Hello!

Terry here! I am here to see if you might be able to pop by the Lafarge Nest at some point on the Weekend. We believe Chakchak is close to or even possibly has fledged. Any report from the ground would be awsome! This is a 'generic request' that i'm placing in all the local Content Provider threads....

Thanks!

Terry

Good Evening Everyone

Wow there are some fantastic pictures and videos posted here . I am so glad this family had great success this past season!! The juvies were absolutely beautiful . Did anyone capture any pictures post fledge?

I realize it is pretty quiet around here right now but I did want stop in tonight and personally congratuate and thank Keta!

Keta submitted some of her stunning piicture(s) for the calendar and some were selected and will be featured in our beautiful collection of memories in our HWF 2011 Eagle Calendar. Thank you so much Keta for your generous contribution to our beautiful calendar! I cannot wait to see your pictures come to life in high gloss print ! I am sure they will look spectular!

Also, on behalf of HWF we would also like to extend our warmest thanks to each of you our members who collectively truly make our HWF family so very special . Your loving observations, beautiful screen captures, life like and stunning photographs and outstanding videos form
our very own HWF eagle paparazzi family so each of you for your wonderful contributions all year long it is greatly and warmly appreciated!

Now off I go with Santa we have one more important stop to make tonight

Started a. Quick tour of the local nests at Jericho. I'm very sorry to report the nest from last year is "gone". There is no sign that it was ever there. We will need to watch for a new nest in the area. Next stop Vanier.

Did a quick drive by at Jericho, after a tour of the other local nests. Didn't get out of the car (too cold -2 celcius) but I didn't see any eagles at Jericho. Couldn't see any new nests, last years nest tree is still empty. But the water at the base of tree has frozen solid. (Well at least the surface is frozen.).

Dropped in just before 4:30pm this evening. Still haven't found a nest a Jericho, but I did find one adult. Looks like it may be 4 or 5 years old. In the right light, you can still see some dark feathers around it's eyes. It was sitting on top of the bent tree next to the parking lot. A couple of trees over from the old nest location (2009 I think).

Oh folks, never fear, "our" eagles at Jericho Park aren't going anywhere. And if you saw an eagle sitting in a tree there, Ian, I can almost guarantee it was one of the mates because they are SO territorial they don't let anyone else land in their space. A rickety-looking nest is going up in the cottonwoods again, at a different spot, we're a bit worried. Nonetheless nature takes its course and I have video of these two mating from Sunday! this time the video is from the back, you can see EVERYTHING. Its like eagle porn, haah. :blink: check it out . . . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFVE57vGMEs More to come this season, for sure! -Keta

Thanks Keta. Excellent job with the video. I really enjoyed watching it. Also good news that there is more activity at Jericho again. Hopefully they will pick a better nesting spot... If not, they were sucessfull last year.

My first stop at Jericho since they built the new nest. It's at the back of the trees, so it makes it easier to see from up the hill. Should make for better photo ops once the egg(s) hatch. One adult on the nest, the other could not be found, but some walkers reported it might have been over in the Cedars. About 5 minutes after I arrived, the adult in the nest must have needed a stretch as it took off, flew out and around the block then went back to the nest. Just a quick stretch of the wings I guess. I'll post some pics tomorrow morning. Also there were several Northern Flickers on the power lines above where I was shooting. A couple of years ago, I didn't know what they were, now I see them everywhere. Hope you all had a good weekend.

Northern Flicker

I was surprised by how small the Jericho Nest is.