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Re: Decorah Eagles 2023
« Reply #510 on: February 26, 2023, 10:27:31 AM »



YIPPEE!  MOM DECORAH!
Now we can call them Mom and Dad instead of letters!

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From Raptor Resource Project:
HM laid egg #1
Our Hatchery Miss is on her way to being a Hatchery Mom! We'll add videos as they are posted, but in the meantime...woo-hoo! It's been eleven years since eggs were laid in this nest.

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Re: Decorah Eagles 2023
« Reply #511 on: February 26, 2023, 11:04:57 AM »
Quote from: Arcadia on February 26, 2023, 08:34:48 AM
An egg! How about that! Thanks to everyone for posting about it. Any idea of what babies will be called or is it too soon to decide?
I hope HD's foot gets better.

Hi Arcadia, good to see ya!

Not a clue as to what the babies will be called.  I think everyone is wondering that.  :)
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Re: Decorah Eagles 2023
« Reply #512 on: February 26, 2023, 11:11:51 AM »
More morning pics from Decorah - Egg #1 closeup, and HD taking his first turn at incubating






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Re: Decorah Eagles 2023
« Reply #513 on: February 26, 2023, 11:16:56 AM »
Quote from: LisaG1967 on February 26, 2023, 11:04:57 AM
Quote from: Arcadia on February 26, 2023, 08:34:48 AM
An egg! How about that! Thanks to everyone for posting about it. Any idea of what babies will be called or is it too soon to decide?
I hope HD's foot gets better.

Hi Arcadia, good to see ya!

Not a clue as to what the babies will be called.  I think everyone is wondering that.  :)

Cant name Baby Decorah til it hatchs -   ;D
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Re: Decorah Eagles 2023
« Reply #514 on: February 26, 2023, 11:20:20 AM »
Great pics Lisa!  It's so good to see how careful HD is being with the egg and his sore talon.  They both seem to know what to do, whether all by instinct or previous experience, we cannot know.  I did gasp when HM got up from the egg about 8:15 AM, looked like she stepped right on it.  Next time she stepped away from the egg. (see pic in next batch)

These are early morning pics.
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Re: Decorah Eagles 2023
« Reply #515 on: February 26, 2023, 11:23:01 AM »
HD should be very good at incubating. He has probably spent more hours sitting in the nest than HM.  ;)
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Re: Decorah Eagles 2023
« Reply #516 on: February 26, 2023, 11:24:00 AM »
HM's misstep and HD's brooding time.
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Re: Decorah Eagles 2023
« Reply #517 on: February 26, 2023, 01:04:32 PM »
Quote from: STLbf on February 26, 2023, 11:24:00 AM
HM's misstep and HD's brooding time.

Great pics, STL

I sure hope HM stepped lightly on the egg when she had her misstep.  It all looks intact, so hopefully it is ok. 
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Re: Decorah Eagles 2023
« Reply #518 on: February 26, 2023, 03:53:50 PM »
Lisa, seems like the egg has not been damaged.  Ready for egg #2.   ;)
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Re: Decorah Eagles 2023
« Reply #519 on: February 26, 2023, 04:32:05 PM »
Quote from: STLbf on February 26, 2023, 03:53:50 PM
Lisa, seems like the egg has not been damaged.  Ready for egg #2.   ;)

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Re: Decorah Eagles 2023
« Reply #520 on: February 26, 2023, 04:35:01 PM »
HD on egg sitting duty, HM returns to Y, and the egg at 4:19pm






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Re: Decorah Eagles 2023
« Reply #521 on: February 27, 2023, 07:02:16 AM »
Boy oh boy, Trout Run is really rolling this morning!!!  I went to see where my volume barn was set and then looked at the creek.  Amazing amount of rain on both nests.  Going to be a chore for both pairs to protect those precious new egglets, especially after letting them maybe get too chilled already.

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Re: Decorah Eagles 2023
« Reply #522 on: February 27, 2023, 07:38:36 AM »
Quote from: Puff on February 27, 2023, 07:02:16 AM
Boy oh boy, Trout Run is really rolling this morning!!!  I went to see where my volume barn was set and then looked at the creek.  Amazing amount of rain on both nests.  Going to be a chore for both pairs to protect those precious new egglets, especially after letting them maybe get too chilled already.

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Lots of water in the creek this morning, Puff
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Re: Decorah Eagles 2023
« Reply #523 on: February 27, 2023, 08:11:45 AM »
Rainy morning in Decorah - A wet HM on egg, HM foot rolls the egg, HM looking around may be in need of a break, and HD arrives for egg duty






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Re: Decorah Eagles 2023
« Reply #524 on: February 27, 2023, 11:29:40 AM »
Wet and cold on the N1 area this morning. Creek running high and fast from melting snow + rain.  The Hatchery pair are on shared brooding duty and that's a very good thing.
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