EmtyBelfry's photo - March 3
second eaglet had just hatched
EmtyBelfry's photo - March 10
(1 week old)
EmtyBelfry's photo - March 11
(the eaglets are leaving the bowl )
EmtyBelfry's photo - March 16
(2 weeks old)
(most pics that day show very wet parents providing shelter)
EmtyBelfry's photo - March 22
(3 weeks old)
Aline's photo - March 23
(the nighttime view)
Nest Update from Blackwater
03/24/07:
"The oldest eaglet is now almost a foot tall.
Also we can see that the eaglets' feet are disproportionately large.
The feet and beak will reach adult size before the rest of the body does."
EmtyBelfry's photo - March 26
(it's the younger showing its wingspan)
Aline's photo - March 27
(look at all the big feet!)
EmtyBelfry's photo - March 29
(4 weeks old)
(I think this is the older one showing its wingspan)
Sherri's photo - April 1
Sherri's photo - April 4
EmtyBelfry's photo - April 5
(younger eaglet again - see how wingspan has increased!)
Aline's photo - April 6
(5 weeks old)
EmtyBelfry's photo - April 7
(the bare area was sheltered by "mumbrella" during the storm)
(you can just see tail end of younger one near Mum's head)
EmtyBelfry's photo - April 11
(hadn't noticed their tail feathers before)
EmtyBelfry's photo - April 13
(6 weeks old - halfway to fledging)
Aline's photo - April 15
EmtyBelfry's photo - April 18
EmtyBelfry's photo - April 19
(7 weeks old)
EmtyBelfry's photo - April 25
Nest Update from Blackwater
04/25/07: "The chicks are 8 weeks old and
are now sometimes perching near the nest edge.
Fledging normally occurs at about 10-12 weeks.
We've also seen signs that one chick may have hovered while flapping."
EmtyBelfry's photo - April 27
(8 weeks old)
EmtyBelfry's photo - May 3
(9 weeks old)
Nest Update from Blackwater
05/03/07: "We lost one eaglet for over 30 minutes on
Thursday morning [May 3], then the eaglet reappeared.
It's possible this eaglet has begun some occasional branching."
Sherri's photo - May 11
(10 weeks old)
Aline's photo - May 14
Nest Update from Blackwater
05/14/07:
"We had one eaglet go missing for over an hour on Monday.
We're not sure if it was branching or flying,
so we'll keep an eye on the chicks.
But this was a long foray out of the nest."
EmtyBelfry's photo - May 18
(11 weeks old - 76 and 78 days)
Nest Update from Blackwater
05/18/07: "One eaglet might be flying.
It was seen infrequently on Thursday afternoon,
then appeared to roost outside the nest.
It showed up again on Friday morning.
We'll try to confirm the fledging this weekend from the refuge."
05/19/07:
"Special Note - An eyewitness report from the refuge:
It does not look like either eaglet has fledged,
but they have been making short flights to branches
at the left and top of the cam image."
BIRDER's photo - May 24
(12 weeks - 82 and 84 days)
(we think they've fledged!)
EmtyBelfry's photo - May 31
(13 weeks old)
(still returning to the nest for food)
from the Friends of Blackwater gallery - June 1
(13 weeks old)
(happily eating on its own)
EmtyBelfry's photo - June 3
(mantling - just in case?)
JudyB's photo - June 10
(14 weeks old)
Nest Update from Blackwater
06/10/07: "We're seeing less of the eaglets,
which means they're becoming more independent."
Nest Update from Blackwater
06/12/07: "Since the eaglets are becoming so independent, we're going to
wrap up the Eagle Cam Web Log for this season. Just a reminder that we'll
likely turn off the Eagle Cam around the end of June. The Eagle Cam doesn't
really see any action once the eagles leave. We might see a lone squirrel or
a blue jay, but that's about it. So to save a little money on our end, we'll
turn off the Eagle Cam until late November or early December,
when we'll go live again for the 2007-2008 nesting season."
EmtyBelfry's photo - June 13
Friends of Blackwater photo - June 14
Nest Update from Blackwater
06/15/07: "From this shot it looks like Majesty
still enjoys being beak fed by a parent."
EmtyBelfry's photo - June 18
Nest Update from Blackwater
06/18/07: "More photos from this morning show both eaglets with fish;
sometimes more than one,
which means the eaglets are likely
finding their own food part of the time.
Nest Update from Blackwater
06/24/07:
"Sometime in the next week,
we'll be shutting down the cam for the season.
We'll return in November or December."
Suzanne's photo from Eagle Cam Gallery - June 26
Nest Update from Blackwater
06/27/07:
"Because of continued interest, we'll be leaving the cam running until the end of July."
Friends of Blackwater photo - July 7
Nest Update from Blackwater
07/07/07:
" Due to our cam malfunction and the newly independent eaglets,
we've decided to end the season."