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06/16/2011 03:59:45 PM · #326 |
Originally posted by DCNUTTER:
Only one eaglet in the nest right now. The other two have branched. It won't be long now.
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That one just left the nest too. Empty nest now! |
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06/16/2011 05:28:12 PM · #327 |
| they're out on the branch -- it's showing them now. |
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06/16/2011 05:39:01 PM · #328 |
Now I don't want to leave the computer in case I miss something.
One is back in the nest, but one was flapping its wings so hard I thought it was going to take off. That one has stopped but the other one is starting now.
I wish my internet wasn't so slow and jerky. |
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06/16/2011 06:56:18 PM · #329 |
One of them just flew from the branch back to the next. It's not much, but it's more than just the jumping around they have been doing.
Edit: Well I think it did. One of the parents just popped in, but there do seem to be two young ones in the nest now.
Message edited by author 2011-06-16 18:58:45. |
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06/16/2011 07:31:13 PM · #330 |
There 'seem" to be two on that branch now. If that lower clump of leaves is an eaglet. In any event, the one on the upper story wiggled a little, and hung on for dear life a moment ago.
Now? The little one is just preening away as if nothing had happened.
(Just like my cat, when caught doing something ungainly, wash, baby, wash!)
YES! All three of them are out! (Or is one a parent)
Message edited by author 2011-06-16 19:36:52. |
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06/16/2011 07:41:20 PM · #331 |
I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who's confused. They showed one lying in the nest a few minutes ago and now it seems to be jumping around there, so one of the parents is probably near the other two.
And now it looks like there are four birds in the tree.
Message edited by author 2011-06-16 19:43:04. |
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06/16/2011 07:45:53 PM · #332 |
| Looks like mom is the furthest bird. |
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06/16/2011 07:46:31 PM · #333 |
This is a magnificent sight.
eta: yes, it seems to have the white headdress and is furthest out on the branch. The kids are on 'solid' ground in comparison.
Message edited by author 2011-06-16 19:48:59. |
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06/16/2011 07:50:46 PM · #334 |
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06/16/2011 07:53:36 PM · #335 |
| It's amazing how quickly they've grown. It doesn't seem so long ago that they were tiny white birds, and now the only way to tell the difference between the parents and the young ones is by the colouring. |
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06/16/2011 07:58:31 PM · #336 |
| Does anyone know how they got out on the branch? Did the do a short flight or just walk? |
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06/16/2011 08:06:43 PM · #337 |
Originally posted by vawendy:
Does anyone know how they got out on the branch? Did the do a short flight or just walk? |
Good question. I didn't think of that. |
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06/16/2011 08:37:15 PM · #338 |
Originally posted by vawendy:
Does anyone know how they got out on the branch? Did the do a short flight or just walk? |
Normally it's just a hop and flap short flight. Similar to what they do in the nest when they become wing aware and then practice flapping, then flapping and hopping to build wing strength etc.
It's more of an indicator that they are becoming a little more independent and confident in themselves. A little braver to venture out a short distance from the nest. Naturally also a sign that they are closer to becoming fledged and taking that first flight.
Some of them take their first flight off of a branch and some take it from the side of the nest. It varies and again depends on their confidence level. It also depends on whether they are afraid to do it and have to be eventually pushed by the mother etc. I would say that it's more common for them to take the first flight off a branch with a fairly unobstructed view and flight path than off the nest. If they are nervous to take the plunge it might be off the side of the nest with some help.
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06/16/2011 08:43:53 PM · #339 |
| About 4 hours ago I watched the 3 young ones fighting over a fish that one of the parents dropped off at the nest. In this short time span, they have all left the safety of the nest. It seems like a quantum leap for them and I wouldn't be surprised to see one or all of them fledged in the next couple of days. I will miss them as I've watched this video stream since before they were hatched. |
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06/16/2011 08:45:17 PM · #340 |
It's really cool looking at their silhouettes against the evening sky and the barn. That would make a great photo is captured properly, and not with a dirty cam. LOL.
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06/16/2011 08:50:29 PM · #341 |
| I agree about the 'dirty image' but I'm grateful for this entire period of time that we have been able to observe and enjoy the lives of this Eagle family. I can't wait til next year! |
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06/16/2011 08:50:43 PM · #342 |
Originally posted by scooter97:
About 4 hours ago I watched the 3 young ones fighting over a fish that one of the parents dropped off at the nest. In this short time span, they have all left the safety of the nest. It seems like a quantum leap for them and I wouldn't be surprised to see one or all of them fledged in the next couple of days. I will miss them as I've watched this video stream since before they were hatched. |
Before the fish, two of them had already branched and one was a hesitant. When it was all alone it got a bit ancy and started calling out. The mom brought the fish up, and the one that stayed in the nest was able to get it's share first. It was actually mantled over the fish protecting it from the other two. The other two finally came back to the nest to eat when the other eaglet let them. That's probably about the time you tuned in Scott.
Normally they hang around the nest for another 1 or 2 months after they fledge to continue learning skills from their parents. So we should at least see them for most of the summer.
Dave
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06/16/2011 08:57:17 PM · #343 |
Dirty camera? Yeah. Maybe enough contributions came in so they can install windshield wipers on next year's upgrade.
And again, for the umteenth time, this is SO exciting. Looks as if one of the parents is 'talking them down' to the nest.
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Hey kids, play time is over, the sun's going down." |
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06/16/2011 09:02:56 PM · #344 |
| Thanks for the extra info Dave. I didn't know that 2 of the young had left the nest earlier in the day. |
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06/16/2011 09:12:46 PM · #345 |
Originally posted by sfalice:
Dirty camera? Yeah. Maybe enough contributions came in so they can install windshield wipers on next year's upgrade.
And again, for the umteenth time, this is SO exciting. Looks as if one of the parents is 'talking them down' to the nest.
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Hey kids, play time is over, the sun's going down." |
It sure is. Quite the day for these young birds. Life literally just changed for them in one afternoon. :) |
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06/16/2011 09:52:53 PM · #346 |
| It's good to see the operator using the tilt/pan/zoom feature of his camera tonight. |
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06/16/2011 10:19:39 PM · #347 |
| It doesn't look like they're planning to return to the next anytime soon. |
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06/17/2011 07:53:39 AM · #348 |
| I only see two out on the branch this morning. No sign of Mom and Dad and when the camera pans, the nest seems empty. Did anyone see what happened to the third one? |
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06/17/2011 07:54:14 AM · #349 |
Originally posted by sfalice:
If you can put up with the pixelization and turn the sound off, there are some wonderful shots of the parents on nearby b ranches and the kids moving about in their increasingly too small nest.
Decorah Eagles |
bump of the link
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06/17/2011 08:12:46 AM · #350 |
Originally posted by ancientimages:
I only see two out on the branch this morning. No sign of Mom and Dad and when the camera pans, the nest seems empty. Did anyone see what happened to the third one? |
Two confident branchlings and one tentative branchling! The third hops back to the nest occasionally. Until they fledge, I'm sure the nest area will serve as an eating platform. |
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