Several of us watching the eagle nest tonight were almost sure we saw movement in the nest. And then, at about 7:47 p.m. nest time, the parent moved from the nest and a little white bobble head popped up. Things are looking good; the hatchling is very active. Then, to confirm what we were seeing, the parent pushed an eggshell out of the nest. !!!
Second hatch occurred yesterday around mid-afternoon. Yours truly commented on a second bobblehead; then an hour or so later, Petra was seen tossing out an eggshell.
Today, I watched a feeding and was pleased to see both chicks going assertively for food. There was a lot of bobbing around, so I don't know whether the chicks were just learning how to retrieve food from Mama's impressively huge beak or maybe there was a little beak-bonking going on. Neither one was going down for the count, so it looks good.
The golden eagle is another species that is prone to cainism, but Petra & Rocky fledged two last year and in years before that, so maybe there's nothing to the rumor. Or maybe Petra is a super-mom??
Fri Mar 28, 2014 8:13 pm (Last edited: Fri Mar 28, 2014 8:20 pm)
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