SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 2012

Nightowl

7:35am PDT...not able to get any of the cam links up So close to hatch time too! I will check back later.

A little reading on the Black Eagles of Africa Cococat
http://www.blackeagles.co.za/the_story.htm

Dusk
cam lense is not adjusted as picture is very blurry

11:58pm CAT....mom sleeping peacefully with head tucked in


Judy...Your avatar of Harmon is precious. I am so pleased he is doing so well after his health scare this season.

SUNDAY, JUNE 3,2012

I would like to introduce you to Thulane the male Black Eagle....his markings are the white V on his back....he only seen 5% of the time brooding the eggs and after the chick hatches and grows up he's only seen bringing prey to the nest for the chick and Emoyeni until the eaglet fledges then they both teach the eaglet together to hunt with them cool eh
Thulane
2AM PDT
Thulane brooding

date added by nightowl

Good morning!

Thanks for the s'caps cococat and Judy!

This should be day 43 or 44 for the eggs, but I see no signs of a hatch underway. Both are still there, and usually a few days before a hatch is to take place, one of the adults bring food to the nest. Maybe we're going to have a late-bloomer?

11:57AM CAT



12:15PM CAT



Judy, how do you know for certain that's Thulane in your s'caps? There's very little to distinguish him from Emoyeni, unless they're both on the nest at the same time. She's on the nest incubating an average of 70% of the time, and Thulane, only 30%. Just curious that maybe you see something that is a tell-tale sign of one from the other.

2:35pm CAT...Looks a little windy here. The cam is a shakin!


2:48pm..something has his/her attention. Head is moving every which way


2:50pm..cam is panning. No sign of mate or intruder.

Judy & Nightowl
Great capture of the 2 eggs Nightowl. The Black Eagle does not seem to roll the eggs as much as the Baldies do. Ha Ha...just as I am typing this she gets up and digs in the bowl and it looks like there was some kind of roll.

2:52pm...digging in the bowl and looks like an egg roll


Settles back on the eggs a minute later