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03-26-2015 04:06 PM
Hi Kachina, how are you doing? Have you checked on the Berry Eagle nest? I just looked at the babies with dad in the nest and they are almost his size. Do you think we could have a pair of female babies?
03-26-2015 09:13 PM
03-27-2015 11:21 AM
I hope B3 is doing well. We lost the last healthy Decorah eaglet (from last year's clutch) to electrocution either at the beginning of this month or end of last month. The eaglet with the injured wing lives in a rehab center now.
Sometimes I wonder if putting those tracking devices on the birds makes them more likely to die of electrocution. I know they say it's the power lines, but electricity draws electricity, know what I mean?
I can usually tell Berry Mom from Dad this way - Dad's head feathers are almost blinding white and pretty much look impeccably groomed - they lay flat against his head. From a behavior perspective, he tends to look down on the babies like they are aliens. He's always been a fair feeder in that he feeds one then the other - not necessarily feeding only the dominant screamer of the pair.
Mom, bless her, has head feathers that don't lay against her head. They look a kind of dirty blonde (lol) and disheveled, like a typical harried mother. She tends to sit closer to her kids while dad seems to avoid them.
03-27-2015 07:56 PM
03-27-2015 08:44 PM
this is dad - neat as a pin, off to the side, like 'they're not mine' lol
03-27-2015 08:45 PM
this is mom, granted it's raining, but even on a dry day, she has bed head and does not avoid her children.
03-27-2015 09:00 PM
I love these eagles! I hope they all thrive. It's so interesting to see them in their environment, the last time I look at the Decorah eagles the mom was sitting in a nest of snow. I'm so happy that last year I was able to contact S.O.A.R and Raptor Resource Project and contribute to their cause. They need money and rely on donations to help all different breeds of birds that have been injured.
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