5:35 am

Metra had flown off and I'm pretty sure I see a pip in the egg!

5:38

She comes back and the bottom shot looks like it's broke open already

this is the bottom shot cropped and enlarged

come on cutiebeak, get up so I can see

5:55 am



6:13 the wind is worse....yikes making me seasick. I've not seen Metra listening and looking down at the bowl as I'e seen other eagles do during a hatch but I sure wish she'd stand up!

6:20 oh good grief I think she's going back to sleep, don't do that cause I'm falling asleep :blink:

6:33 still tucked in, wind is howling and I'm fading

6:50 nope

7:20 nu-huh

ohhh a huge gust of wind just woke her up! Phooey, she just looked around and right back to tucked in

7:34 am that was hopeful! but nope, right back tucked in. Come on pretty girl stretch your legs!



8:22 she's preened every feather and still not stood up!

8:40 am great... now she's back tucked in, guess I'll be sleeping my entire Saturday morning away cause I aint giving up now! Twice she's made a move that I recognize when something is going on below them

9:05 she just got up and rolled the eggs and the wind blew the branch in the way! what I did see didn't look changed at all!



I give!...see you after I rest Metra. I hope the eaglet waits for me

9:13 - 9:15 am

Just as I was cleaning pics off the hard drive she got up and left the nest for two minutes. Still didn't see anything worth noting. I marked her tail, they have the most beautiful shade of blue on their tails. The only thing I can see that would warrant the 'spotted' in their name is that the head feathers are tipped in white I suppose giving a spotted appearance. Unless there's some other reason. Also I didn't see her look at any pray so it doesn't look like Madis brought anything on his earlier visit. I sure don't see much food on this nest :blink: That better change when the eaglet arrives



well that answers that!

Spotted eagles are a regular winter visitor to the region and the adults are relatively unmarked looking simply dark from underneath especially in strong sunlight. Which begs the question - why then are they called spotted eagles? Well the name quite accurately describes the juveniles which have bold whitish markings mostly on their wings and back.

source: http://pigbristles.blogspot.com/2011/03 ... eagle.html

over and

Lori...I know you will love these pics! This is a baby lesser spotted eagle from an Estonian nest 2 years ago. Her name is.....wait for it......SPOT!! You will love her!!


This is Spot still in the nest with Mom from the back...she was gorgeous!!.