Autumn air sniffs

 

Bonus blep:

Speckly brown and standing tall

Screenshots from the Sydney White-bellied Sea-eagle nest from the past week. SE27 and SE28 are eight weeks old, with older eaglet SE27 turning nine weeks tomorrow.

Warning that the post will show prey, including in closeup.

SE28 (front) nipping at SE27's beak.

Mist panel

Back and forth food steals

Eaglets growing and learning at Sydney White-bellied Sea-eagle nest. SE27 (left first picture, right second picture) and SE28 are seven weeks old.

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Hidden catnap

High synch rates and self-feeding successes

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Rainy breakfast this morning at the Sydney White-bellied Sea-eagle nest. SE28 (left) and SE27 are both standing while eating!

 

And later they're loafing. SE27 on the left now.

Eaglet plumage and self-feeding WIPs

It's been almost a week since my last Sydney seaglet screenshot dump. Both eaglets are now six weeks old.

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Here's them today, older eaglet SE27 at the back and younger eaglet SE28 at the front.

But let's rewind a few days. Lying down in the same spot and order on the 8th.