More beautiful eagles . . .
Over the last few days I’ve been checking on some nearby eagles. I’m pretty sure these two are just about ready to fledge. Right now they are staying close to the nest flying and hopping from branch to branch. Mom and Dad are still close by watching and bringing in food, but less and less it seems because they are wanting them to “leave the nest,” and be out on their own. Since I live close to this nest, I am trying to go there every day, because I know they will be gone soon. There’s a little uplifting story to this eagle family, too.
About two months ago there was a storm with lots of rain and wind. Down at Robinson Preserve someone spotted a large branch (that was supporting an eagle’s nest) break and the nest fell to the ground along with two baby eaglets only about two weeks old! Luckily it was noticed very quickly and the Eagle Rescue (ER) was notified.
They came and took the eaglets to their hospital to check them out. ER worked as fast as they could and built a new nest and placed it in a nearby location in a much stronger tree (and great for us nature lovers, a much easier nest to view).
Anyway, as the story goes (and I got it straight from one of the Robinson Rangers who was in on it all) the adult eagles watched all this from a nearby tree, but never flew in or bothered the rescuers, just observed it all happening. After the new nest was secured and the eaglets placed in it, the ER watched from afar. It only took a few hours before the parents flew in and began feeding their babies. That was a tough time waiting and wondering if they would come back to care for their babies.
The supporting framework on the sides and bottom of the new manmade nest was made partly from an old chair. The adult eagles immediately started renovating and adding more branches to it. The new nest is pretty well camouflaged now, but easy to spot if you see the frame from a certain angle.
One of the fledglings calling to his younger sibling in the nest . . .
To the left, the younger (and smaller) sibling is in the nest watching. . .
And they really learn at a young age how to build a nest, because here are the two eaglets working together and adding branches to the nest. Wonderful to watch!
One of the adults flew in with a fish . . .
And quickly took off . . .
These are three that I am going to get enlarged and printed . . .
About two months ago there was a storm with lots of rain and wind. Down at Robinson Preserve someone spotted a large branch (that was supporting an eagle’s nest) break and the nest fell to the ground along with two baby eaglets only about two weeks old! Luckily it was noticed very quickly and the Eagle Rescue (ER) was notified.
They came and took the eaglets to their hospital to check them out. ER worked as fast as they could and built a new nest and placed it in a nearby location in a much stronger tree (and great for us nature lovers, a much easier nest to view).
Anyway, as the story goes (and I got it straight from one of the Robinson Rangers who was in on it all) the adult eagles watched all this from a nearby tree, but never flew in or bothered the rescuers, just observed it all happening. After the new nest was secured and the eaglets placed in it, the ER watched from afar. It only took a few hours before the parents flew in and began feeding their babies. That was a tough time waiting and wondering if they would come back to care for their babies.
The supporting framework on the sides and bottom of the new manmade nest was made partly from an old chair. The adult eagles immediately started renovating and adding more branches to it. The new nest is pretty well camouflaged now, but easy to spot if you see the frame from a certain angle.
One of the fledglings calling to his younger sibling in the nest . . .
To the left, the younger (and smaller) sibling is in the nest watching. . .
And they really learn at a young age how to build a nest, because here are the two eaglets working together and adding branches to the nest. Wonderful to watch!
One of the adults flew in with a fish . . .
And quickly took off . . .
These are three that I am going to get enlarged and printed . . .