Amazing to see one of the eaglets in flight already. This one must have bogarted all the fish mom and dad brought to the nest, denying the other eaglet the needed nutrients. Of course I am guessing, but this is an unusually early fledging. Hopefully, the other one will gain the confidence to take wing. He/she may have done so already, but I don't watch 24/7 and so many people who frequent the lake still don't know there is a 10 ft. diameter eagles nest in a prominent white pine right behind the boat launch. There is usually a good bit of activity near sunset. The flying eaglet came in hot to the branch above the nest and nailed the landing. Then the eaglet hanging near the nest jumped--flew to the now occupied branch making for a pretty dynamic photo. It looks like an attack, but there was definitely some sibling love going on after the landing. They hung out together for some time, then an adult came swooping in and one of them hopped over to to see what treats were procured by the white headed adult. It didn't look like any. These little sequences somehow make life somewhat special. I'm sure there are those who could care less, but the few folks who inquire as to what I am watching become enraptured by the scene in the canopy. There is a sincere "oh my god" moment and it feels a little like the teaching moment when a student suddenly understands a concept.
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