Surrey Reserve 2021-2022 Observation and Discussion

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Re: Surrey Reserve 2021-2022 Observation and Discussion

Post by JudyB » Thu Jan 13, 2022 7:43 am

Good morning, everyone!
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It looks like a nicer day - 8C = 46F - and sunny later!


7:36 am

From the dvr:

The eagle on the slanted branch flew off at 3:17, calling a bit as he did so. When I got to the computer, I moved the North cam down a bit and found him on the little perch by the nest:
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At about the same time, the other adult ducked as if something was flying over, then walked carefully towards the nest and hopped/flew into the nest.
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Re: Surrey Reserve 2021-2022 Observation and Discussion

Post by JudyB » Thu Jan 13, 2022 7:47 am

Continuing....

She (?) moved back out onto the west perch at 3:23 am; I think I'm seeing the darker area on the side of the face we noticed yesterday.
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She stayed there until 4:58 am, when she woke up, did a bit of preening, called softly once or twice then did some alarm calling; I think I heard the male calling as well.
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She went into the nest at 4:59 am. I don't know if she stayed there or flew off, but my guess is that she stayed in the tree. At 6:24 am, and adult who is likely her carefully edged back out onto the west perch. It was interesting to watch - she was looking down and placing her feet carefully, obviously not comfortable moving onto the branch in the low light.
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Here's a video to go with the action on the west perch at 3:17 am; I wrote some more about the video on the next page, mostly about how the infrared light that lets us see the eagle does not help the eagle see where she is watching - which demonstrates to me that it really does not interfere with their lives!

:vid: A Bump in the Night? (2:30)

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Re: Surrey Reserve 2021-2022 Observation and Discussion

Post by JudyB » Thu Jan 13, 2022 8:09 am

Continuing....

When I got to the computer at 7:21, I moved the South cam to show both adults.
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The one on the West perch flew off at 7:23, not calling, but possibly seeing something of interest. The other one followed a moment later.
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I suspect that it was the female on the west perch and the male on the little perch, but they both looked fluffed up with pouffy hairdos, so that's mostly based on where we've seen them in the past.

It's now 8:07 am. I didn't see any additional activity, I'm out of both cams, and I'm stepping away from the computer. Have a good day, everyone!

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Re: Surrey Reserve 2021-2022 Observation and Discussion

Post by Sandy_W » Thu Jan 13, 2022 11:03 am

10:50 am I am not good with the Id's for the eagles but this one has dark eyes and a long front neckline. Would that be the male? The eagle came to the nest, vocalized a little and dug around the nest.
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Re: Surrey Reserve 2021-2022 Observation and Discussion

Post by Sandy_W » Thu Jan 13, 2022 11:04 am

10:55 am in rollback, after sitting and watching, the adult eagle flew off.
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Re: Surrey Reserve 2021-2022 Observation and Discussion

Post by Lynne » Thu Jan 13, 2022 12:01 pm

10:55am - replay - eagle flew to distant tree
real time -
11:56am - continues on distant tree
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Re: Surrey Reserve 2021-2022 Observation and Discussion

Post by JudyB » Thu Jan 13, 2022 12:45 pm

Thanks, Sandy and Lynne! I'm still not good at telling who is who either, but the male does have very dark eyes, and the head looks male-like, so maybe?

From the dvr....

At 10:49 am, as the adult was landing in the tree, a second adult came in from the left, heading towards the upper branches; she (or maybe he) is in the far right in the first s'cap and I circled them in the second.
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The only reason I saw that is because I two eagles flying out of there and went looking back to see when the first one arrived up there. It's not an easy place to see them with all the branches in the way - but they've been up there quite a bit so I keep an eye on it.


The activity you both caught happened next (and great job following the one who went to the distant perch!), and then they both stayed in those spots until about 12:03 pm.
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All these s'caps click quite a bit bigger.

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Re: Surrey Reserve 2021-2022 Observation and Discussion

Post by JudyB » Thu Jan 13, 2022 12:52 pm

Jumping ahead to 12:03 on the dvr, the adult in the upper branches of the tree took off, and shortly afterwards the one in the distant tree took off. I couldn't see where they went, though saw some activity in the distance, then two eagles chasing each other and either courting or challenging each other in mid-air, flying from right to left and out of sight, and then two eagles came back and landed in the upper branches. They left around 12:09 pm - the last part of the video is a brief closeup of them on the upper branches just before they flew off.

:vid: A Bit of Action at Surrey Reserve (2 min)

A couple of pictures from the video:

Action at the far left (cropped):
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Zoomed in on the upper branches as one leaves (click twice to make much bigger):
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I'm going to see if I can record the activity between the two from full screen in slow motion.

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Re: Surrey Reserve 2021-2022 Observation and Discussion

Post by JudyB » Thu Jan 13, 2022 3:14 pm

3 pm
Here's a slower motion version of the two eagles, cropped from full screen. They initially appear from the right, fly across the screen out of sight, occasionally coming very close or possibly in contact with each other, and then two eagles reappear from the left and head companionably to the upper branches over the nest. I didn't hear any calling during the flight although I was watching from the South cam, which is further from the action than the North cam; I heard them clearly once they landed in the tree.

:vid: Romance in the Air? (1 minute)


I just listened to the North cam during that time period, and didn't hear any calling until the pair were settling into the upper branches above the nest.

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Re: Surrey Reserve 2021-2022 Observation and Discussion

Post by JudyB » Thu Jan 13, 2022 4:02 pm

One final video, out of sequence

This is from 3:17 am and goes with my posts on the previous page.

:vid: A Bump in the Night? (2:30)


I'll include the description I posted on YouTube as well:

January 13 2021, 3:17 am - the two eagles who appear to be making our Surrey Reserve eagle cam nest their home both slept in the nest tree last night, this one on the nest support on the left that we call the west perch, and the other one on a branch a little higher up on the other side. The video starts with her(?) dozing, and then being startled awake by what seems to be something (an owl?) flying very close. Whatever it was, she called out, then went to the nest briefly. A thing I found interesting is how carefully she felt her way as she moved on the branch in the dark; we've been told many times that the infrared light we use to watch the eagles at night doesn't disturb them because they can't see it - and it seems to me that this is evidence of that; I can see the support clearly on the camera, but she needs to feel her way. (Both eagles are relatively new to the nest, and will learn to move quickly in the dark as they spend more time here). She was in the nest for a couple of minutes and I paused the recording for that since the cam was focused on the perch - and then I turned it back on to watch her carefully return to her chosen spot.

The new male has been here since November 11; we first saw a new female on December 31st, so if this is the same new female (we think so, but it's hard to be sure) she's only been around for 2 weeks - so it's not surprising that she's still learning her way around. You can read more about the transition to this potential new pair on our forum - I'd suggest starting with the timeline here - viewtopic.php?f=114&t=584#p501051 ~JudyB

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Re: Surrey Reserve 2021-2022 Observation and Discussion

Post by CC398 » Thu Jan 13, 2022 4:37 pm

1637 - HI all. I'm logging in to the cams to check out this incredible sunset
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Re: Surrey Reserve 2021-2022 Observation and Discussion

Post by CC398 » Thu Jan 13, 2022 5:12 pm

A great sunset followed by one of our Eagles arriving who then decided to perch out of sight. :angry:
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Re: Surrey Reserve 2021-2022 Observation and Discussion

Post by CC398 » Thu Jan 13, 2022 5:19 pm

1718 - The New Female (I think) lets us have a peek :rh:

ADDED: Looking again, this could be the New Male something tells me. I'll keep watching
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Re: Surrey Reserve 2021-2022 Observation and Discussion

Post by CC398 » Thu Jan 13, 2022 5:33 pm

This was so nice to watch Judy :rh:


:vid: Romance in the Air? (1 minute)
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Re: Surrey Reserve 2021-2022 Observation and Discussion

Post by JudyB » Thu Jan 13, 2022 5:48 pm

CC398 wrote:
Thu Jan 13, 2022 5:33 pm
This was so nice to watch Judy :rh:


:vid: Romance in the Air? (1 minute)
Thanks, CC - and I love your sunset shot!

Have a good evening, everyone!
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