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Spygirl

Thursday, May 22, 2003 - 04:55 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I read that the eagle will sit on them during the actual hatching process - until they are almost fully free and sometimes fully free of the shell.

Grannyg

Thursday, May 22, 2003 - 05:01 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
they are both there now!!!!! thanks for info spy. hopefully when she gets up there will be babies!!

Theowl

Thursday, May 22, 2003 - 05:01 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
She keeps looking between her legs like she's saying "What's going on down there!!" Spy, I hope she let's us watch!! Here's 1/2 HOOO!!

Max

Thursday, May 22, 2003 - 05:03 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
both

Juju2bigdog

Thursday, May 22, 2003 - 05:04 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I am back!! How exciting!

Grannyg

Thursday, May 22, 2003 - 05:04 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
This is like the night waiting for my grandbaby!! When you are the Mom you know what's going on......when you are the Grandma you just have to wait like everyone else does.......

Spygirl

Thursday, May 22, 2003 - 05:05 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Now it seems daddy has been left to watch the eggs for a bit...mom is roosting in the nearby tree. Catching a breather :)

Grannyg

Thursday, May 22, 2003 - 05:05 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Does daddy sit on them too? Or just Mom?

Spygirl

Thursday, May 22, 2003 - 05:08 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
They both can, but mostly it is mom. I haven't seen this daddy sit on them, but I haven't watched too actively either.

Edited: Okay, i guess he is sitting now unless they switched when i wasn't looking. LOL

Mygetaway

Thursday, May 22, 2003 - 05:10 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Woo-hoo. See, I just needed to leave for awhile!!!

Juju2bigdog

Thursday, May 22, 2003 - 05:10 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Grannyg, he is supposed to, but this is a young eagle, probably his first offspring, and he has not been the best eagle father, which is why everybody was so worried the eggs were not going to hatch. So, no, he has not been sitting on the eggs.

Grannyg

Thursday, May 22, 2003 - 05:13 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
How do you tell the difference between the Mom and Dad? Is one bigger than the other or different markings somehow or somewhere?

Spygirl

Thursday, May 22, 2003 - 05:15 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Star is much bigger than this male, but it is hard to compare when one is off in the tree and one is in the nest. I can only tell when they are both in there. Maybe others who have watched them more have other ways to tell them apart?

Crossfire

Thursday, May 22, 2003 - 05:16 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Oh man, tough crowd. He's doing the best he can. :)


(This is off the scale neat.)

Halfunit

Thursday, May 22, 2003 - 05:21 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I have also read that the unnamed male ( I call him Spangle, and have already named the babies Yankee and Doodle, lolol) also has darker tail feathers than Star. The white ones aren't as bright.

Ed. This is due to maturity, and not a male / female thing.

Theowl

Thursday, May 22, 2003 - 05:23 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I have company coming from Mich tomorrow, so I HAVE to go clean the house!! I've got 8 jobs half done, and I can't get away from here!!!!! Keep posting and I'll try to check in as much as possible!!

Juju2bigdog

Thursday, May 22, 2003 - 05:25 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
lol, Crossfire, is somebody identifying with the daddy? I was just summarizing what the eagle site folks have been saying.

No worries, TheOwl, looks like somebody is posting here about every minute. I am sure it will be well covered.

As info, I am about 100 miles from where this nest is. It is south of me, but we have similar weather. Today is a cool, overcast day, but not real drizzly, temperature around 55-60. We have about three more hours that you will be able to see what is happening in the nest before it gets too dark.

Scootersmom

Thursday, May 22, 2003 - 05:27 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
LOL..poor lil guy, he must be a nervous "first time daddy" :)
And, yes...this is way too cool!

Crossfire

Thursday, May 22, 2003 - 05:30 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hehe, Yes, just having some fun with BBB*.


*Big Brother for Birds.

Spygirl

Thursday, May 22, 2003 - 05:32 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
at least you didn't say BBBB

Big Brother for Bird Brains

Mygetaway

Thursday, May 22, 2003 - 05:42 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Shoot.. I bet they make their debut tonight in the cover of darkness..
Now I guess I will have to set my alarm to get up early tomorrow morning. I tried today, but was too tired.. LOL

Twiggyish

Thursday, May 22, 2003 - 05:54 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
She's moving off the nest!!

Mygetaway

Thursday, May 22, 2003 - 05:57 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I saw that.. she sprung off that nest. I tried to capture it, but missed it..

Twiggyish

Thursday, May 22, 2003 - 06:01 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
The eggs still look the same, though. It was a quick peek. (got the Eagle Cam active on the right side of my screen)

Draheid

Thursday, May 22, 2003 - 06:26 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I haven't been watching but I've had my computer setup to screen capture every 10 seconds while we enjoyed dinner. I came back to discover at least one awesome shot I thought I would share with you all. I have not yet reviewed the others yet so I don't know if there are any other good ones yet.

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