I N S A N I T Y Z O O . C O M    PRESENTS   TINKERS CREEK EAGLE NEST  JUNE 25, 2012

     THE "KIDS" ARE TRYING OUT THEIR WINGS, AND FOUND THEIR OWN BRANCHES, JUST 30' LEFT & 10' BELOW THE NEST.

    FYI - TO ZOOM IN - "RIGHT" CLICK ON THE FLASH MOVIE, CLICK ON ZOOM IN, THEN "GRAB" THE SCREEN TO RE-CENTER IT !!!

THAT'S DAD ON THE BRANCH                                

PICS TAKEN THAT DAY 

FEB 27 MAR 06 13 19 26

APR 02 09 17 24 29

MAY 08 14 21 30

JUN 04 12 17 25

PANS FROM THE OB DECK

FEB 20 27  MAR 06 13 19 26

APR 02 09 17 24 29

MAY 08 14 21 30

JUN 04  12 17 25

WE HAD A LITTLE VISITOR ON MAY 30   CLICK HERE

WATCH AS DAD FLIES IN....STARTS TO FEED

 HE MADE A CHOICE TO FEED THE OTHER ONE  1ST

HERE, THE "KIDS" ARE RIPPING AND FEEDING THEMSELVES

INCUBATION WAS BETWEEN FEB. 27 & MAR. 06. 

THE HATCH WAS BETWEEN APR. 2 AND APR. 8. 

OLDEST EAGLET IS ABOUT 80 DAYS OLD,

YOUNGEST ABOUT 78 DAYS OLD

THE EAGLETS NOW ARE AT FULL SIZE, MALES AVG. 7-10 LBS, FEMALES 8-15 LBS WINGSPANS APPROACHING 6' IN MALES, UP TO 8' IN FEMALES. BRANCHING HAS STARTED ! THIS GIVES THEM THE FEELING FOR FLYING/LANDING, BEFORE THEY CAN FLEDGE. YOU'LL SEE THE EAGLET.  

PAST YEARS PICTURES AND BANDING OF EAGLETS CLICK HERE       NEED TO SEE A MAP ? CLICK HERE     NEST INFO ? CLICK HERE

 Need Info About Tinkers Creek State Nature Preserve? CLICK HERE     AND HOW DO I TAKE THESE PICTURES ? CLICK HERE

Observations are done on Mondays as long as the visibility is good, if not then on Tuesday, no good, Wednesday. I get there between 11 and 12 noon and stay about 2-3 hours. If you are planning to come out, let me know, I'll wait for you !!!!  FYI -  If you come out to observe the eagles you'll need binoculars w/16x or a 800mm zoom as the nest is 1/3 mile away.