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Eagles have returned to the nest and have produced one chick. Rapidly growing, now the chick looks almost as large as the adult, but is dark brown, being fed, and still lacks all its feathers and its skill to fly. So far, all it knows are the confines of the nest. Both parents bring fish to the nest.<\/p>\n
We watched the nest for three days, and even during that short period, one could see the chick’s skills improve.<\/p>\n
These two adults have only one chick.
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In the beginning, the chick is mouth fed. Later, it foraged for food by picking at fish brought to the nest by a parent.\u00a0
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Both parents caught fish and brought it to the nest. It is carried in the bird’s claws. This is the female. Photo by Cynthia Fraser.
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The female brings a fish to an excited chick. Photo by Cynthia.
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The chick would practice flying by standing up and flapping its wings. Its wings show many pin feathers which are the white lines extending from the beginnings of the feathers. These are seen (on the left) extending from the underwing coverts against the dark of the flight feathers, and on flight feathers (in the right) against the sky. They have a blood supply until the feathers are formed.
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Eagles have returned to the nest and have produced one chick. Rapidly growing, now the chick looks almost as large as the adult, but is dark brown, being fed, and still lacks all its feathers and its skill to … Continue reading