The fledges just keep on coming! Now it's West End's oldest eaglet's turn. Later in the post also screenshots of the already established fledglings at Big Bear Bald eagle nest and Cornell Red-tailed hawk nest +not yet fledglings at Cal Falcons. Some of the Redtail nest screenshots show prey, the others should not this time.
Kana'kini doing her morning wing workout on the edge of the rock, little brothers Sky and Ahote loafing in the nest.
She ascends!
And leaves the frame. The weather was so foggy at the moment that the overlook camera had absolutely zero visibility, but Sky and Ahote track her flight.
The nest camera pans around, and she has landed on the side of Turtle Rock, the same rock peak about 50m away from the nest that
Ahote fledged to.
Now that she's there, time to do some exploring.
A rouse! She seems to be doing fine on her adventure, then. Raptors do those when they feel safe and confident in their surroundings.
Just casually perching on one foot.
Mountain climbing!
She seems to have had a fun day trip. At the nest her brothers had some peace and quiet for a change, lol. But what's that you see above?
There she is!
Such an elegant hover landing!
She touches down, then immediately goes back up for one more hover!
And she's home!
All three accounted for for the night.
At Big Bear, eaglet Spirit has been practicing her flying for a while now. Here on a sunrise fly-by. No time to stop, lots of places to be.
But she does later drop by at the nest for some closeups.
Flying to what's known to viewers as Simba's tree, named for her brother from an earlier clutch. She seems as fond of it as he was as a fledgling.
At Cal Falcons, the younger one of the two Peregrine falcon chicks, Grinnell Jr. Perching on a light and looking out the gaps in the wall along the roof their nest is on.
Parent: spotted! Cool composure: lost.
Grinnell Jr. perching at another gap, with older sister Lindsay loafing on the floor. I just noticed the grey bar on the screenshots, and wondered what it is, but I think it might be deliberately added to the stream to avoid filming the students at the campus below that might be visible through the gap from this angle. If so, I approve of this respect for their privacy. It's the students of bird school which is for birds that we're here to see.
One of the recent graduates at Cornell Red-tailed hawk nest. I dare not guess whether this is L1 or L2, but it's one of the older two chicks, both having now fledged. Perching on the railing next to the nest after a successful return.
The other fledgling soon lands next to its sibling.
Welcome back!
One fledgling jumps down to the nest, spotting a snack. Also, hello, little siblings L3 and L4.
Wing stretch.
What a difference just a tilt of the head makes.
All four chicks home for the night.
In the morning, time for more adventures for L1 and L2.
And more of watching their older siblings' adventures for inspiration for L4 (front) and L3.
L4 and L3's tails. I don't think it's just the lighting that L3's is really dark. L3's juvenile plumage in general has seemed a bit darker than its siblings' ever since their feathers started growing, which I find interesting individual variation.
L1 and L2 sunbathing.
L3 perched on the railing in the evening! Perhaps tomorrow it's time to fly?
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