[Bristol-Birds] Re: largve eaglet on South Fork maybe 7 weeks of age
- From: Larry Kirksey <lbklaw@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx" <jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 1 May 2012 22:58:41 -0400
Folks,
I am in awe of these birds. Quite an experience today. Thanks, Wallace.
Larry Kirksey
Sent from my iPhone
On May 1, 2012, at 8:25 PM, "Wallace Coffey" <jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Bald Eagle nest
> upstream Bluff City
> Sullivan County, TN
> 1 May 2012
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> Much excitement at the eagle's nest this afternoon
> just before 6 p.m. Larry Kirksey saw a large eaglet
> which is taking on the more black color. The female
> stood on the nest and the chick moved
> around her from time to time. First on one side and
> then the other. It appears to be about 7 weeks of
> age. Sunday afternoon another eaglet, which had a
> more cinnamon or tan color, was obvious but the
> darker bird was not seen. The lighter colored eaglet is
> probably a week to 10 days younger than its
> sibling. Both of us enjoyed a long study of the
> older eaglet. Its bill is well developed. It holds its
> neck upright and there was no obvious bobbing or
> swaying of the head. It turned its head from time to
> time to look about. Often intensely watching its
> parent. The parent bird left the nest and soared out
> and above the nest, gaining height on a thermal. It
> flew over Riverside Rd. and was quickly joined
> by the mate. The two soared higher and higher
> and flew up the river. They didn't go far
> because a women out walking for exercise stopped
> to look at the nest and young. She was a local
> resident and did not know the nest was there. We
> talked for a short while and then noticed the female
> eagle had returned to the nest. We did see her arrive.
> No food was apparent.
>
> A mile up the road we saw Osprey One still
> perched on its favorite tree limb above the river.
>
> Wallace Coffey
> Bristol, TN
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