0.425 AEST ( Sydney time)

Mom next to the eggs, back on the nest facing 3, looking around.

It's about 5AM nest time and Mom just woke up but is very quiet.

6.21.AEST Sydney


6.22 Back on the nest.

6.26 Dad arrived. Mom is standing up and take off at 11.

( maybe it is visa versa the change, I assume Mom is at night on the nest.)

It must be starting light I guess, eagles don`t fly in the dark....

7.03 Sydney time. A new day....

Quote by: Pat B

I was intrigued by reading that this nest is in a Scribbly Gum.
So Off I went to Wikipedia, to find out.

Eucalyptus haemastoma

Scribbly gum (Eucalyptus haemastoma) is an Australian eucalypt that is named after the 'scribbles' on its bark. These zigzag tracks are tunnels made by the larvae of the Scribbly Gum Moth (Ogmograptis scribula) and follow the insect's life cycle. Eggs are laid between layers of old and new bark. The larvae burrow into the new bark and, as the old bark falls away, the trails are revealed. The diameters of the tunnels increase as the larvae grow, and the ends of the tracks are where the larvae stopped to pupate.


Eucalyptus haemastoma is a small to medium sized tree (or occasionally a mallee). The bark is smooth, white/grey. Juvenile leaves are stalked, ovate or broadly curved and oblique to 22 x 8 cm, pendulous and blue-green. The adult leaves are stalked, broad lanceolate or curved to 15 x 3 cm, concolourous, glossy green. White flowers appear in late spring to early summer. Capsules are pear-shaped, to about 8 mm diameter, with usually 4 enclosed valves. Distribution is restricted to the coastal plains and hills in the Sydney Region.[1]

Wow, I normally only have time to do a few quick scaps but not read much. Thank you for the information on the tree the nest is in. Hope it is a sturdy tree with all the larvae tunneling going on.

4:34 pm Sydney time 8-9-11 Saw parent fussing with green branches in nest. There may have been a nest change over a little earlier but not certain. Chatters indicated that the eagle in the nest was Mom.

5:05 pm Sydney time 8-9-11
The camera operator was doing some close ups on parent on nest as well as on the eggs itself. This particular parent, if Mom, had a distinct cowlick on top of the head.







Ah, Liberty went on to chat at Ustream site and she identified parent as Mum.

5:22 pm Sydney time 8-9-11

Mom decided to stand and fuss with the nest so cam operator took the opportunity to show us a close up view of eggs.