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Hi Ken,
I took advantage of the wind; that's why I went out today. Half my photos are of that tree!! But, when it blew to the side, I could see the parent so clear.
I thought that about the baby too - maybe something happened to him. Last year, I took a shot of the parent (I can't tell the male from the female) chasing off a vulture who got too close to the nest - so I hope that wasn't the case with this baby. I hope he is ok. And, I wonder why there is only one; in past years, there have been 2, and even 3 in 2010.
I was there for about half an hour at 12:30. I studied all my photographs carefully and there is no sign whatsoever of the baby. The parent stayed there the entire time. Usually, I just see her come, feed them, then leave and sit on the tree to the left, or by those stick-trees to the right.
I hope someone sees the baby tomorrow.
I love this forum! I'm glad I found it.
Julie
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Sent: Tue, Mar 6, 2012 8:28 pm
Subject: Re: Saw the adult today; but, no baby
Wow! Those photos are sharp! You also found a nice vantage point.
We had to be quite patient to see the eaglet. Maybe with the wind blowing so much it is keeping low. It tends to be on the far side of the nest.
I will be concerned if no one sees the eaglet tomorrow, so eagle watchers, please report negative observations. If it falls out of the nest at this age it cannot get back up and will die of starvation, or, more likely, be killed by a predator. We would call FWC to recover a downed chick, but must be sure before doing that. Listen for its calls-- it was quite vocal-- very high-pitched thin short whistling sounds:
"Peee, weeeee, weeeee..."
FYI:
My gear:
Canon EOS 60D 18 MP Digital SLR Camera
420 MM lens system:
Canon EF 300mm f/4L IS USM Telephoto Lens
Canon EF 1.4X II Extender
Monopod
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