Dad flew in the FD with a stick at 7:12am, pausing briefly on the LB before landing in the nest. He placed the stick at the front of the nest and surveyed his surroundings for a minute before heading for the LB and leaving at 7:14. Dad came back at 7:27 via the FD with a twig. It took him several minutes to get it placed
just right and whittled down a bit. He went to the LB and 7:31, sat for a minute or two before leaving at 7:33.
Mom
in BD 7:35pm, Dad in SD w/stk 7:35:10. Both do some beak-plowing, and then Mom
watches Dad for a while; some beaking at 7:39; Mom pecks at Dad's wing as he
prepares to leave, Dad to RB 7:46 & out. Mom out BD 8:00pm
VideoClip: Dad's morning stick
BCE post: "Our
experts have reviewed the video of our female eagle. They noted that the eagles
are wild animals and that this a part of the course of nature. The leg injury
is not going to keep the eagle from flying unless it cannot get the nutrition
it needs to sustain. We will stay in touch with our experts as the season
progresses."
