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One chick in the branch comes over to feed.
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One chick in the branch comes over to feed.

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  • This was what the nest looked like in 2009, three generations ago, when I first started following this pair of bald eagles. Each of the past three years the female successfully produced two chicks and six eaglets have become adults. The male was accidentally electrocuted last year at a nearby power transformer. <br /> However, life goes on, following the arrival of the new "dad", two new chicks were hatched in 2011 and fledged on 4/23.
  • Nest repair in 2009
  • Construction went on for weeks in 2009
  • One of the two chicks in 2009 out in the limb testing his wings in flying.
  • However, the nest collapsed partially on Monday 4/18, more on 4/21, and almost totally gone on Friday 4/22/2011, endangering the two chicks who have not fledged. A strong gusty wind could blow the two chicks off the tree to the ground causing injury or worse!
  • Around 10 AM on 4/22/2011, the male was bringing back a fish to the collapsed nest. <br /> Can't see the fish? Wait. You will have a better look of it later.
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  • One chick in the branch comes over to feed.
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  • Suddenly "Mom" flew in from a tree across the lake a quarter mile away.
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  • Arriving at the feeding scene...
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