EAGLE CHICKS
And Introducing A New Friend--
An adult Bald Eagle watches carefully as her two chicks take a peek at the big world surrounding their nest on the shore of the Clear Fork Reservoir Wednesday. One chick’s beak is just visible to the right of the tree trunk while its sibling’s fuzzy head is visible just below that.
We were privileged to witness the larger chick raise its butt angularly above the rim of the nest and shoot a stream of poop neatly over the side; a slightly different version of being house broken, thus accounting for the white visible on the branches below the adult’s head.
And, permit me to introduce my friend and companion on this visit, Gary Courtright of Bellville. Gary is a retired railroad engineer and we enjoy sharing a barrel of hobbies like computers, digital photography, fishing, shooting, bicycling and observing wildlife. This event was Gary’s first ever visit to an active Bald Eagle nest.
AND, A DRUM ROLL PLEASE—
Exactly 31 days after getting serious about incubation chores, momma Canada Goose took her newly hatched family of three chicks for an exploratory spin around the pond Thursday with poppa goose following closely, of course.
Meanwhile, this Wild Turkey raided the leavings below the hopper bird feeder as if it was aware there was now sure to be increased competition with the newly arrived—and always hungry—goose chicks.
And Introducing A New Friend--
An adult Bald Eagle watches carefully as her two chicks take a peek at the big world surrounding their nest on the shore of the Clear Fork Reservoir Wednesday. One chick’s beak is just visible to the right of the tree trunk while its sibling’s fuzzy head is visible just below that.
We were privileged to witness the larger chick raise its butt angularly above the rim of the nest and shoot a stream of poop neatly over the side; a slightly different version of being house broken, thus accounting for the white visible on the branches below the adult’s head.
And, permit me to introduce my friend and companion on this visit, Gary Courtright of Bellville. Gary is a retired railroad engineer and we enjoy sharing a barrel of hobbies like computers, digital photography, fishing, shooting, bicycling and observing wildlife. This event was Gary’s first ever visit to an active Bald Eagle nest.
AND, A DRUM ROLL PLEASE—
Exactly 31 days after getting serious about incubation chores, momma Canada Goose took her newly hatched family of three chicks for an exploratory spin around the pond Thursday with poppa goose following closely, of course.Meanwhile, this Wild Turkey raided the leavings below the hopper bird feeder as if it was aware there was now sure to be increased competition with the newly arrived—and always hungry—goose chicks.
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