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Berry Eagles Fans - Eggs expected to pip soon

Montana — Wed, 10 Feb 2016 23:17:04 GMT

Probable dates are 2/11 (tomorrow) for the first egg and

2/14 for the second one.

Correction: This is the camera page:

http://berry.edu/eaglecam/

ETA: This is the Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/berrycollegeeagles

Re: Berry Eagles Fans - Eggs expected to pip soon

Bird mama — Wed, 10 Feb 2016 15:22:16 GMT

@ Montana

Thanks for the reminder. I checked the site yesterday and the facebook page. Now the worrying really begins, lol.

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Catfancy — Wed, 10 Feb 2016 17:02:58 GMT

Beautiful bird. I am anxiously awaiting the hatch also!

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Montana — Sun, 14 Feb 2016 22:18:21 GMT

There is a pip in one egg today (2/14) as expected. Here we go!

ETA: There is a good screen shot of the egg on the camera site.

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Bird mama — Sun, 14 Feb 2016 19:51:46 GMT

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Bird mama — Tue, 16 Feb 2016 00:41:10 GMT

B6 is out of the shell

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Bird mama — Tue, 16 Feb 2016 00:42:40 GMT

B7 is also out - immediately out of the shell

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MyShadowLove — Tue, 16 Feb 2016 01:14:48 GMT

Oh, this is so beautiful!...What is the average number of eggs that Eagles lay?...I'm amazed at how they build their nests where there is really no protection from weather and predators....They are so exposed to the elements.

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Bird mama — Tue, 16 Feb 2016 03:28:26 GMT

@MyShadowLove wrote:
Oh, this is so beautiful!...What is the average number of eggs that Eagles lay?...I'm amazed at how they build their nests where there is really no protection from weather and predators....They are so exposed to the elements.

I am no expert. I've seen a max of 3 in the few years that I've been following nests.

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Bird mama — Wed, 17 Feb 2016 00:49:57 GMT

Daddy feeding both babies this morning

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MyShadowLove — Wed, 17 Feb 2016 01:34:19 GMT

So very precious!...I was happy to see that they had a beautiful sunny day today!...Such a beautiful nest...We have seven birdhouses around our yard and we clean the nests out each Fall...It's fascinating to see all of the various debris that the birds use to build their cozy, beautiful nests!

Then, I put some Moss in the birdhouses to help keep them warm during the upcoming Winter months.

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Montana — Wed, 17 Feb 2016 03:38:24 GMT

I find animals so fascinating to watch. The other day I saw an interesting interaction between Mom and Dad eagle.

Dad was on the nest and Mom was ready to take her turn, She waited for Dad to get up, but he kept sitting and ignoring her. Finally, she got right in his face - beak to beak - and he got up then. I would love to know what she "said" to him.

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Montana — Wed, 17 Feb 2016 17:54:13 GMT

Scary drama on the nest this morning. Thank goodness I missed it.

One chick was accidentally pulled out of the nest and stranded. All is well now, but this situation required both teamwork and problem-solving by the parents.

I am so impressed. These eagles had to first recognize the problem and then figure out a solution.

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Bird mama — Wed, 17 Feb 2016 21:42:56 GMT

@ Montana

Thank God I missed it. Did a predator try to take the baby?

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Bird mama — Wed, 17 Feb 2016 21:55:50 GMT

Here's a link to the youtube video. Mom accidentally had one of the babies stuck to her foot - it happens around 1 minute 30 seconds.

Not as scary as I expected

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cene97yq-4E

I do have a concern that one of the babies was exposed to the elements for a long time (to me).

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Montana — Wed, 17 Feb 2016 21:57:14 GMT

@Bird mama, Mom caught the chick in her talon and accidentally pulled it out of the nest as she walked away - probably to feed them.

Dad eventually flew in and sat on the stranded chick, while Mom was still with the one in the nest. Unusual to see both sitting at the same time.

Then Dad left and Mom gradually pulled the chick back under her again.

Animal intelligence at its best.

ETA: @Bird mama, I saw video of a chick killed like this, so it would have scared me.

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Bird mama — Wed, 17 Feb 2016 21:57:23 GMT

@ Montana

I'm not blaming the Dad, I just couldn't believe he stared at the baby that was stranded and didn't sit on it to warm it up right away. Mom was sitting on the other and there's that little baby somewhat flailing, like - hey I'm cold here.