In early February I stopped by the eagle’s nest in my neighborhood to check on the babies. I didn’t see any adults around but when I looked farther down the utility field I could see Margie (the Mom) and Mickey (the new boyfriend) sitting together.
One morning one of the adults was sitting on the other side of the nest tower yelling.
Mom flew in with food and started feeding the young ones. It looks like she was eating first and at this point I think the babies are eating on their own so one must have waiting for Mom to finish before digging into the leftovers.
When Mom flew up near the top of the tower the oldest started flapping his wings. He still had a lot of pin feathers but was getting a workout. It was so great to see them almost fully grown and flapping.
Mom flew over to the other side.
I was visiting more at sunset since I could get a better view of the babies from this side.
A pileated woodpecker landed in the tree in front of me one morning while I was waiting for the babies to wake up.
Phoebes were common in this area during the winter.
A doe stops to look at me for a second as she walked by along the utility field.
This kestrel was busy grabbing crickets from the field and was eating them right in front of me.
More to come on the eagle family. Have a great 4th of July!
