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Sadly, our nest here did not thrive. Holly thinks an interloper took over for Ma. She and Pa stayed around for a while but no youngsters seen nor heard. No feeding behaviour.
Hoping for a successful season coming up.

This is an incredible assist to our Hastings eagle couple! Looking forward with great anticipation to following how their next nesting season goes here.
David you so deserve the acknowledgement bestowed upon you by the Salish people.

Thank you so much for this incredible visit to the nesting site vkhari! You got some marvellous photos as well as a thorough description of what went on.
I was wondering how the season back into the cottonwoods went. Thankfully 1 eaglet survived.
Hi gemini!

We have a fledge of 1 eaglet at this nest! :woohoo: Karen informed me Aug 5 that a youngster was perched along the beach and that Pa was in another tree nearby. I went right down and about 1/2 an hour later there the eaglet still was! I saw an adult fly out of a tree and when looking for it found Pa...

I was at the nest site on Wed July 29. No sign of an eaglet but I did find an adult perched in one of the trees near the first parking lot. If you stand at the parking lot looking toward the nest tree it will be the last tree of the collection there. If this is our Pa, there could still be an eaglet...

Marvellous update and photos vkahri. Looking forward to finding out this year's nesting results.

So glad you found them both home Karen. I'm hoping to drop by tomorrow after seeing you, if it's not raining!
Looking good.

Thank you for this Pandora Neighbour. Hoping fledging was successful and flying is strong. The nest tree always seems so empty after it's done its job for another season.

I dropped down to the nest around 4:00 July 13. An adult was firmly perched in the perch tree to our left of the nest tree with only 1 eaglet visible in the nest to greet me.

It did look like you were seeing incubating happening in April, feeding in May. I wonder what happened this year? So sad and sorry.

Thanks for this Karen. I'm hoping to get down there today, was afraid they had left the nest by now. Look at all that white under the wingspan!

Great photos Karen! I've been thinking a trip down might find an eaglet planning its first direction to fly from the nest. Must get down there soon!

This is not an easy nest in which to find our eagles. You have discovered 2 vantage points which are working well for you, except for always being in the right spot at the right time for photos ops. ;) Once again, well done Karen. It is so good to hear that the youngsters were quiet with a food drop...

I finally got down to the nest site and out of my car despite the odd raindrop on July 7 around 2:00 pm. No eaglets seen. I got a nest photo from the beach and while there saw an adult in a perch tree down in Wilson Creek. A lady I have seen often during the years says she was told by someone that t...

Almost across the road from the nest. Access to Beach. You'll find them no problem.

Heather I have gotten my best shots of eaglets here from the beach. Turn right at the bottom of the stairs and walk along a very short way, looking up for the nest until you see it. I keep planning to visit and get thwarted by one thing or another. I will still plan to get down there too though. :lu...

The white chest marking on the bigger eaglet will help id them now.

Wow, so much information shared during these postings! Don't you love seeing the crops full as can be?
I hope you will be pleasantly surprised soon to see 2 eaglets at once.
Thanks for all the positivity in the updates!

Awesome pics Karen, and this time our youngster is on the moss not under it. The eagles often take in moss to line the nests and perhaps what is here is just a large piece of rolled up moss. If so, I'm sure the eaglet finds it more comfortable to be on it than under it! lol I do hope Pa isn't gettin...

A hearty welcome to you and your brother Pandora Neighbour!
Thank you for the wonderful photo of 2 youngsters here! I'm sure Christine will appreciate not being our only ground observer now that Annemie has left the neighbourhood.
Hoping for successful fledging for both eaglets.

My pics weren't worth posting. I'm so glad you saw what you did Heather! Awesome news. Looking forward to pics.

As I stopped by here Fri June 26 rain drops started falling, lightly enough that I could quickly get a few shots of the lone eaglet sitting on a branch beside the nest. It was overcast and dreary at the time. Looking to me like a beautiful big girl.

I had every good intention of getting some eaglet shots for you on Friday, June 26 Marg but at that specific time of day it decided to rain pretty good. I drove under the nest, could not see any youngsters visible from the car. Sorry! I shall try again.

I got up to this nest site on Friday June 26 as it started to rain. No sign of eaglets from the parking area. It was raining too hard to explore various vantage points.

On talking with my friend who can see this nest from her kitchen it is obvious that it is not being used this year. I visited June 25 around 3-3:30, leaving my camera in the car so I could walk a bit of a way on either side of the nest. Going towards Gibsons I could see a couple of trees that looked...

I finally dropped by this nest on Thursday afternoon, June 25 between about 3:30-4:00. On arrival I found this youngster there to greet me. What a treasure. 4852.jpg I would have been satisfied just seeing her but in flew a parent, quietly without any fanfare from eaglet(s). It looked like a bit of ...

I dropped by here on June 26 around 2:30-3:00. Despite very low tide I could not see nor hear any eagle activity. The tide was so low that the feeding rock was completely out of the water and swimmers were on a sandbar near it, a bit farther out! I don't ever recall seeing the tide so low. I checked...

Another eye, and a beak! Well done Karen! Yes, the nest is much more visible in your photo. I'm pleased for your success in seeing an eaglet after your diligence with this nest.

Finally, some pics from my visit June 4! I kept thinking I was seeing movement in the nest. Turns out Ma was in there with the kids and some obvious salmon. 4756.jpg Meanwhile Pa was perched near them. 4760.jpg And the salmon chunks are gone. 4762.jpg Thank you Heather I loved seeing your new nest.

Thanks Heather! I just may do that.