I have an update on the male at the West End nest with Thunder.
He is from the Bald Canyon nest and they are saying he hatched in 2021 making him four years old. That accounts for the dark feathers still in spots on his head. His name Is Makaio.
His mother is an Alaskan Bald Eagle. She is A-32 from Juneau, Alaska.
Thunder and Makaio have been seen mating.
It is breeding season and hormones rage within the raptor community at this time. I hope that Akecheta is recovering like some other eagles we have seen and will either return to the West End or find another nest. He turned out to be a grand father after a couple of rough years. Our thoughts are certainly with him.
Thunder only has three fertile periods and her singular drive is to raise eaglets. She understands what happened.
Our thoughts are with everyone at the West End. I adored Cheta.
Thank you to ‘T’ and to the IWS/Explore for this great camera! And to Dr Sharpe for getting everything back on line.
I went to the UK as a Commonwealth Scholar in 1990 and received my PhD from the University of Leicester in 1993. After three decades of university teaching, I retired to devote my time to the study of raptor behaviour. I am particularly interested in Ospreys and am working on a long term project on third hatch survival and siblicide in these raptors. My blog is a result of a fascination with my local wildlife and the desire to encourage others to love and care for birds! I live on the Canadian Prairies and prior to the pandemic travelled a lot. I am questioning the use of aviation fuel at the moment as we all strive to help our planet. My early research was in politics and art including British public statues exported to Southeast Asia and Vietnam Resistors that contributed much to Canadian ceramics. Books and articles were published on those subjects over a period of 3 decades. Now I am working on books for children so they can learn about the challenges our raptors face.
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Mum GLG is back at the albatross colony and has met her wee one for the first time. Too adorable. Welcome home mum. Safe foraging, RLK.
She can’t seem to stay away.