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Looks like things are drying out. Quick glimpse of the egg along with Ma & Pa

1:08 pm - Ma flies out, Pa moves to egg


[b1:11 pm [/b]Pa does egg roll

1:15 pm -Pa settles over egg to incubate , trilling and watching

Just a question :question: I often let my students watch the eagles in class. (9th grade intensive reading in Green Cove Springs, Florida) and have had a few of them ask me about the size of the birds and of the nest. One of my students has gotten his grandmother hooked on the watching the nest, even!:cheerguy: Thanx!

Hello LadySunshine and welcome to all of you.

Male bald eagles can weigh 7 - 10 lbs, females 14 - 15 lbs.
A Male wingspan can be greater than 6 ft and the females as much as 8 ft.
A typical bald eagle nest can be 5 - 6 ft in diameter and can weigh hundreds of pounds.
(I have read that they can also be up to 9 ft. in diameter and weigh about 2 tons...Yikes

Here's the link to the HWF Reference section, there's lots of wonderful and informative info here....
index.php?topic=BaldEagleBiology


Hope this helps and hope you stop by again. You've chosen a beautiful nest to watch

If you or your class have anymore questions, please post them. Someone will be glad to help out :hello:.


2:31pm
Sunny and quite breezy, adult is quietly brooding....it's quite peaceful.

Quote by: ladysunshine

Just a question :question: I often let my students watch the eagles in class. (9th grade intensive reading in Green Cove Springs, Florida) and have had a few of them ask me about the size of the birds and of the nest. One of my students has gotten his grandmother hooked on the watching the nest, even!:cheerguy: Thanx!

:hello:ladysunshine, It is very nice to see you again.

I have read adult Bald Eagles weigh from 10-14#s. The male weighs less than the female.
Here is a link to FAQs which I know you will find interesting and so will your students. You may want to bookmark it for easy reference.

FAQs ABOUT BALD EAGLES

2:24 pm -Ma comes to nest, Pa flies out, Ma does egg roll, settles on egg to incubate

Good evening,

Nice to see some familiar names.

Thank you for your observations and pictures everyone.

3:02 pm -Ma does an egg roll, moves nest material around, and settles over the egg to incubate