(2nd Try) Our eagle has a chick! (Be sure to click on Kent-2 cam!)Cams are LIVE...keep checking in!

Wild Watch Cams ^ | 5/7/06 | Mother Nature, aka God

[paulat]

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[pigsmith]

I see she still sits on his head!

He's going to be too big for that pretty soon -

[andysandmikesmom]

I was watching the baby eagle a few hours ago, when it was alone in the nest...it was flapping its wings...that is the first time I have seen it do that...I suppose he is experimenting...he kept getting closer and closer to the edge of the nest, while flapping his wings...In time, he will take his first flite...scarey, but a necessary part of growing up...

[pigsmith]

I've noticed that too, he spends more time flapping and stretching. When mama leaves, sometimes he works his way over to the edge and appears to be looking over the side, as if to say, 'yep, there's only one way outta here - it's fly or die!'

...yes I'm anthropomorphizing (?), but it's sure fun to watch him!

[pigsmith]

Just noticed, it looks like a pond in the background? Sure is pretty there.

[pigsmith]

Two days ago I was watching some baby birds chirping away in the nest over my front door, when one of them suddenly got very excited, stood up and started vigorously flapping his short little wings, then lifted off like Woodstock taking off from Snoopy's doghouse. The other four in the nest got very quiet and looked at each other. Next day there were only two left, and by that afternoon the nest was empty.

I wish I could be there when this 'little' guy takes off for the first time...

[paulat]

I wish I could be there when this 'little' guy takes off for the first time...

Me, too!! I think a lot of us are checking in on the not-so-little one!!

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[paulat]

OMG! I just saw him/her flap his/her wings with all the feathers extended!!!

I think it's only a matter of hours, at this point!

[paulat]

Remember our baby?

[pigsmith]

He's been doing a lot of that. Makes me think you're right about it being very soon. It's completely dark here now, but it sure looks like plenty of daylight left where he is. I just hope he doesn't decide to do it now (10:00 pm MDT) because I'm off to bed!

[paulat]

Something hit him in the head just now...now he's going around to eat it....

The parents are hoveing...but they see that the little one is flexing its wings....

[pigsmith]

So what are they doing, throwing food at him to get him to come out? :-)

"come on kid, come and get it, you can do it..."

[paulat]

He/She's walking all around the edge of the nest today. I think he/she is getting bored and wants an adventure!!

[paulat]

He/She's out of the nest onto a branch!!

[LucyT]

Awwww.

[paulat]

The eagle was airborne just now from one side of the nest to the other.

I tell ya...he/she is gettin' bored and is lookin' to get out of there!!

BTW...haven't seen the parents all day...usually see one or both of them.

[Slings and Arrows]

I'll second that awwww! (Just as long as he doesn't try to eat my cats!)

[paulat]

l second that awwww! (Just as long as he doesn't try to eat my cats!)

I've got two of my own...but I think they would weigh him down...not fat...but "well-fed"....

[LucyT]

"well-fed"

LOL. I'm going to use that phrase with my cat.

[pigsmith]

I saw one of the parents drop in several time Saturday, but it was weird with the camera refreshing at 10 seconds, it was baby bird alone -poof- parent sitting on the nest -poof- baby bird alone. Barely caught by the camera at all.

[pigsmith]

Another ten-second visit (and lucky image capture):