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[NWargo01]

Thanks, Lisa!  See, you shouldn't have encouraged me! LOL

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[LisaG1967]

Thanks, Lisa!  See, you shouldn't have encouraged me! LOL

LOL, Love that last pic!

[buzbee]

Sure is busy there today! A little after 4 those pelicans were sure having fun bathing!!     Just love this cam. 

[LORIDAVIS]

Flyway a couple minutes ago!  Weeeeeee!!!

[EagleAngels]

Nice span of the ages.


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[NWargo01]

Nice span of the ages.

Like that EA!  That's what I really like about the Flyway.  Because the birds are in migratory mode and not in nesting mode, they are all so social.  Yesterday I took a ss of a juvie sitting in the middle of a big group of Canadian geese.  My focus a good part of the year is on the Decorah nest, so I'm just tickled being able to see all these different species cohabitating and enjoying themselves.

[LisaG1967]

Caught this beauty on the cam earlier

[NWargo01]

Caught this beauty on the cam earlier

Beautiful Lisa!  Hope he or she matures to a strong, magnificent adult!   

[NWargo01]

Flyway a couple minutes ago!  Weeeeeee!!!

I've noticed the juveniles seem very playful on the Flyway!  They must be in heaven, having all those other eagles and a never-ending food supply around them.

[STLbf]

Such fun to watch eagles of all ages interacting in a peaceful manner (mostly).

Around noon today, sandhill cranes were hopping around, almost like the eagles try out their wings before fledging. I wonder if it was juvie sandhills getting ready for migration, or adults beginning mating dances, or just the joy of a windy day. The photo may be pretty blurry, so rewind to watch if you can. 

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[FinnBMD]

Such fun to watch eagles of all ages interacting in a peaceful manner (mostly).

Around noon today, sandhill cranes were hopping around, almost like the eagles try out their wings before fledging. I wonder if it was juvie sandhills getting ready for migration, or adults beginning mating dances, or just the joy of a windy day. The photo may be pretty blurry, so rewind to watch if you can.

Paul Johnsgard has a wonderful book Crane Music that studies different kinds of cranes.  In the section on sandhills, he writes about their dancing.  He says that episodes of dancing can occur while courtship and nesting (in the spring) are occurring or "almost anytime" e.g. while they are foraging for food or resting.  He describes their dancing as consisting of "bows, jumps, vegetation tossing, and wing-flapping activities not limited by sex or age."  Sometimes dancing is triggered by a sudden stimulus which frightens them but other time there isn't any such stimulus and it occurs spontaneously.  Johnsgard says that the dancing spreads quickly through a small flock of sandhills and ends just as quickly as it begins. 

[STLbf]

Thanks for the book recommendation, Finn. I love this opportunity to learn more about so many bird species. I've taken to watching the Flyway all year. Wintertime with many BEs on the ice is very entertaining, see photo attached.

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[T40cfr403]

It's an eagle-palooza today! So much fun.

[LisaG1967]

Great screen capture, STLbf!

[eaglesrock29]

Thank you to everyone for the captures and information.  I love this cam so much.

Finn, thank you for that interesting info about the Crane dancing.  Brought to mind a Flash Mob Dance by Birds -- gave me a big chuckle while learning.  Doesn't get much better than that.