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[STLbf]

One of the eaglets, probably DN17, moved to the edge of the grassy part of the nest about 11:00 this morning.  That's a big deal growth-wise.   

DNF and MrN took a short vacation to have a little intimate time together mid-morning.  Now that the eaglets can thermoregulate, they can be uncovered more with safety.

[STLbf]

More pics from this afternoon. Eaglet independence is showing up. They both move out of the nest bowl, and they nap in separate locations.

[STLbf]

All's well at the North's nest today.  DNF added a large mass of maybe cow afterbirth at about 8:50 AM.  Or the insides of some kind of mammal.  There's so much food at the nest, the eaglets aren't much interested.  They can move around better today than yesterday, clump, clump.

[STLbf]

The day starts early at the North nest, with MrN feeding maybe raccoon to the eaglets about 6:00.   MrN and DNF are bringing fresh grasses and moving sticks while the eaglets do their yoga / baby budda poses, sitting up, leaning back and resting on those big wings.  About 10:00 there's a tandem feeding of small fish from MrN, while DNF finds small bits.  The small fish proved too much for the eaglet, so MrN ate it whole.  DNF offered a large hunk of skin to both eaglets about 3:00;  too big, but it won't be long until they can gulp down big pieces of almost anything.

[STLbf]

Pics from this morning.

[STLbf]

Pics from this afternoon. Windy here, so cameras are all over the place, catching some great views.

[STLbf]

It's a nice, warm, spring day at the North's nest.  Great closeups and faraways from the cam ops -- Thank You!   

[STLbf]

DNF brought a large floppy fish, yellow underneath and a yellow tail.  Might be a brown trout.

[STLbf]

Pleasant Sunday morning at the North's nest, but warming up.

[STLbf]

Checking in for the evening and look what the cam ops closeups found -- blue tubes that are the sheaths for real wing feathers! 

And another brown trout for supper with extreme closeups if you want the gory details (no pic but see the rewind for around 6:30).

Mid-afternoon, DNF brought a chunk of sod to the nest!  I'm guessing that she was gathering grasses at the edge of the creek and pulled up a clump of green grass by the roots.  The eaglets might play with it tomorrow.

SEDs to Everybirdy.

[glass papaya]

Oh my, the eaglets crops are so full they can't even stand without tipping forward! 

[baziunc]

Nice day at the North nest! 

S'cap I took a few minutes ago - both eaglets were having a little sweet beak-to-beak time at the rails - maybe discussing where they want to go in the pasture after they can fly.   

[baziunc]

 

Other eaglet out of view behind parent just now. 

[STLbf]

baz, thanks for the pics from this afternoon.  Don't we wonder what the eagles and eaglets might be thinking?

The DNs are 3 weeks old now.  Guessing they weigh about 4 pounds.  Amazing how fast they grow.

[baziunc]

STLbf - I wish we knew! LOL. Here are both eaglets and parent in this s'cap I just got about 2 minutes ago. Keep looking up!