Images courtesy of Pennsylvania Game Commission


Several pics from 4/20 --

Oh dear---two very wet little birds!!



Family time--these eagles do this a lot



Incoming with grass---beautiful wings

Images courtesy of Pennsylvania Game Commission


Three more from 4/20 --

Two very different mumbrella styles





4 weeks old and standing up!!!

AND---finally from today! ---

A little damp and a big crop drop



More family time---looks like a dual feeding coming up



We are waiting Mom and Dad!!

The after lunch kapowie!!


HEY! Watch that tail


Two wet but very cute eaglets

Me too mom---can I get under there?



Not a real good fit any more

Janet Wakeland who lives in the house in front of the neat posted this picture on FB this morning--love the different look at Mom!

Good Morning to all who watch this nest

Another cool start to the day in the MId-Atlantic, rain in the forecast for later today and tonight
9:30 am nap time, noticing the natal down on the top of the head is starting to be replaced with the feathers of a juvenile eagle.

beaks are dark along with their talons, looking very healthy

some close ups, eaglets are 32 and 33 days old today..
Interesting facts... at 30-35 days...
The male eaglet may weigh 5.5 lb. and the female may weigh 7 lb.
Bill depth on males is about 1.05", on females about 1.14".
Foot pad on males is about 5", on females about 5.3".
The eaglet is at its peak energy demand for metabolism, maintenance, and growth.

taken from CCB Eagle Nest Blog
"The tongue of a bird is extremely sensitive, filled with tactile sensory corpuscles. Two features we could see were the hole in the tongue and the backward facing barbs.

The hole in the tongue is the “glottis” which is the entrance to the larynx and trachea which is known as the windpipe. The glottis closes during swallowing. The barbs are called “rear-directed papillae” and aid in the swallowing of food."

Image courtesy of Pennsylvania Game Commission