Interesting nest visit todat @ 8am 3.14.21

[naturegirl]

dad brings in breakfast for the twins now about 8 weeks old



feeding the twins





Both look good and were fed though one is clearly much larger then their sibling



After 10 mins of the twins vocalizing the dad came back, appeared to rip apart the food and toss out the unedible (you can see a bit flying in the air) he seemed to toss a lot of whatever he brought in for food over the side of the nest. Almost seemed like the eaglets had trouble eating it until it was more broken down. He then went back to feeding them. Mom was on the back snag and flew off toward the turnpike

[Stylechick60]

He’s a good daddy ❤️❤️  They’re getting big!   

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On Mar 14, 2021, at 11:13 AM, naturegirl [via Bald Eagles of Broward County, Florida] <[hidden email]> wrote:

 dad brings in breakfast for the twins now about 8 weeks old



feeding the twins





Both look good and were fed though one is clearly much larger then their sibling



After 10 mins of the twins vocalizing the dad came back, appeared to rip apart the food and toss out the unedible (you can see a bit flying in the air) he seemed to toss a lot of whatever he brought in for food over the side of the nest. Almost seemed like the eaglets had trouble eating it until it was more broken down. He then went back to feeding them. Mom was on the back snag and flew off toward the turnpike

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[naturegirl]

They are almost as big as thier parents and in about 2 weeks will start to branch and shortly after that they will be gone and on their own

[Rockitglider]

Hello,

Nice shots, I was there over the weekend and noticed how big one was more than the other too. Just curious do you calculate their age by the date of the eggs laid or date of them hatching? I had them hatching somewhere between Jan 11th-16th.

[NewMexiKen]

The usual convention is to count the age of the eaglet after hatching. The milestones such as first branching and fledging dates are marked from the day the eaglet hatched.