Watching the eagles

[Trick-or-Treat Stevens]

A warm Spring day on the Lipstick/Guy nest.

The eaglet's mouths open, panting from the heat.

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Look at those faces. Lunar and Celeste are so cute in a baby eagle kinda way.

Exploring the edges of the nest.

And a feeding...

 

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Lunar and Celeste have discovered their beaks can actually lift things...

It's just wonderful seeing their progress. Now that Lunar and Celeste have learnt that their beaks useful tools can we expect that they notice their wings soon?

Or is it still too early for them? I'm guessing that the eaglets will need adult plumage to facilitate flight?

Good photos.

 

[Biggie]

Look at those faces. Lunar and Celeste are so cute in a baby eagle kinda way.

Yes they do look cute. When might Lunar and Celeste become more independent of their parents? How long until there adult form appears?

 

[Trick-or-Treat Stevens]

It's just wonderful seeing their progress. Now that Lunar and Celeste have learnt that their beaks useful tools can we expect that they notice their wings soon?

Or is it still too early for them? I'm guessing that the eaglets will need adult plumage to facilitate flight?

Good photos.

At some point they'll explore the limbs of the tree but not until they have their full feathers. Their parents will feed them for as long as we can view them on the cam.

Yes they do look cute. When might Lunar and Celeste become more independent of their parents? How long until there adult form appears?

This image that @Long Lashes provided tells the story of their growth and when they fledge.

All of the eaglets we watch are nearly a month in age so we are not even half-way through this season We are maybe on Week 5?). Many years it takes until mid-summer for them to leave the nest. They may fly away but return for meals or a nice place to sleep.

 

[Biggie]

This image that @Long Lashes provided tells the story of their growth and when they fledge

My bad. I feel that I have already been schooled on this.

That said, I am feeling that I am now invested in the trials and tribunaltions of both pairs and their off spring.

Are Eagles ubiquitous in America or like over here where I understand that some birds of prey are on the in danger list. Amazingly there is a trade in bird eggs that adds to the decline in population

 

[Trick-or-Treat Stevens]

Some signaling with the corn husk by Guy.

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Lunar and Celeste are doing well.

My bad. I feel that I have already been schooled on this.

That said, I am feeling that I am now invested in the trials and tribunaltions of both pairs and their off spring.

Are Eagles ubiquitous in America or like over here where I understand that some birds of prey are on the in danger list. Amazingly there is a trade in bird eggs that adds to the decline in population

Bald Eagles and Golden Eagles are not endangered as they were a few decades ago. As a child I hardly ever saw an eagle or hawk in the wild. Now I see at least two Red-tailed Hawks on my way to work each day. They are making a comeback.

 

[Trick-or-Treat Stevens]

Look how large Lunar and Celeste have gotten.

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Lipstick and Guy are having a good Spring day.

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[Long Lashes]

Oh my goodness! I go away for a couple of weeks and on my return find that my cute little fluffy babies have turned into teenagers :eck:

.. and they want to fly. Here are Lipstick and Guys trio ....

they are growing real feathers now

These two were having a real humdinger of a fight until Lipstick stepped in and stopped them ....

"oye you two! stop it, break it up!"

I've not seen a parent step in and halt a fight before, maybe they have and I've just missed it?





Then this made me laugh, its Guy tickling one of his youngsters...

"Dad! hey! stop it dad! no stop it that tickles!!"

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Meanwhile, a few miles away.

Liberty is still covering her babies with straw to keep them warm ...

She's so caring and maternal :love5:





I can't get over how much Lunar and Celeste have changed ....

They look more like birds now




Check out the foot on Lunar/Celeste ...

I love it! :laughing:

 

[Trick-or-Treat Stevens]

Feeding time on the Lipstick/Guy nest. I still miss little #4.

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Lunar and Celeste continue to grow.

These two were having a real humdinger of a fight until Lipstick stepped in and stopped them ....

"oye you two! stop it, break it up!"

LOL! :floor:

Check out the foot on Lunar/Celeste ...

I love it! :laughing:

I laughed so hard with this. You do love their oversized feet. :Clol:

 

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Lunar and Celeste continue to grow.

Wow, they have really changed in appearance.
Great photo thanks for posting.

 

[Long Lashes]

I still miss little #4.

Aw so do I I was looking at some photos of him earlier and he looked so frail, but was full of character.

He's one little chap we will never forget, we've not experienced one of the eaglets pass away before have we? I know we have had an egg which didn't hatch, but having #4 leave us has been incredibly sad.

Lunar and Celeste continue to grow.

That's a great photo Michelle
Its fascinating to see their feathers coming through, I think it must be very itchy because they're forever preening. In fact, every time I tune in to watch them they're all (both nests) either preening, feeding or sleeping off a big meal


It's just occurred to me none of the eaglets ever drink do they? they must get all their hydration from the food.





Here we have Lunar or Celeste taking a cheeky bite of Freedoms tail ...

I don't think he was very amused because he soon flew off .. Lol!

You do love their oversized feet. :Clol:

Those feet really do crack me up


Time for some more feet ...

one of the trio is playing with his siblings toes :laughing:



Then here we have the trio again and two of them are holding hands feet ...

 

[Long Lashes]

Wow, they have really changed in appearance.

They still amaze me at how fast they grow.


Here are Lunar and celeste a few short weeks ago ...

they didn't even have wings, just two little stumps ...

and now look at them ...

Both sets of parents are incredible with how much food they provide, none of the eaglets ever go hungry

 

[Biggie]

Lunar and Celeste have changed so much, it's amazing I have to agree.

The Eagles within them are starting to appear!

 

[Long Lashes]

Saturday morning and it was flying practise in Lipstick and Guy's nest ....

its just as well all three don't practise at the same time, they're all so big now that they'd run out of space.



They seem to be fascinated in watching the world around them ...

This cheeky eaglet was pushing his luck with Guy ...

naughty!

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Over in Liberty and Freedoms nest was another two cheeky Eaglets ....

I like how Liberty snatches it right back


and someone else wants to fly ...

all the eaglets are still growing, but already the length of their wings is incredible.



Here's Celeste/Lunar looking a bit bemused ...

he knows this is food, but can't quite work out how to eat it .



And finally a message from Celeste/Lunar ...

"happy weekend Telly Talkers!"

 

[Trick-or-Treat Stevens]

Look how dark Lipstick and Guy's trio have become.

A nightly hug.

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There has been some controversy on the Liberty/Freedom nest chat as many viewers seem to no think Liberty is not Liberty. It's another female Bald Eagle we all assumed was Liberty. I haven't caught much of why they think this but I read-up on this drama on the nest. If this isn't Liberty the who is it and what happened to Liberty?

Aw so do I I was looking at some photos of him earlier and he looked so frail, but was full of character.

If only he had survived. What a full nest that would have been.

It's just occurred to me none of the eaglets ever drink do they? they must get all their hydration from the food.

Indeed! The blood of the fallen.

Here we have Lunar or Celeste taking a cheeky bite of Freedoms tail ...

I don't think he was very amused because he soon flew off .. Lol!

:floor:

 

[Long Lashes]

Look how dark Lipstick and Guy's trio have become.

They really have, I've notched this too ...

They look like they're holding a serious meeting

A nightly hug.

Aww that's so lovely, despite all the in-fighting they do love each other after all.

There has been some controversy on the Liberty/Freedom nest chat as many viewers seem to no think Liberty is not Liberty.

No! :eck:

It's another female Bald Eagle we all assumed was Liberty. I haven't caught much of why they think this but I read-up on this drama on the nest. If this isn't Liberty the who is it and what happened to Liberty?

Do you think its not Liberty too Michelle? What a shocker, has Guy brought home a different bird? (literally). If this is not Liberty then I want to know what happened to her.

I need to do some investigating myself, I have loads of photos of the real Liberty from the last couple of years, so I will compare and see if they look different. This really is like an ongoing Soap Opera.

If only he had survived. What a full nest that would have been.

The nest is starting to look much smaller as the eaglets grow ...

The two on the left were watching one of the cleaners (starling) down below. This reminds me, I was watching one of the cleaners hopping on and off the nest this morning and it was pinching bits of straw. At first I thought "cheeky thief" and then I realised that because its nest is directly under the Eagles it was in fact, strengthening the foundations..Lol!

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Indeed! The blood of the fallen.

That's so true, these Eagles are very gory. We sure need strong stomachs for some of the sights we see :laughing:


Here's Liberty .. or is it Liberty? Anyway, she is looking a bit blood soaked ...

Blood on her beak and on her talons :fp:




Moving onto a lighter note. Here's one of her youngsters trying to fly. Just look at these little legs

Nice to see the trees in the background are turning green.




And here's one of them rearranging the furniture ...

These two are a right couple of posers ..

 

[Biggie]

Guy brought home a different bird?

Madam I salute your wit.

Keep doing what you are doing here. You have captured some stunning images.

 

[Trick-or-Treat Stevens]

A wet day on the nests.

They really have, I've notched this too ...

They look like they're holding a serious meeting

They are certainly content with each other at this stage.

Do you think its not Liberty too Michelle? What a shocker, has Guy brought home a different bird? (literally). If this is not Liberty then I want to know what happened to her.

I need to do some investigating myself, I have loads of photos of the real Liberty from the last couple of years, so I will compare and see if they look different. This really is like an ongoing Soap Opera.

I usually can't even tell Liberty from Freedom when they are on the nest so to know if Liberty is the same as before it's beyond me. I had read several addicted watcher state that she was not Liberty by her markings. Liberty was a good bit older than Freedom but seemed fine last year. I don't know what to think.

A soap opera indeed. I hope you can determine if Liberty is real or if she was recast for this season.

The nest is starting to look much smaller as the eaglets grow ...

The two on the left were watching one of the cleaners (starling) down below. This reminds me, I was watching one of the cleaners hopping on and off the nest this morning and it was pinching bits of straw. At first I thought "cheeky thief" and then I realised that because its nest is directly under the Eagles it was in fact, strengthening the foundations..Lol!

Wow, they are quite large. Just imagine what this nest would look like if #4 had survived. We love and need the cleaners in our lives.

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That's so true, these Eagles are very gory. We sure need strong stomachs for some of the sights we see :laughing:


Here's Liberty .. or is it Liberty? Anyway, she is looking a bit blood soaked ...

Blood on her beak and on her talons :fp:

The bitter truths of their lives. Poor animal.

Moving onto a lighter note. Here's one of her youngsters trying to fly. Just look at these little legs

Nice to see the trees in the background are turning green.

They are getting use to their wings and the feathers. At some point they'll extend their test. Indeed, the leaves are returning.

And here's one of them rearranging the furniture ...

LOL! :floor:

These two are a right couple of posers ..

They are showing their feet to you my friend. :dance1:

 

[Long Lashes]

A wet day on the nests.

Yes, they've had a couple of very wet days. I would think it must take ages for the nests to fully dry out again...

Here's Lipstick and Guy's trio trying to keep their heads dry




And here's one of them doing his early morning ballet practise ....

there's nothing like a good stretch in the morning .



the trio are now attempting to feed themselves ...

Lol!.. the one in the middle helps himself to his siblings food.



And here comes Lipstick with more bedding ....

Meanwhile a cheeky little chappy is stealing the bedding right from under the Eaglets noses ..

Can you see the little thief? .. he comes in from the back on the left side of the nest. I don't think its one of the cleaners? looks more like a Blue-Jay maybe?

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Over to Lunar and Celeste ..



These two do make me laugh, they're always mirroring each other, eg ..

They're like identical twins in everything they do.

 

[Long Lashes]

I usually can't even tell Liberty from Freedom when they are on the nest so to know if Liberty is the same as before it's beyond me. I had read several addicted watcher state that she was not Liberty by her markings. Liberty was a good bit older than Freedom but seemed fine last year. I don't know what to think.

I've had a a good look back through my images of Liberty from the last couple of years and I honestly can't see any difference. This was our Liberty last year ...

I'm no expert, but she looks exactly the same to me.

A soap opera indeed. I hope you can determine if Liberty is real or if she was recast for this season.

If this is a Soap Opera its the finest one I've ever watched

We've had (suspected) new partners, new babies, unexpected accidents (falling out of the nest), a very sad death and a part-time cast of an Owl, squirrels, Starlings, Blue-Jays and a Wood-pecker popping in and out of the storylines.


I won't list the daily murders :fp: