Fort St Vrain Eagles~Eaglets Move Nest Material-Warble-Boxing Match-Ma & Pa Duty Swaps-Zoom_5/1/24

This is a compilation video of afternoon highlights. The parents are always close. We see FSV49 & FSV 50 on the nest a lot now without the parents standing over them. At least one parent will perch above the nest on a branch. You will see Ma fly off the nest on her shift as well as Pa at s during his shift. The absent parent is usually perched in a nearby tree watching for intruders even if they are not on the nest tree. Pa will eventually show up after Ma leaves the nest. during the first zoom the eaglets are laying down side by side. They are picking at and moving nest material.
I think it is the older eaglet FSV 49 who does a warble, and then a PS (poop shoot), and some flapping of the wings. The flapping of the wings prompted Fsv50 to haul off and wing slap sibling. He may have gotten hit first with fsv49's wings and is retaliating. Pa didn't say nuttin😂He just watched.
Other than these antics once in a while, the siblings spend a lot resting and sleeping by the rails this afternoon. The timelapse at the end is of the evening sunset disappearing off the nest. It's about two minutes in duration with 1000X speed. Thanks for watching!
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Live Nest cam courtesy of Raptor Resource Project partnered with Excel Energy
FSV49 hatched April 9
FSV50 hatched April 9
FSV51 hatched April 13; died on April 14 @ 12:05 pm MT
**In case you missed it on Facebook, Mom's ankle band numbers were sent off to USGS. Mom was banded in Colorado in May 15, 2002 at age 45 days. She is 22 years old! Her natal nest is 45 miles east of FSV along South Platte corridor. She has hatched 51 eaglets of which 19 died on the nest, 30 survived to fledge . Thank you Lisa Levesque for posting this information!* The full post can be seen on Fort St. Vrain's Eagle Cam Facebook page.
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Video & Photos captured and edited by chickiedee64
What does the Fort St. Vrain bald eagle site look like? The eagles' nest (FSV-N0) is 9 x 8 feet wide, eight feet high, and 57 feet off the ground. It has a perimeter of about 26 feet, a total area of about 56 feet, and probably weighs between 2200 and 2700 pounds! The nest is located in a cottonwood on the banks of the St. Vrain River near Platteville, CO, on property owned by Xcel Energy. We’re not sure how old it is, but Bob Anderson and Rob MacIntyre put the first cam system up in 2003, when the nest was already well established. FSV-N0 is built primarily of cottonwood branches (the dominant tree in many river systems out west) and lined with prairie grass. After the primary limb supporting the nest fell in August of 2020, RRP Director John Howe worked with Xcel Energy to put up a new bionic limb and restore the nest. The eagles gave it their seal of approval just a few days later.

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Love these- family

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Awesome 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

[@Rosemary-cf4dt]

what is the sun relecting off of?? sticks??

[@lindakontol6154]

Looks like the little eaglets are picking at the fish too. They are so cute and learning 💕💕 Thanks Chickiedee!