11 December 2024
Hello Everyone,
Update: Kasse!
Kasse on the sailboat. Just hanging out like nothing is up! Flew at 63 days.
Heidi caught it. https://youtu.be/UgIHyZ7IePM?
The fish fairy came in celebration with 4 fish when Kasse returned to the nest at 1444! Well done.
A big fish on the nest and Mum is feeding it to Wilko.
We just dug out of the last big snow dump and it started snowing and blowing again on Tuesday. From the look of the garden, we have now had at least another 10 cm or more (3 inches or more). It is still coming down. The day was full of adventures with the birds. Both of the Blue Jays came together to get peanuts so confirmation that both are alive. Little Woodpecker was here along with a single Dark-eyed Junco amidst 100 or more Sparrows and 19 European Starlings. On top of this, the Crows came, an Owl appeared, and a hawk flew in and took one of the songbirds for its lunch. We haven’t had this much action in a long time!
The table was cleaned off between snow. Now look. It is my way of keeping track of how much snow falls. No more in the forecast but a huge cold front has arrived and the warmer temperatures that gave us the snow have turned into frigid levels of -21 C. Ouch.
Tuesday is my life day in the afternoon so there is not much to report in the way of happenings. At the time of this writing there were no new Bald Eagle eggs.
The Royal Albatross couple has changed incubation duties. So both are safe and sound. I cannot help but tear up when I see one of them come through the grass waddling. It echoes OGK coming to the nest when he had a limp to feed Pippa Atawhai after being MIA for 40 days. https://youtu.be/bnwgjQVUZqg?
Handsome Wilko is on the perch, and the golden rays of the morning sun are coming down. Mum had a small fish that she ate on the ropes earlier on Wednesday morning. No fish so far and it is 1130.
Kasse on the nest. Kasse really wants to fly!
Incubation continues at SW Florida where we will be on pip watch shortly. https://youtu.be/Dejp60MB95E?
So far, so good at the NE Florida Bald Eagle nest of Gabby and Beau.
We are coming up to pip watch in SW Florida. How close? Mark your calendars for day 35 – Egg 1 will be 35 days old on the 13th and Egg 2 on the 16th.
As we approach hatch, reviewing the stages of eagle development is a good idea. They grow so fast and it is easy to forget from year to year.
Majestics continue to work on nest.
Eagles are at Decorah North.
They are resting after a full day of wrangling sticks.
There are so many videos of F23 or M15 having a bath, but, look. An eagle at Redding having a lovely bath!
Jackie and Shadow are up to their old stick play! https://youtu.be/J971v2m1I2c?
Osprey at Achieva.
Wish we could give them that beautiful nest at Captiva.
The latest migration counts from Hawk Mountain.
If you have considered donating to the Ventana Wildlife Society, your donation will earn more right now. MC is Monterey County.
We rescue Black Bears in Manitoba. Look at this tiny little cutie.
A fundraiser with some more Iris and Finnegan sticks to help a good cause.
One of the most gorgeous ducks I have ever seen…
Thank you so much for being with us today. Please take care. See you soon!
Thank you to the following for their notes, posts, videos, articles, images, and streaming cams that helped me to write my post today: Cornell Lab Bird Cams, Port Lincoln Osprey Cams, wskrsnwings, NEFL-AEF, Southwest Florida Eagle Cam, Audubon Center for Birds of Prey, Elfruler, Denton Homes, Raptor Resource Project/Explore.org, FORE, SK Hideaways, Achieva Credit Union, Window to Wildlife, Hawk Mountain Migration Count, Ventana Wildlife Society, Black Bear Rescue Manitoba, Montana Osprey Cam, The Guardian
