Thanks Judy for the s'caps!

Here's the latest from Black Eagles Roodekrans Facebook page...

Latest news from the Black Eagle LIVE cam:
It turns out that we had a false alarm. Emoyeni, our black eagle mom is still sitting on 2 UNhatched eggs. So everyone stay alert.

Good morning!

It's after 7AM in South Africa, and Emoyeni is wide-eyed and bushy tailed this morning...

7:08AM

Good Morning! Could not resist. I had to take a peek at this cam. Then I saw the sweet face of ma/pa incubating the eggs and I was hooked. Not sure how much of this nest I can watch because of the circumstances but I am fascinated and will try and keep an open mind.

2:29pm.. ma incubating the eggs.


2:45pm..missed the fly off of ma. I zoomed in and see 2 eggs.

3:15pm...cam is offline. I refreshed a couple of time but no luck. Will check back later.

4:26pm...mom came back to the nest. Did a slight egg roll on one.

yesterday on the nest

Good morning - today on the nest
8:12AM PDT

Quote by: cococat9

Good Morning! Could not resist. I had to take a peek at this cam. Then I saw the sweet face of ma/pa incubating the eggs and I was hooked. Not sure how much of this nest I can watch because of the circumstances but I am fascinated and will try and keep an open mind.

Hey cococat and Judy!

Thanks for the s'caps!

Glad you're here cococat! Ma's name is Emoyeni ( Upon the wind) and Pa's name is Thulane (the shy one). Aren't they absolutely gorgeous eagles? About 90-95% of the time the one incubating the eggs will be Emoyeni. Only time you might see Thulane is when he drops off food, and when the chicklet hatches, it will be only Emoyeni feeding the little guy.

It's hard for me to watch this nest since it's 7 hours ahead of me and their day is my night.

Just a word of warning (if you didn't know) the chicklets practice Cainism, meaning the oldest will most definitely kill the youngest, usually within the first 3-4 days. Luckily, both seasons we've watched, only one egg has hatched...and I hope it's that way this year also. If both hatch, you won't see me for a few days. This is the side of nature I just can't handle.

When the chicklet hatches, it's snowy white, which I find strange that a BLACK eagle has white chicklets. But they're so cute! Wait till you see the fluffy pantaloons on it!