We got our first look at HB15 early on Wednesday morning when Elliott, ready to see his kid, rolled HB15 out of his half open egg. Sometimes a parent just has to give their child a nudge. As you can see in the picture HB15 is ready to eat and grow up to be big and strong.
Here is a good look at the pip in HB16's egg. The eaglet has a sharp egg tooth on the top of its beak which it will use to scratch the inside of the egg to create a small hole. From there it is a continuous process of breaking out small pieces of the egg until the hatch occurs.
So we are happy to welcome our newest residents to the property. Congratulations to Athena and Elliott on this years brood and we are hoping for many more years to come.
Of course sibling rivalries happen in every household and even day old eaglets have their disagreements. This is a common occurrence in nests and rarely results in harm or damage to the eaglets. It is a sign of dominance over the other eaglet to ensure one is fed first. I am confident HB16 will not let HB15 get away with this much longer as he/she gains strength and confidence.
I would like to thank Sue Yungwirth and Pamela Crosby, two long time moderators for HBEC, for the great screen captures used in this blog.
We are very sorry that we can not provide you with a streaming service of the nest this year. The best location for updates and pictures/videos of the nest will be either on the Harrison Bay Eagle Cam Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/HarrisonBayEagleCam/ or The Bear Trace at Harrison Bay Twitter page https://twitter.com/BearTraceHB
We will do all we can to keep you up to date on the nest activities and the growth and health of HB15/16 as we can.
So we are happy to welcome our newest residents to the property. Congratulations to Athena and Elliott on this years brood and we are hoping for many more years to come.
Of course sibling rivalries happen in every household and even day old eaglets have their disagreements. This is a common occurrence in nests and rarely results in harm or damage to the eaglets. It is a sign of dominance over the other eaglet to ensure one is fed first. I am confident HB16 will not let HB15 get away with this much longer as he/she gains strength and confidence.
I would like to thank Sue Yungwirth and Pamela Crosby, two long time moderators for HBEC, for the great screen captures used in this blog.
We are very sorry that we can not provide you with a streaming service of the nest this year. The best location for updates and pictures/videos of the nest will be either on the Harrison Bay Eagle Cam Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/HarrisonBayEagleCam/ or The Bear Trace at Harrison Bay Twitter page https://twitter.com/BearTraceHB
We will do all we can to keep you up to date on the nest activities and the growth and health of HB15/16 as we can.
