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Lots of action at the eagle nest the morning of March 12. I could hear eaglets calling and see that they were being fed, but so far had not seen a fuzzy bobble-head. The male (Pride) took over tending the nest early, probably after the female (Jewel) had spent all night covering them.
At about 7:30 AM Jewel was roosting, cleaning her beak and preening ![]() Jewel took flight and disappeared to the northeast ![]() She returned in a few minutes. A grackle harassed her and even landed on her back ![]() The grackle was persistent and followed her almost to the nest. ![]() The pursuing grackle seemed to imitate the eagle's wing positions ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Jewel was carrying a small stick which she dropped at the nest and kept flying. ![]() ![]() ![]() She roosted out in the open and provided some nice portraits. Although eagles' expressions are fixed they sometimes seemed to convey an attitude. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Jewel displaced Pride at the nest and he flew off ![]() ![]() Jewel tended to the unseen eaglet(s) which called out quite loudly. So far no one had gotten any photos of the brood which started hatching on March 6th or 7th ![]() ![]()
Ken Schneider
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Beautiful shots! On Sat, Mar 13, 2021, 8:21 PM NewMexiKen [via Bald Eagles of Broward County, Florida] <[hidden email]> wrote: Lots of action at the eagle nest the morning of March 12. I could hear eaglets calling and see that they were being fed, but so far had not seen a fuzzy bobble-head. The male (Pride) took over tending the nest early, probably after the female (Jewel) had spent all night covering them. |
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Extraordinary pics Ken!! You outdid yourself!...Love the sequence with the grackle! Is "NatGeo" level!
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