The Hot Chick
Do you see it?
Clinging to the rim of the nest, the eagle chick hugging the left side of the nest as always?? This pic was taken the 20th of June.
Clinging to the rim of the nest, the eagle chick hugging the left side of the nest as always?? This pic was taken the 20th of June.
It has been monopolizing this side of the nest ever since it was old enough to drag itself up to the edge. After observing them last year and this year, it seems I can spot them a long way off. It's as if I can tell where they are.
Three days later, the chick had begun branching and I got these pix!
As I stood motionless, clicking away, it looked everywhere long before it ever looked down. I was able to get about ten decent shots of it before it noticed me. Then I headed for the home. No adults were in sight even though I was there about ten minutes.
My observations have been done twice a week to try and determine a fledge date. According to Kate, I should use that for future reference in "my field notes".
GULP!...said I reading the line repeatedly...
Field notes????
I haven't been taking field notes!!!
Was I ever told to take field notes????
Holy moose-poops...
my "field notes" are all in my head!!
So lately I've begun to jot things down and made a few adjustments to my camera for record keeping purposes. Okay, so forget me and my field notes.
Lets move on...
Six days later...
There it (the adult) was again... perched in the pine overlooking the river and rolling hills in the distance.
Making myself comfortable on the ground, I took about ten photos then moved on slowly to see what the chick was up to. The adult never moved from it's perch.
Still comfy on the branches (which is where eagles prefer to be rather than in the nest once they master branching) and looking as strong as ever, don't you think?
Actually, eagles prefer to branch and roost in clusters.
Actually, eagles prefer to branch and roost in clusters.
Here's my new journal...:)
As of today, it has fledged!
It really is remarkable that they are almost on the same schedule as last year. Of course, once the chick fledges, the fun begins.Then I get to look at the sky, watch them soar and record it in my field notes!
Sharing a hot chick, some field notes and my new journal with you and those at
Our World Tuesday
One more thing. Please note the pic of me when I was a redhead and the Pres in his tux...handsome devil, don't you think?
One more thing. Please note the pic of me when I was a redhead and the Pres in his tux...handsome devil, don't you think?
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Fascinating stuff