Surrey Reserve 2022-2023 Observation and Discussion
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Turns out Rey is a natural
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I have found that watching Eagles in Nature is the best and most addictive show on Earth - CC
Re: Surrey Reserve 2022-2023 Observation and Discussion
I am so excited to see all this happening!!! I can't thank you all enough for doing all this managing of the the site, the nesting, watching, and all the time you spend at the computers with the cameras. 
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10:45 am in rollback, Rey is up and looks to roll the egg. Then he flies.
10:52 am logging into the south cam to adjust the view. On and off.
“Eagles: When they walk, they stumble. They are not what one would call graceful. They were not designed to walk. They fly. And when they fly, oh, how they fly, so free, so graceful. They see from the sky what we never see.” – Unknown
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10:54 am Brit and Rey's precious egg.
“Eagles: When they walk, they stumble. They are not what one would call graceful. They were not designed to walk. They fly. And when they fly, oh, how they fly, so free, so graceful. They see from the sky what we never see.” – Unknown
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11:03 am in rollback, Brit is back in the nest and vocalizes. She rolls her egg and shimmies down.
“Eagles: When they walk, they stumble. They are not what one would call graceful. They were not designed to walk. They fly. And when they fly, oh, how they fly, so free, so graceful. They see from the sky what we never see.” – Unknown
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Great to see you here, joancm, and please feel free to post your observations. And you're welcome!
Great shot of what appear to be a couple of dots in Rey's eyes, CC! It is a good way to identify the eagles - and now while they are staying in one position more than usual is a great time time to get some closeups!
11:43 am
Brit continues to incubate the egg. She just made a couple of calls - perhaps she thinks it's Rey's turn - and here he is!
She's keeping up a string of calls but not getting up - it's possible she's giving him a grocery list.
He gracefully hops over her rather than walking across her to get to the other side of the nest - what a gentleman!
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11:52 am
Rey flew off at 11:49:55; Brit got up and flew off after him about 10 seconds later. I logged into the South cam and looked around a bit and didn't see them - but am also not sure where the new perch place Jean found is located.
I brought the cam back to the nest and logged out. It's possible that they are working on their second egg, and may want a bit of privacy.
Here's today's weather:
From what I've read and what I've observed at other nests, eggs can be uncovered for quite a long time without any damage from the cold unless it's well below freezing - which it's not. There's always a chance that a critter could damage the egg, but that's pretty rare - and I suspect they are in a place where they can keep watch on the nest and the sky around it.
As was mentioned earlier, breaks like this or the ones Brit has been taking standing on the nest will slow the incubation a bit. Eggs are generally laid three days apart, so the breaks that are happening now make it more likely that the two eggs will hatch closer together, giving the younger chick a better chance to compete for food.
Adult is back at 12:03 pm; I think it's Brit (dirt or stain on beak, no stain on end of tail feathers).
Rey flew off at 11:49:55; Brit got up and flew off after him about 10 seconds later. I logged into the South cam and looked around a bit and didn't see them - but am also not sure where the new perch place Jean found is located.
I brought the cam back to the nest and logged out. It's possible that they are working on their second egg, and may want a bit of privacy.
Here's today's weather:
From what I've read and what I've observed at other nests, eggs can be uncovered for quite a long time without any damage from the cold unless it's well below freezing - which it's not. There's always a chance that a critter could damage the egg, but that's pretty rare - and I suspect they are in a place where they can keep watch on the nest and the sky around it.
As was mentioned earlier, breaks like this or the ones Brit has been taking standing on the nest will slow the incubation a bit. Eggs are generally laid three days apart, so the breaks that are happening now make it more likely that the two eggs will hatch closer together, giving the younger chick a better chance to compete for food.
Adult is back at 12:03 pm; I think it's Brit (dirt or stain on beak, no stain on end of tail feathers).
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12:06 pm in rollback, Brit is up to roll their egg and begins to pick at the bark on a branch.
“Eagles: When they walk, they stumble. They are not what one would call graceful. They were not designed to walk. They fly. And when they fly, oh, how they fly, so free, so graceful. They see from the sky what we never see.” – Unknown
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12:42 pm Brit is up to gently roll their egg and it is back to incubating.
“Eagles: When they walk, they stumble. They are not what one would call graceful. They were not designed to walk. They fly. And when they fly, oh, how they fly, so free, so graceful. They see from the sky what we never see.” – Unknown
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Hi Judy, I am trying to remember how Jean got to that tree by the bay. Think it is straight up on the south cam to the left of the cam in the tree. The tree overlooks the bay. Maybe this image might help with a visual. And if I have the directions wrong, Jean might be able to give a better description.
“Eagles: When they walk, they stumble. They are not what one would call graceful. They were not designed to walk. They fly. And when they fly, oh, how they fly, so free, so graceful. They see from the sky what we never see.” – Unknown
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Thanks, Sandy!
1:28 pm
Brit was standing by the nest cup and started to call, and Rey arrived with a stick.
I think Brit moved over to one of the food items from earlier and began eating, while Rey did a bit of work on the nest cup area.
Brit continues eating while Rey goes up to the little perch - tail visible on right side of the s'cap.
Tail disappeared a moment later - not sure from the way she's looking if he's up higher in the tree or has flown off.
1:28 pm
Brit was standing by the nest cup and started to call, and Rey arrived with a stick.
I think Brit moved over to one of the food items from earlier and began eating, while Rey did a bit of work on the nest cup area.
Brit continues eating while Rey goes up to the little perch - tail visible on right side of the s'cap.
Tail disappeared a moment later - not sure from the way she's looking if he's up higher in the tree or has flown off.
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Rey is back with a big stick.
It's a good thing that eggs are amazingly strong, and are sitting on a nice soft nest, since his feet and that stick are getting rather close to the egg.
Brit may have decided that this will take a while - she flew off around 1:36 pm.
Rey appears to be taking advantage of her being off the nest to work on some of the leftovers.
It's a good thing that eggs are amazingly strong, and are sitting on a nice soft nest, since his feet and that stick are getting rather close to the egg.
Brit may have decided that this will take a while - she flew off around 1:36 pm.
Rey appears to be taking advantage of her being off the nest to work on some of the leftovers.
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1:52 pm
It took a while, but Rey finished checking on leftovers, and did a bunch of digging and moving little sticks near the nest nest - and finally has settled in to incubate. The angle looks a little awkward, but I suspect they'll get that worked out in a day or two, and it may fit better if there's a second egg down there.
It took a while, but Rey finished checking on leftovers, and did a bunch of digging and moving little sticks near the nest nest - and finally has settled in to incubate. The angle looks a little awkward, but I suspect they'll get that worked out in a day or two, and it may fit better if there's a second egg down there.
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Sandy, if you just lift up with the North cam it goes directly to the bay I think and that is how I followed her to the bay where she went into that tree.Sandy_W wrote: ↑Sat Mar 25, 2023 12:53 pmHi Judy, I am trying to remember how Jean got to that tree by the bay. Think it is straight up on the south cam to the left of the cam in the tree. The tree overlooks the bay. Maybe this image might help with a visual. And if I have the directions wrong, Jean might be able to give a better description. 2023-03-22_19-10-40.jpg
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Re: Surrey Reserve 2022-2023 Observation and Discussion
3:17pm.......Since the last post.........from the rollback:
Rey has been up a couple of times and I think he rolled the egg although his head blocked the view a bit.
Rey has been up a couple of times and I think he rolled the egg although his head blocked the view a bit.
"Volunteers do not necessarily have the time..............they have the heart"..........Elizabeth Andrew
(Member since 9/10/11)
(Member since 9/10/11)