4:08 GW stretches his right wing the opposite to what he usually stretches and appears to be on one foot Auntie Pat.

Hi Audrey, it's not the landowners wishes. it is against the law here in Canada to approach an active nest so if a rescue was required it would take lengthy paperwork to process with the government to get approval to approach the nest. It also puts the healthy chick at risk to have people approaching a nest because someone could startle one or both of them into falling.

At this point we watch and hope everything will right itself with our precious baby.

Hi suzcues, and thanks for your thoughts.

Three things come to mind -

First, my understanding is that this nest is in a residential neighborhood bordering on agricultural land, so there is nowhere nearby that I'm aware of with the sort of public access that exists at Patricia Bay, near the Sidney nest. Our agreement with the people who host the camera and the rest of our equipment is that we will do our viewing over the internet and not try to visit the site for a closer look - everything Richard Pitt wrote last summer (forum/viewtopic.php?showtopic=262496) is still valid today - if the folks who live there feel that the cam is causing a disruption in the neighborhood, they'll turn off the cam.

Second, while there has been a tradition among some First Nation/Native American peoples of giving back to the eagles, this is not something we discuss or advocate here, in part because leaving fish heads lying around could be considered littering or creating a nuisance if it attracted other animals or neighborhood pets, and in part because not everyone has the best interest of the eagles at heart, and discussing where eagles come to feed could put them at risk.

Third, while some days there is less food than other days, I have seen nothing to suggest that these eaglets are at risk. This pair did a fine job last year, and I expect they'll do just fine again this year. We have a great team observing the nest, and we have experts to consult with if our experienced observers are seeing a problem - as we are doing now with Goldwing.

I do thank you all for your support, and your concern - and apologize for using your post, suzcues, as a starting point for responding to a number of related questions and comments over the last few days.

And like everyone else, I do hope we see a couple of good meals before long.