[Kobi]

Nesting season for eagles always seems to be a mixture of good and not so good.

The Florida eaglets are thriving. They are now 70+ days old. The older one fledged yesterday and made it back to the nest without a problem. The younger one looked bewildered watching its sibling fly by. They too should be taking to flight in a day or so. How long they hang around after that is up to them. Last years lil ones hung around for over a month. And then one day they never came back.

The Berry College eaglets hatched about 10 days ago. Unfortunately, a couple of nights ago, one of them wandered too close to the edge of the nest and fell out. It didnt survive the fall. Watching it getting too close to the edge before eventually falling was horrid. Watching and listening to the grieving parents the next morning was heartbreaking. Dad has been building up those rails for 2 days now.

Rest in peace lil buddy.