Bald Eagle female in flight 0948AM 2-20120128

Bald Eagle female in flight 0948AM 2-20120128

We checked the local Bald Eagle nest, hoping to see one or more chicks peeking over the rim of the nest. The first-hatched is about 13 days old today. At 8:15 AM the female was quiet and rather low in the nest, so we assumed that the chick(s) had been fed and were probably sleeping. We note that when a food drop approaches the hen stands high and gets restless. Therefore we went on the Chapel Trail and returned at about 9:30 to find the male roosting in the nest tree on a horizontal limb above the nest. The female was active, tearing at prey and feeding the the chick(s). I think we had just missed a prey drop. About 10 minutes after our arrival the male flew away low to the west. The female remained on the nest for less than 5 minutes before flying over to roost on a Melaleuca snag just to the west. She flew back to the tall pine just west of the nest and roosted a few minutes, then settled back on the nest. This was the first time this season we witnessed the nest uncovered and without a lookout nearby. Visit blog.rosyfinch.com

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Bald Eagle female in flight 0948AM 20120128

Bald Eagle female in flight 0948AM 20120128

We checked the local Bald Eagle nest, hoping to see one or more chicks peeking over the rim of the nest. The first-hatched is about 13 days old today. At 8:15 AM the female was quiet and rather low in the nest, so we assumed that the chick(s) had been fed and were probably sleeping. We note that when a food drop approaches the hen stands high and gets restless. Therefore we went on the Chapel Trail and returned at about 9:30 to find the male roosting in the nest tree on a horizontal limb above the nest. The female was active, tearing at prey and feeding the the chick(s). I think we had just missed a prey drop. About 10 minutes after our arrival the male flew away low to the west. The female remained on the nest for less than 5 minutes before flying over to roost on a Melaleuca snag just to the west. She flew back to the tall pine just west of the nest and roosted a few minutes, then settled back on the nest. This was the first time this season we witnessed the nest uncovered and without a lookout nearby. Visit blog.rosyfinch.com

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Bald Eagle female taking flight 0948AM 20120128

Bald Eagle female taking flight 0948AM 20120128

We checked the local Bald Eagle nest, hoping to see one or more chicks peeking over the rim of the nest. The first-hatched is about 13 days old today. At 8:15 AM the female was quiet and rather low in the nest, so we assumed that the chick(s) had been fed and were probably sleeping. We note that when a food drop approaches the hen stands high and gets restless. Therefore we went on the Chapel Trail and returned at about 9:30 to find the male roosting in the nest tree on a horizontal limb above the nest. The female was active, tearing at prey and feeding the the chick(s). I think we had just missed a prey drop. About 10 minutes after our arrival the male flew away low to the west. The female remained on the nest for less than 5 minutes before flying over to roost on a Melaleuca snag just to the west. She flew back to the tall pine just west of the nest and roosted a few minutes, then settled back on the nest. This was the first time this season we witnessed the nest uncovered and without a lookout nearby. Visit blog.rosyfinch.com

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Bald Eagle female ready to fly 0948AM 20120128

Bald Eagle female ready to fly 0948AM 20120128

We checked the local Bald Eagle nest, hoping to see one or more chicks peeking over the rim of the nest. The first-hatched is about 13 days old today. At 8:15 AM the female was quiet and rather low in the nest, so we assumed that the chick(s) had been fed and were probably sleeping. We note that when a food drop approaches the hen stands high and gets restless. Therefore we went on the Chapel Trail and returned at about 9:30 to find the male roosting in the nest tree on a horizontal limb above the nest. The female was active, tearing at prey and feeding the the chick(s). I think we had just missed a prey drop. About 10 minutes after our arrival the male flew away low to the west. The female remained on the nest for less than 5 minutes before flying over to roost on a Melaleuca snag just to the west. She flew back to the tall pine just west of the nest and roosted a few minutes, then settled back on the nest. This was the first time this season we witnessed the nest uncovered and without a lookout nearby. Visit blog.rosyfinch.com

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Bald Eagle female roosting 0947AM 20120128

Bald Eagle female roosting 0947AM 20120128

We checked the local Bald Eagle nest, hoping to see one or more chicks peeking over the rim of the nest. The first-hatched is about 13 days old today. At 8:15 AM the female was quiet and rather low in the nest, so we assumed that the chick(s) had been fed and were probably sleeping. We note that when a food drop approaches the hen stands high and gets restless. Therefore we went on the Chapel Trail and returned at about 9:30 to find the male roosting in the nest tree on a horizontal limb above the nest. The female was active, tearing at prey and feeding the the chick(s). I think we had just missed a prey drop. About 10 minutes after our arrival the male flew away low to the west. The female remained on the nest for less than 5 minutes before flying over to roost on a Melaleuca snag just to the west. She flew back to the tall pine just west of the nest and roosted a few minutes, then settled back on the nest. This was the first time this season we witnessed the nest uncovered and without a lookout nearby. Visit blog.rosyfinch.com

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