Re: Adult still incubating January 13 (Day # 33)

Posted by NewMexiKen on
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Steve, I forgot to answer your question about the best time to see/photograph the eagles. My answer is any time of day. The sun moves up behind the nest, so there can be some back-lighting, but it is getting higher in the sky and is not too much of a problem later in the morning and the rest of the day into the evening. An adult will be on the nest continuously, and it will be easier to see it once the first egg hatches, after which time the other adult will start bringing in prey items.  Feeding and exchange of incubation/brooding duties may take place at any time of day.

Please report your observations as the egg may hatch on or about today (Sunday). We would like to pinpoint the hatch date.

Look for the second adult roosting nearby, either in one of the Australian Pines along the road on either side of the nest tree, in the nest tree itself, or in the dead Melaleuca trunks to the west of the wooded area. Of course, scan the sky frequently as it may soar overhead.