On Mon, 23 Mar 2015 11:28:14 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:


"E6" officially fledged this morning at 9:17 am. Returned to the nest
at 9:36 when momma eagle (Harriet) delivered a fish.

It looked like an accidental takeoff. He/she was on a branch exercising
the wings and a gust of wind appeared to provide more lift than was
planned for. Once flying though, he/she looked very confident and natural.

Intruder drama continues though. With Ozzie (poppa eagle) in the
hospital, there have been several "visitors" to the tree where the nest
is, possibly making a move on Harriet but more likely trying to steal
the food being provided to E6. Interesting to watch and listen to all
the vocalizations between mom and youngster and the warnings given to
the intruders by Harriet. She as gone after them a few times, chasing
them away from the nest.

Nature is amazing sometimes.

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Cool. I was watching for a few minutes just after sunrise this
morning and he/she was looking real close, flapping from branch to
branch near the nest. It's amazing that they can just take off like
that maintaining direction and control. Some or all of that ability
must be hard wired into their genetic code in a kind of memory that we
don't even begin to understand yet. Bird brain indeed.