March 12: Eaglets calling

[NewMexiKen]

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

[Patti Ann Photography]

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.

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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[NotToofast]

Extraordinary pics Ken!! You outdid yourself!...Love the sequence with the grackle! Is "NatGeo" level!