A Little Respite. The Decorah Eagle Babies Are Getting Bigger!

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

Mom is with them now. It's been a couple of days since I've looked in on them and I can't believe how much larger the babies have become!

So if you need to a respite from all the political drama, visiting this remarkable family might be a good outlet!!!

EnJoy!!!

http://www.ustream.tv/decoraheagles

BTW..both parents tend to the babies and after reading the Q&A at the link, you can tell the difference between Mom and Dad two ways. The Mom is bigger and the Dad looks like he's wearing black eyeliner!

[Parker CA]

1. The largest of the three is beginning to attack the two smaller ones when mom is away.

Apparently the dominant, usually female baby, will attack and often kill the other babies. They definitely are growing though quite a bit, and within 13 weeks they will be ready to leave the nest.

I'm hooked on this site! :-)

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

3. According to the Q&A, the mated pair have had excellent results in raising

their babies from hatching to fledged, and not one of their babies has died yet. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that they hold a perfect record with these three.

I am addicted too! :)

[Parker CA]

4. Definitely will be interesting to see how this works out, because the one clearly dominant baby

is beating up on the two smaller ones pretty often now.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

7. I'll never forget the first time I saw him/her pick on his younger sibling..before the

3rd was hatched, and the little one looked like it was dead. I then read on a DU thread that the little ones will go into submissive positions.

I mentioned this on other eagle threads, that this has clearly defined where the term "pecking order" came from. It really is the survival of the fittest, where the older, larger sibling gets stronger first and will make sure that it receives as much food as possible...I just hope that Mom and Dad will keep them well enough fed that they all live. It also helps that there right near a trout farm! :)

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

9. It seems, that at least for now, when the bigger goes to pick on the smaller ones, the mom steps in

and it stops! Good mommy!!!

[Merlot]

2. one bundle of lint is stretching his wings - so cute!

the others are staying nice and warm under mom.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

5. All three are under Mom now with their little heads sticking out! I just love this!

[malaise]

10. Very cute

:hi:

[in_cog_ni_to]

6. Awwww! They're sticking their heads out for a better view.

So damn CUTE. They really have grown!

[Politicalboi]

8. Flies! Flies! Flies!

Damn Flies keep bugging either mom or dad. With all those dead carcases around it's a buffet for the flies too.