Jerk! hands off the baby birbs!
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Birb atak!
The Facebookers are really good at catching and sharing events at the nest. The cam was down for a while and then there were reports of a strange eagle birb attacking the nest. This happened tonight, male-on-male attack. |
Like a boss. I guess eagle numbers are up so prime real estate is in demand? We're seeing an eagle around the homestead. He must be setup on a small lake.
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The FB page is now of the opinion that the female hasn't been seen in a while, and it's possible she is injured. The male has been calling out to no avail, and there was another breech of security this morning as the attacking eagle showed up again.
~ drama ~ |
Maybe she's hooking up with the attacking bald eagle and put him up to it. Just like Kathleen Turner in Body Heat.
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The female isn't returning, and now the snow arrives... it looks very grim for the nest :( the eggs won't stay viable, and even if the male manages to keep them, the igg-lets won't stay alive with just one parent minding them.
The game commission, on the update page, says Quote:
20 years ago there weren't many of them in the area, and the spotting of a nesting pair was a big deal. So this is great news. It means the water has enough fish and the forest has enough wildlife for them to prey upon. |
Oh this is sad news. I tuned in yesterday and the nest was empty - just the two eggs sitting there in the cold.
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Yeah,
This nest is now officially a failure What happened is the female did not return at all, which suggests that she might have been injured in the attacks. The male incubated for a while on his own, but without the female, it won't work... he has to leave regularly to hunt. Yesterday he left for an hour and that was that. Snow covered the eggs, and they are done for. The birb you are seeing there is the attacker lady birb. But sometimes the male seems to return instinctively from time to time, just to see if his woman has come back. Apparently, even if he does take up with the homewrecker, which may happen - It's too late in the season to start over with new eggs. |
To add,
Apparently the lady birb is bringing sticks to the nest to entice the male into a new pairing. The FB folks say that the previous female has been on this nest since 2004 with three different mates. She raised many chicks over the years but she is a senior birb and her time may be over. |
reality is harsh
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So I was on the 86 / 17 exchange, kamikaze curve in the vernacular, and three bald eagles appear. One circling lower while 2 and 3 appeared to be in a scrap. 2 was trying to sink talons into 3s back. I chose not to crash by following the action. It could have been foreplay but the 3rd bird makes me think it was a drama like Hanover.
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http://cellar.org/2017/goldeneagle.jpg
Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre reports Quote:
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What's the drill for?!
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Sheffield University Peregrine Falcon nest webcams.
I had hoped to be able to see the local Peregines on the Bucks County Council tower block in Aylesbury again this year. However, due to some technical embuggerance or other, the webcams up there aren't working. Something of a disappointment, to say the least. Bucks Peregrines 2018 |
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