of small little clips of an outing at Jordan Lake. All of these are from this morning. There are five different species of birds. Hope you enjoy each and every one of them.

By First Nest Parenting

Jordan Lake. First Nest. Yesterday there was only a little wind so I managed to get a much better video of Kate and Bard at the nest. Watch as Dad Bard very carefully shows us his feeding behavior with his chick(s).

By First Nest HATCHED!

Jordan Lake. HATCHED! Yes at least one egg has hatched. The way I know that – because obviously I cannot see down into the nest – is by the parent’s behavior. When the parents begin bringing in fish, then stand on the edge and pluck off bites of the fish and reach down to feed it to the chicks, we call that “feeding behavior”. That’s how we know that there’s a chick in the nest – mouth wide open wanting that bite of fish. Yay!

By 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!!!