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LisaG1967

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Re: Decorah Eagles 2023
« Reply #330 on: February 09, 2023, 05:19:05 PM »
Quote from: STLbf on February 09, 2023, 02:53:07 PM
Lisa, thanks for early morning pics from N1.  I'm slow to catch up today.  No mating on camera so far today.  HM shows interest, but not HD.  Maybe the rabbit he brought to the nest will energize him.  HM doesn't seem interested in the rabbit.  Yet.

Earlier this morning, there were 2 geese sitting on a bluff ledge up the creek from N1. [ no pic ] Somebody should place a dome over N2B until their nesting season is over.  I just don't like the idea of the babies having to jump so far to the creek.

Great pics, STL
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Re: Decorah Eagles 2023
« Reply #331 on: February 09, 2023, 05:26:15 PM »
 Everyone wonderful snaps. Thanks
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Re: Decorah Eagles 2023
« Reply #332 on: February 09, 2023, 05:48:57 PM »
A few afternoon pics from Decorah - HD & HM wrangling with a stick, HM eating on the rabbit that HD brought in, and HM eating while HD lays in bowl





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Re: Decorah Eagles 2023
« Reply #333 on: February 10, 2023, 08:03:15 AM »
HM this morning---had just switched over to  the RRP nests. And, found
Mom survailing her surroundings.

Feb 10, 2023 7:58 AM
Camera Time: Feb 10, 2023 7:58 AM CST

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Re: Decorah Eagles 2023
« Reply #334 on: February 10, 2023, 12:12:40 PM »
maybe the male identifies as a female .....

JUST KIDDING ... couldnt resist.  ;D
idiocy should be mocked
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Re: Decorah Eagles 2023
« Reply #335 on: February 10, 2023, 01:03:26 PM »
Pics from Decorah - Stars over the bluff, HM above the cams, HD out on pasture tree, and copulation on branch






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Re: Decorah Eagles 2023
« Reply #336 on: February 10, 2023, 03:10:43 PM »
Nice morning pics from Lisa.  HM with the sunrise color in the branches behind her is a postcard shot, for sure.  I missed the copulation in the far tree earlier.  They seem to have figured it all out! 

As I checked in this afternoon, HD was eating nestovers on the nest, and HM took a larger chunk of carcass up to the Y.  Catch it on the rewind about 1:00.
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Re: Decorah Eagles 2023
« Reply #337 on: February 10, 2023, 03:29:29 PM »
Quote from: STLbf on February 10, 2023, 03:10:43 PM
Nice morning pics from Lisa.  HM with the sunrise color in the branches behind her is a postcard shot, for sure.  I missed the copulation in the far tree earlier.  They seem to have figured it all out! 

As I checked in this afternoon, HD was eating nestovers on the nest, and HM took a larger chunk of carcass up to the Y.  Catch it on the rewind about 1:00.

STL, great pics...I do think they might have figured it out!  ;D
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Re: Decorah Eagles 2023
« Reply #338 on: February 11, 2023, 05:34:50 AM »
A few pics from yesterday afternoon - HD in nest, HD eating on carcass in creek - HM had just finished, and visitors in the creek came to dine on carcass




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Re: Decorah Eagles 2023
« Reply #339 on: February 11, 2023, 08:49:53 AM »
HM & HD came to the nest around 1:19am.  HD ended up staying in nest, while HM was on Y.  Both worked on nest, before HM flew out this morning, and came back with a big branch. 






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Re: Decorah Eagles 2023
« Reply #340 on: February 11, 2023, 10:41:26 AM »
I hope HD has realized that when HM shakes her tail feathers at him, it's time for him to do his manly duty. Has she tapped him with her foot yet?

I have a rather strange question. I've noticed something both here and at the SWFL eagle cam (poor Harriet!). Eagles tend to eat the eyes of the fish or rabbit first. Is there a plausible explanation for this?
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Re: Decorah Eagles 2023
« Reply #341 on: February 11, 2023, 12:28:30 PM »
Interesting, this morning, sub-adult eating on whatever the eagles were eating at the creek yesterday.  Fish or something mammalian?
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Re: Decorah Eagles 2023
« Reply #342 on: February 11, 2023, 04:44:26 PM »
Looking at video from the chat for Decorah, the bird eating at the creek this morning is a Red-Tailed Hawk and not a sub-adult BE.  Which is correct?
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Re: Decorah Eagles 2023
« Reply #343 on: February 11, 2023, 05:47:38 PM »
All the grief and trauma of Dad's loss has hit me hard with Harriet's disappearance.   :'( :'( :'(  I know I'm not the only one.   
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Re: Decorah Eagles 2023
« Reply #344 on: February 11, 2023, 06:15:24 PM »
Quote from: STLbf on February 11, 2023, 04:44:26 PM
Looking at video from the chat for Decorah, the bird eating at the creek this morning is a Red-Tailed Hawk and not a sub-adult BE.  Which is correct?

STL - This bird? If so, Red-Tailed Hawk
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