A couple of months ago I posted the live link to the webcam of the eagle’s nest in Decorah, Iowa. At that point,the eaglets were tottering around and just a few days out of the egg. Today, they are grown into young eagles as big as their parents. Still dependent on their parents for food, they are now practicing flying by flapping and flapping their wings.
Today, one is able to get a bit airborne. The other is not far behind. A third, though, has me a bit worried – it likes to stay lying down for the most part it seems, even though it does get up to walk around the nest. Since I can’t tell them apart, it may be a different one that stays lying down while the others wander and flap.
Eventually, the eaglets will fly to a branch. And then another, and then soar away. I am not sure at what age they become fully independent, but it is always exciting to watch them grow and flap and fly every year.
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