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We have our first baby here on Good Friday--6 hours old!!



Looking around at 14 hours--strong little one!






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Baby RF's first feeding

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veHrVS7SCGM


ALL are from MsO!!!

A pip in egg #2! First 2 pics and a video from MsO




The two holes have now become an almost hatching. This baby is breaking the speed record. Pip detected at 16:55, This video recorded at 18:15.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUcLfgP0znc




Pip was detected at 16:55 and hatch completed at 18:51, less than 2 hours from pip to hatch.

- Thanks to Trudi Kron for this photo and the video below

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UY-aly ... e=youtu.be

1:15 to 1:17pm The chicks are unattended. The parent returns and settles to brood the eaglets and egg.

I glad to see that all was well this morning! We didn't mention it last night but when chick #2 emerged from it's egg it was tethered to the shell by it's umbilical cord and was struggling a lot to get loose (see the last picture in the post above). I decided not to post until I saw what was what in the morning light. I'm happy to report that the problem was somehow resolved over night The little one is feisty and looks quite strong as he bonks the older chick just as well as he gets bonked!!

Here is George removing #2s shell from the nest this morning.

Thanks for the updates, Mary and Donna - and I'm happy all seemed to work out well in the end. I think I read that #2 hatched must faster than most after the initial pip - so perhaps that's why it took a while before the cord was ready to be separated.

Hi JudyB! I forgot to mention in my post above that chick #2 went from the first tiny pip to hatched in less than 2 hours!! AMAZING!!

I had done the post with George and the shell and was about to post it when the forum had a hiccup and I lost 2 full posts!! What I'm putting below I had ready to post and MY computer crashed!! Sometimes it's not east to get the info here!


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This is a video from this morning from MsO. It show just how strong and feisty #2 is

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7X-rOfnDxoQ


A few scaps from the video----

Bonking, bonking--both are going at it while Martha tries to feed somebody. The little one gives as good as it gets!!



OOPSIE! #2 falls over after a bonk---his tummy looks good



A tiny PS from #1

Meal time for #1



I'm big says the first hatched

Many cam problems at different nests this year! All of the following is from MsO.


From earlier shadows, the camera appears to be mounted on a long arm. The arm has pulled away from the tree and just dangles there. As most of you know, the wind blew the camera out of position at the RF nest and we viewed it on the far left side. Today the wind blew the camera again and we cannot view the nest at all. Thank you to those who have stuck with us in the past. Cam likely cannot be moved until eagle season is over.

New view --

A bit of the nest view has returned. Whoever is praying, please keep it up. lol

New view #2 --