Re: "Chuck Wagon" for eaglets

Posted by AquaLou on
URL: http://bald-eagles-of-broward-county-florida.17.s1.nabble.com/Chuck-Wagon-for-eaglets-tp2624509p2625852.html

Your Chuck Wagon comments provided very interesting insight into the behavior of the eagles we have observed these last couple of months, versus the widely available "accepted" information in print.  Thanks for your informative piece.  
BTW, I was out early this morning from 7 am to 9:45 am.  The fog was so dense early on that the eagle nest was barely discernible, and the traffic light to the east was not at all visible.  By 7:30 am, the sun had burned away most of the fog and I found the nest to be empty.  No eagles came into view until near 8:30 am, at which time I captured a few video clips.  They have been uploaded to YouTube at:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jG5GwXlO8o.

The video shows a couple of interesting exchanges you may want to check out.  I was very surprised when an adult (female I believe) challenged her incoming mate and looked very menacing for the first few seconds.  And on another clip, one of the juveniles few in and with lots of wing contact upended an adult who then flew to a bare branch above the nest and watched as the second juvenile flew in.  It was a very entertaining morning.
Lou