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STLbf

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Re: Decorah North Eagles 2025
« Reply #195 on: April 15, 2025, 11:50:36 AM »

The Norths are keeping up with maintenance on the nest, and MrN sits on the unhatched egg sometimes.  The small hole in the eggshell has not increased in size yet.  Eventually it will just decompose, or break, or get buried under nest materials.

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Re: Decorah North Eagles 2025
« Reply #196 on: April 15, 2025, 07:10:25 PM »

It almost looks like they're putting rails up around the nest. Still sad to see that lonely egg.
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Re: Decorah North Eagles 2025
« Reply #197 on: April 17, 2025, 11:58:48 AM »

Instinct tells the eagles to keep the nest built up at this time of year.  We can call it early nestorations for next season!

DNF spent the night in the Love Branches, visited the nest for a brief time before daybreak, then looked to be fishing from the bank of the creek near the big pool (no pic of that; she flew down and dissapeared).  Several cows and a calf were on the far side of the creek, in a blurry pic about 7:30, and a mourning dove gathered nest material on the ground under the nest area about 7:45 AM.  Quiet time so far.

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Re: Decorah North Eagles 2025
« Reply #198 on: April 17, 2025, 05:11:18 PM »

Afternoon about 2:00, probably DNF perched on a Love Branch, then flew to one of the creek trees where probably MrN was perching.  MrN made a short visit to the nest about 3:30.   

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Re: Decorah North Eagles 2025
« Reply #199 on: Yesterday at 08:05:24 AM »

Was it Mr. N I saw sitting on the egg yesterday?
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Re: Decorah North Eagles 2025
« Reply #200 on: Yesterday at 12:05:07 PM »

Yes, probably MrN sitting on the unhatched egg yesterday,  See pic from about 3:30 PM posted around 5:00.

Today, the live feed has been down this morning.

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Re: Decorah North Eagles 2025
« Reply #201 on: Today at 08:55:21 AM »

I keep watching, but due to my anthropomorfizing, I feel sad. It's happened other years and at other nests, but here I am anyway!
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Re: Decorah North Eagles 2025
« Reply #202 on: Today at 12:16:01 PM »

We get attached to the eagles, can't help it.  The Norths brought a stick and grasses early this morning, and MrN sat on the egg for an hour or so.  They are still attached to the un-eaglet.  It may become a petrified paperweight.   :'(