Tweet
hee hee hee...the babies keep peeking out from under mama (or papa...can't tell).
Brings the term "Babysitting" to a whole new level...:
:
Brings the term "Babysitting" to a whole new level...:
:
-
Hee hee! Look, I have a signature! -
I missed the baby eagle on the edge thank goodness my heart would be racing! But they have the whole scene recorded on youtube including the male accidentally flipping him out and the females resuce.Comment
-
This is a little scary...
Hatching can take half a day to two days. Newly hatched chicks measure 4 to 5”, with soft, grayish-white bodies, wobbly legs, and partially closed eyes. When two chicks survive, the older one may kill the smaller one and the parents will not stop them. Parents feed them by shredding pieces of meat with their beaks and while moving around in the nest they wall with their talons balled into fists to avoid harming their young. Eaglets’ diets consist of fish with supplements of water fowl or birds.
Eaglets grow a pound every four or five days and can hold their heads up for feeding around two weeks. At three weeks, they are one foot high and their feet and beaks are near adult size. At six weeks, they are about the size of their parents. They are full size at about 12 weeks and learn to fly. When their wing and tail feathers are fully developed, they can leave the nest. Before first flights, which may be to the nearest branch above the nest, eaglets do vigorous exercise and flapping. They will lift off by facing into prevailing winds and flapping or may be forced to fly by parents.
About 40% survive their first flight and only about half survive their first year for various reasons including starvation and the inability to recognize poisoned food.
I guess don't get too attached
Comment
Comment