Counting The Days
Emailing the weekly activity of the Eagles to DEEP has consisted mainly of sightings or sounds heard from the nesting area. However, after last week's email, it was suggested that I walk in to see if they are "on eggs."
Judging by the Eagles' behavior, I guessed they were, which was good enough for me. Not wanting to disturb them and risk abandoning the nest, I intentionally had not gone in. However, on the afternoon of the March 25th at 5:20pm, I trudged through the snow and took a few pix of the nest.
It wasn't until I got home, imported the photos and zoomed and cropped a few times that I spotted what appears to be a beak and white head. Sitting "low" the adult would be on eggs. If it were sitting a tad higher, then it would be brooding chicks.
Not only are these pix are taken from 110 yards away, my angles are limited due to tree cover. Once the leaves are out, my view is restricted nearly entirely. I have also observed what appears to be their routine for relieving each other.
Counting the days...
Sharing a few facts with you and those at
Wild Bird Wednesday
Nature's Notes
Did you know that Eagles:
will sit on eggs 34-35 days
know how long they can be off the eggs so, on occasion, both adults can be seen off the eggs
both adults share the responsibility of sitting on eggs
eggs will hatch typically 3 days apart
will ball up their talons to avoid damaging eggs
Nature's Notes
Did you know that Eagles:
will sit on eggs 34-35 days
know how long they can be off the eggs so, on occasion, both adults can be seen off the eggs
both adults share the responsibility of sitting on eggs
eggs will hatch typically 3 days apart
will ball up their talons to avoid damaging eggs
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