Glacier Gardens Eagles, Juneau Alaska - 2019 Season

[Journi]

Good afternoon SassyK! Great live cam video capture!
I wasn't able to watch the nest for most of the day, so I'm glad that you captured these wonderful moments!
I love to watch eagles bring sticks to the nest and then watch them figure out where to place them!

So very grateful that we can watch these eagle-moments...moments that we would never be able to experience
without these live cams!

Thank you Glacier Gardens for this awesome live cam opportunity!

[Journi]

Deeagle55 captured this moment of Ch'aak' casting a large pellet this morning.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWiPrc3LW84
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Thank you Dee!

[Journi]

Deeagle55 captured this live cam video of Anaaski stealing fish from Ch'aak'!
(I held my breathe as Anaaski (who was close to the nest rail edge) took that fish tail right out of Ch'aak's beak!)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFz76g1b200
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Thank you Dee for another great live cam video capture!

[Journi]

Deeagle55 captured another great live cam video moment!
(Trying to take s'caps of this moment just didn't capture how Anaaski moved around the nest to avoid Ch'aak'!)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1LZD6yM1zs
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Thanks, again, Dee for another great live cam video capture!
You've been busy today!

[Journi]

5:00pm - Looks like Ch'aak' and Anaaski are just chilling out.

Anaaski just got up and started to spread its wing and Ch'aak' didn't like that, so there's some "talking" going on here!
(Sometimes I'd love to know what they are saying to each other!)

5:05pm - Anaaski decided to lay down. Both of them continue to vocalize...
(I think they are telling us that a fish delivery would be nice for dinner...)

[Journi]

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4:15pm Good night you two!
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4:42pm - Current weather:

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I just checked in over at the GG live cam chat and Soup reported that there were 4 fish deliveries today!


for visiting our Hancock Wildlife Glacier Gardens forum today!
Have a good night everyone! ~Journi

[Journi]

8/13/19 - Tuesday

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5:50am Mama delivers breakfish!
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6:30am - Current area weather report:

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Good morning and welcome to our Hancock Wildlife Glacier Gardens forum!
I will not be able to watch the nest until later tonight...
Please share any s'caps/videos that you capture...we'd love to see them!
Have a great day everyone! ~Journi

[Journi]

5:50am - #1 Mama delivers a nice sized fish for Ch'aak' & Anaaski's breakfish!

As soon as Mama fully landed on the nest, Anaaski rushed in... grabbed the fish... (red dot)

and then fully mantled the fish from Ch'aak' & Mama!

[Journi]

9:15am - While Ch'aak' exercises those wings, I saw both of "her" feet lift off the nest!

Going up...Both feet are off of the nest...

Going down... Look at those beautiful wings!

Going back up... but only one foot leaves the nest this time.

[Journi]

9:17am-ish - Mama arrives to the nest...
I could not see anything in her talons because of the angle she flew in....

Beautiful landing, but very close to her eaglets!

[Journi]

9:17am - Not sure if Mama delivered a small fish or if she found some nest over fish.
(Ch'aak' & Anaaski did not try to claim anything after Mama landed.)

Mama offers pieces of food to Anaaski... (red dot)

And Mama offers food to Ch'aak'.

[Journi]

9:30am - After feeding Ch'aak' & Anaaski (fish or nest over fish)...Mama left the nest.

Her wing span is awesome!

[Journi]

1:00pm Mama arrives with what appears to be some grasses.
Ch'aak' & Anaaski did not rush in to claim anything.

After Mama landed she walked over to some nest-over fish and began to feed Ch'aak' & Anaaski.
(Red dots = Fish-over)

After a good feeding time with everyone getting some nest over fish bites, Mama left the nest.

[Journi]

1:20pm - Ch'aak' feels the wind picking up and spreads "her" wings to wingersize...

and then...UP she went! Both feet were completely off the nest and she got some good height this time!

[Journi]

3:15pm - Ch'aak' & Anaaski are just resting in their nest...

Ch'aak' spread her right wing out...

And then...both of the are tracking something going by.

[Journi]

4:00pm Mama delivers what looks like a partial fish...

Anaaski rushes under Mama and claims the fish. But...Anaaski soon dropped the fish...

Ch'aak' went over to the fish and started eating it. After a few minutes, Mama started feeding Ch'aak' & Anaaski.

[Journi]

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5:20pm After feeding Ch'aak' & Anaaski, Mama left the nest.
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5:29pm - Current weather:

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for visiting our Hancock Wildlife Glacier Gardens forum today!
There were 5 feedings today! (I checked the live cam just now... 6:25pm - Mama delivered a partial fish).
Have a good night everyone! ~Journi

[Journi]

8/14/19 - Wednesday

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6:26am - Ch'aak' is up and looking around while Anaaski is looking around with a piece of nest over fish in "his" beak.
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6:30am - Current area weather report:

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Good morning and welcome to our Hancock Wildlife Glacier Gardens forum!
I will not be able to watch the nest until later today...
Please share any s'caps/videos that you capture...we'd love to see them!
Have a great day everyone! ~Journi

[Journi]

6:28am Mama delivers a small fish to the nest. (red dots = fish)

Anaaski rushed in to claim the fish...but as soon as "he' got a hold of the fish, "he' dropped it!

Ch'aak' went around Anaaski and grabbed the fish and then swallowed it whole!

[Journi]

10:15am - Ch'aak' & Anaaski are chillin' out in the nest...

Ch'aak' gets some wingersizing in and Anaaski takes a little nip at Ch'aak's wing!

10:55am - Nap time....

[Journi]

11:45am Mama delivers a partial fish...

(red dots show how long this fish was)

Mama starts to feed Ch'aak' & Anaaski. Ch'aak' ate more than Anaaski.

[Journi]

11:55am - Mama left the nest and Ch'aak' has claimed the rest of the fish. Anaaski watches and waits...

Ch'aak' has had enough of this fish and allows Anaaski to take it.

Ch'aak' walked away from the fish while Anaaski kept eating on what was left of this fish.
Anaaski has its foot on the fish (red dot) and has to pull hard to get pieces from it. Anaaski kept working on this fish
and I believe Anaaski ate most of what was left of this fish.)

[Journi]

"Excuse me...Pardon me...Comin' through..."

Ch'aak' took the short way to the other side of the nest and walked right on & over Anaaski's head!

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Deeagle captured this moment from the live cam this morning.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJzdA4RDAKM

[Journi]

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Good night Ch'aak' & Anaaski!
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3:07pm - Current weather:

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for visiting our Hancock Wildlife Glacier Gardens forum today!
Have a good night everyone! ~Journi
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After I signed off tonight, Soup (Live cam moderator), reported some late afternoon/night fish deliveries:

3:50 pm - Fish overboard.
4:26 pm - Ch'aak' steals the fish from Anaaski.
5:18 pm - Again, Ch'aak' takes the fish from Annaski.
6:55 pm - Another fish - This time Anaaski gets the fish!

[sassyk]

Journi you are doing a fantastic job of documenting the activities at this nest I have been busy with family the past few days which is always fun. Go-carts, mini-golf then lunch today We always enjoy the grandkids coming to visit; we do things we wouldn’t normally do I will be home most of the day tomorrow so will watch the nest and record some videos

[Journi]

8/15/19 - Thursday

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5:00am - Ch'aak & Anaaski are awake and ready for their break-fish to be served!

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5:06am - Current area weather report:

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Good morning and welcome to our Hancock Wildlife Glacier Gardens forum!

Good Morning SassyK! Thank you for this opportunity to help document this beautiful GG nest/eagle family!
I will be taking some wildlife photo lessons today & tomorrow so I will not be able to watch the nest until later tonight.

Also, to anyone who watches this nest and GG forum, please feel free to share any s'caps/videos that you capture...we'd love to see them! This is a GG forum where all of us can share what we observe at the nest! The more s'caps/videos posted provides everyone a chance to help build a wonderful "memory forum book" while we can of Papa, Mama, Ch'aak' & Anaaski!
Have a great day everyone! ~Journi

[Journi]

Yesterday: 8/14/19 Soup captured this live cam video of
a large bird flying (or dive bombing) the eaglets! Ch'aak' was the one who came very close to getting flown into during
this time! (Thanks Soup for capturing this rare moment!)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KU_lsYj0sDg
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I was able to capture these s'caps from Soup's video to show just how close this bird came to hitting Ch'aak'.

[Journi]

5:45am - Mama delivers a live fish to the nest and Anaaski rushes over to claim it!
(Anaaski is on the left. It looks like as Anaaski rushed over to the fish that "he" lifted off from the nest a little!)

Ch'aak' & Anaaski backed away from the fish since it was moving. Mama grabbed a hold of the fish and then
started to feed them. Anaaski was the first to grab fish from Mama and continued grabbing fish bites several times before
Ch'aak' finally took fish from Mama...while still laying down!

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Gotta run off to my wildlife photo lesson! Be back later tonight! Have a good day everyone! ~Journi

[Kitcat11848]

Thanks Journi for starting the day here. Enjoy your class.Nice to see Mom bring in a fresh fish and both eating well.parent brings another live fish and Anaaski rushes for this one also; parent watches for a bit before flying off.

[Kitcat11848]

Anaaski eats some and then Ch’aak wants some so takes the fish and begins to eat. Fish is still flip flopping but both eaglets deal with it this time. Fish back and forth between who wants to eat eat. Both ate their fill.