Re: APR 16: Remarkable news-- TWO Eaglets reported today

Posted by NewMexiKen on Apr 18, 2016; 2:27am
URL: http://bald-eagles-of-broward-county-florida.17.s1.nabble.com/APR-16-Remarkable-news-TWO-Eaglets-reported-today-tp7574472p7574473.html

Here is a photo taken by Phil Martin (©2016) on April 16 clearly showing both eaglets present. He also observed events of the April 11 confrontation between the eaglets and does not believe that the small eaglet which appears to be lying lifeless outside the near rim of the nest was a third nestling. He thinks it was lying there passively in response to the attacks by its sibling. (Because of its small size and extensive white down I am not convinced that is was not a younger eaglet, but I was not there and really cannot offer any other useful observations. We have seen apparently vicious fights between siblings in the past but never had reason to believe that any of these resulted in serious injury or death.)