The Eagles and babies - Page 1

First hatched on 4/2/11

Second hatched on 4/3/11

Third egg due to hatch anytime!!!!!

This is from Decorah Iowa



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How high is the nest?
About 80 feet.

How big is the nest?
5-6 feet across, about the same deep; it weighs about 1½ tons.

How old is the nest?
The eagles built it in 2007. A previous nest close by fell when a windstorm broke one of the branches.

Are these eagles banded?
No.

Which is the male and which is the female?
It is hard to tell the difference unless they are both on the nest. The female is larger than the male. This female has a ridge above her eyes that goes further back than on the male, and her eyes are surrounded by a greyish shadow; the male has a line around his eyes that makes them look “beadier.” Some think that the male’s head is “sleeker” than the female’s.

What is the history of this pair?
They have been together since the winter of 2007-2008. Her markings at that time indicated that she was about 4 years old. They successfully hatched and fledged 2 eaglets in 2008, then 3 in 2009, and 3 more in 2010.

Very cool!  On Long Island Sound, we have an Osprey Cam, here's a link, he was just there....

sorry link didn't work... I'll see if I can fix it....

Waiting for these two Hummingbird boys to leave the nest!

Look how small their nest is lol

From the chat it looks like people are expecting them to leave tonight or tomorrow morning. They also had a sister who has already flown away.



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Talk about "look of Eagles"!!!

The hummingbirds are cute, and yes, I'd say someone's about to get nudged out of that tiny nest!

I know!!!! He's like,"Get the HELL out of here!!!" lol

If you turn up the sound when they get their wings flapping you can hear the buzzing really well!

Mom's back!

"Very cool!  On Long Island Sound, we have an Osprey Cam, here's a link, he was just there...."

So many osprey here in SE Massachusetts that they are no longer a novelty.  There's one that often takes a mid-afternoon break from fishing in one of my Norway Spruce trees.  It's big enough that when my female was a pup I made sure she was inside when the osprey showed up, just in case.  They should be returning soon from South America where they winter.

Give us a break here on the Sound... it's the cleanest it has been for years! If only the lobsters would come back......! We actually have Bald Eagles along the Housatonic River that have returned for quite a few past years following their winter food sources, they'll eat the fish, though people who catch any, really shouldn't.

The wid turkey population in NE has skyrocketed. For decades there weren't any in MA.