Hancock Wildlife Foundation

Sunday cont... Another group of an incubating eagle.. looks interesting.. hec 3 25 18 1.jpg hec 3 25 18 2.jpg hec 3 25 18 3.jpg checking out the lose fluffy down feather too. And good point Gail, the intruding female would not incubate another eagles egg... same goes for a male will not incubate an...

Sunday Cont.. Awesome work Gail!!! And thanks for posting your scaps too!!! I am really starting to get a strong feeling for all of this. This is a lot more evidence showing more then just two eagles and the conditions too! Great work! lets keep watching and maybe.. just maybe.. I was not as wrong ...

Thnnks Lynne.. It is not easy doing what your are doing... :huggie: BBL ADDED I remember Dad Honeycomb incubating a non viable egg for 93 or 95 days ... :( Thanks Bev, it is hard, I wish i could move the cam when they come in lol.. oh well. we will see.. yes Dad's have the hardest time giving up. F...

I keep looking back at the pictures above.. Freedom and this eagle are relaxed.. The intruder has not been here that I have seen, the one with the black on the tail and face area.. really having thoughts that i won't voice yet but I hope others will look at them also.. I am going to post some pictu...

Thnnks Lynne.. It is not easy doing what your are doing... :huggie: BBL ADDED I remember Dad Honeycomb incubating a non viable egg for 93 or 95 days ... :( Thanks Bev, it is hard, I wish i could move the cam when they come in lol.. oh well. we will see.. yes Dad's have the hardest time giving up. F...

Sunday cont... Thanks Bev and magben. I appreciate all the input we can get!!!! As far as the egg is concerned I am not sure. I think it is cracked or broken some as it appeared to be frozen to the nest yesterday. But with out climbing up and holding it I don't know. Dad seems to still want to incu...

Sunday cont... Continuing the comparison photos. One eagle is definitely Freedom dad, the other is not the intruding female with the black on the tail and head.. Please look at this eagle it has been in a battle for sure and is a little beat up.. hec 3 25 18 024.jpg hec 3 25 18 025.jpg Dad, Freedom...

Sunday cont... Continuation of comparison photos of eagles... One is for sure Freedom Dad, the other is not the intruding female with the black on the tail and elsewhere (lucy) This eagle has been in a battle for sure, looking at the face, the feet. Please look a the photos and let me know what you...

Sunday March 25, 2018 Good Morning Philjo, Gail, Bev, Yolande, Judy, Carolyn and all who are as confused as I am lol Continuing documenting eagles at the nest.. there are a lot more then one would realize! I am a facebook user and I belong to all the Hanover groups. I do not form my opinions from t...

a few more...the adult moved around in the nest - looking out over the nest as well.. Untitled 4564.jpg It came back to where the egg is and poked around it a few more times.. Untitled 4567.jpg then it looked around some more and flew off... Untitled 4569.jpg A silent visit..no trills. Thanks Yolan...

Saturday cont.. Another study for comparison... egg is probably broken and frozen to the nest. Eagle tried to roll it but it wouldn't move. Is this Freedom??? not sure hec 3 24 18 009.jpg hec 3 24 18 010.jpg hec 3 24 18 011.jpg hec 3 24 18 012.jpg hec 3 24 18 013.jpg hec 3 24 18 014.jpg hec 3 24 18...

Saturday Cont... More photos for comparisons and study.. hec 3 24 18 001.jpg hec 3 24 18 002.jpg hec 3 24 18 003.jpg hec 3 24 18 004.jpg both eagles seemed alert and called out several times.. both of them hec 3 24 18 005.jpg hec 3 24 18 006.jpg hec 3 24 18 007.jpg egg remains.. hec 3 24 18 008.jpg

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Thanks Bev, will do!!!

More shots of Intruding female (Lucy) for study

Saturday March 24, 2018

Documenting features of the Intruder Female (Lucy)

Good Morning Judy, Bev, Gail, Philjo and everyone. Judy thank you for your kind words.. this has been one of those years on nests.. and I think it will be more and more in the future with the population expanding as it is. I certainly don't know what to make of the goings on her at Hanover. We know...