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Monday, July 1, 2013

Both eaglets have officially fledged.
Eaglet #1 left the nest around 10:50 am Friday, June 28.
Eaglet #2 left the nest on Sunday, June 30 around 11:00 am.
Lots of videos and pictures coming.

Photos Courtesy of Linda Frazier


Fledgling #1 ready for take off.


#1 Fluffed up


Here is a magnificent photo of the many flights that #1 took.


Eaglet #1 Return Flight Meeting Parent Who Delivered At Nest June 30, 2013

http://youtu.be/vo-bG1bQLSg

I am currently working on a google docs spreadsheet to list all of the videos for the Lake Casitas Eagles.

Here is the link.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc ... OM1E#gid=0

A few more wonderful pictures from Linda:

Here is #2 flying free for the first time.


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All videos have been edited!

First Flights Mid Morning For Eaglet 1, June 30, 2013

http://youtu.be/FQpPDf8MH5U

Eaglet 1 Fledged on June 28. This footage shows #1 wingersizing on the perch we found him/her at when we arrived at 6 am. The second flight in this footage shows landing back in nest with the still unfledged sibling, who goes on to take flight a little later in the morning.


More Freedom Flying For Fledgling 1, June 30, 2013

http://youtu.be/ZOg_qljd4mo

This is Eaglet 1 flying many different times in this edited video. In some of this footage, you will see glimpses of Eaglet 2 still in the nest, but towards the end, you will see that #2 is no longer in the nest. #2 fledged and is perched at the top of the tree next to the nest, camouflaged by the leaves.


Second Visual of New Fledgling Leaving Nest_July 29, 2013

http://youtu.be/x7rBlS8ku-k

The eaglet in the nest still has not fledged but looking eager to test those mighty wings. You will periodically see the fledgling flapping wings at the top of the tree to the right of the nest while the other eaglet works on his/her skills.


Parent Delivers To Empty Nest For First Time, June 30, 2013

http://youtu.be/KlTAaV9hFjc

I was away from my video camera when the parent delivered but am so glad that I left it zoomed out a bit. Observers thought it looked like a coot that was delivered. The newest fledgling, who had just made its first short flight about an hour prior, was up high in the tree to the right of the nest hidden from view. The other fledgling, who officially made first flight on June 28, was perched about 300 feet away to the left in a lone tree and eventually made its way back to the nest to claim the meal.

Both Lets Honing Flight and Landing Skills_June 29, 2013

http://youtu.be/VPMwI7BGDXs


Parent Flying

http://youtu.be/-kS6tqagtIk

Linda visited the lake this morning for about an hour.
Eaglet #1 was preening and took a long flight across the road and landed in a distant oak tree.
Eaglet #2 still seems a bit nervous and just stayed put, preening and preening.

Unlike what we witnessed this weekend, both parents were together watching their new fledglings this morning.

Some close ups of Eaglet #2 courtesy of Linda Frasier.

a few more from Linda's visit today.

Eaglet #1 (first one to fledge)

Magnificent Wings In The Wind After Fledge

http://youtu.be/_bFydDsRUGg

Eaglet #2's fledge pictures: Courtesy of Leon Hillewaert.

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