Royal Roads Eagles, Colwood BC - 2018/2019 Season

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Royal Roads Eagles, Colwood BC - 2018/2019 Season

Post by sassyk » Tue Sep 25, 2018 12:47 pm

Welcome to the Royal Roads Eagles thread for the 2018/2019 season. This nest is on the property of Royal Roads University in Colwood, BC. The eagles have produced many eaglets over the years with one successful fledgling this past season.

Please feel welcome to post your observations, photos and videos of these eagles when you visit their nest area.

You can find info and photos of these eagles from previous seasons here.
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Re: Royal Roads Eagles, Colwood BC - 2018/2019 Season

Post by sassyk » Sat Sep 29, 2018 7:47 pm

I was at Esquimalt Lagoon today and spotted an adult eagle perched at the top of a tree a short distance below the nest :thumlft:

These photos were all taken from the lagoon. What I saw from there with my naked eye was a white dot. My lens was extended as far as it would go and the photos are cropped.

The nest tree.
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The eagle spreading a wing.
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Re: Royal Roads Eagles, Colwood BC - 2018/2019 Season

Post by marg » Sun Sep 30, 2018 6:13 am

Good to see Kay! :) :)
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Re: Royal Roads Eagles, Colwood BC - 2018/2019 Season

Post by sassyk » Tue Oct 30, 2018 6:41 pm

Thanks Marg.

I went to Esquimalt Lagoon today and the nest site but didn't see or hear the eagles anywhere :(

I like to take photos of the nests I visit as the season progresses.
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Re: Royal Roads Eagles, Colwood BC - 2018/2019 Season

Post by sassyk » Fri Nov 02, 2018 5:54 pm

I went to Esquimalt Lagoon today and saw both eagles. They were soaring high over the lagoon then circled lower and landed in separate trees by the bridge end of the lagoon. One was still there when I left so I stopped to get a few closer photos which I will post later.
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Re: Royal Roads Eagles, Colwood BC - 2018/2019 Season

Post by sassyk » Fri Nov 02, 2018 10:30 pm

Eagle soaring over the lagoon this afternoon. This photo has been cropped considerably.
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2nd eagle flying over the trees at the bridge end of the lagoon.
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Both eagles perched in different trees at the bridge end of the lagoon.
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Re: Royal Roads Eagles, Colwood BC - 2018/2019 Season

Post by sassyk » Fri Nov 02, 2018 10:34 pm

When I returned from the far end of the lagoon one eagle had flown off and the 2nd eagle was perched in a tree close to the road near the bridge. I took these photos from the small parking area just across the bridge.
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The nest tree taken from the same vantage point.
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Re: Royal Roads Eagles, Colwood BC - 2018/2019 Season

Post by sassyk » Fri Nov 02, 2018 10:37 pm

I took these when the eagles were in separate trees at the end of the lagoon.
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I took this one from the rocks just before the bridge.
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Re: Royal Roads Eagles, Colwood BC - 2018/2019 Season

Post by sassyk » Tue Nov 06, 2018 5:29 pm

I went to Esquimalt Lagoon today on my way home from Goldstream Park. Both eagles were perched in a tree near their nest tree. On my way back from the other end of the lagoon I saw one of the eagles perched in a tree across the lagoon near Hatley Castle. I'll post a few photos later.
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Re: Royal Roads Eagles, Colwood BC - 2018/2019 Season

Post by sassyk » Wed Nov 07, 2018 10:53 am

A couple of photos of the eagles yesterday. Not the best lighting; too many dark clouds in the area.
This first one was near their nest tree.
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This one was on the other side of the lagoon near Hatley Castle.
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Re: Royal Roads Eagles, Colwood BC - 2018/2019 Season

Post by sassyk » Sun Nov 18, 2018 7:23 pm

I was at Esq. Lagoon today and saw one of the eagles perched in the same tree as in my above post. I didn't stop to take a photo because I was on my way to see the brown pelican. It looked like there was some new greenery in the nest; I'll post a photo later.
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Re: Royal Roads Eagles, Colwood BC - 2018/2019 Season

Post by sassyk » Mon Dec 31, 2018 8:08 pm

One eagle perched in a tree across the lagoon today.
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I didn't see any new sticks in their nest.
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Re: Royal Roads Eagles, Colwood BC - 2018/2019 Season

Post by sassyk » Thu Mar 07, 2019 9:03 am

I spent some time at Esquimalt Lagoon yesterday. From the road in we saw an adult eagle perched in a tree near the entrance to Fort Rodd Hill. We saw both eagles soaring around the area of the nest which looks like it hasn't been fixed up. The eagles flew over the nest tree then landed in a nearby tree. One of them flew off over the ocean and returned a short time later, chasing an immature. The adult landed in a tree near the bridge and the immature flew past the nest area and towards Hatley Castle. It was a very dark sky, threatening to snow so the photos aren't good quality.
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Re: Royal Roads Eagles, Colwood BC - 2018/2019 Season

Post by sassyk » Fri Apr 12, 2019 5:04 pm

My birding partner and fellow WiTS volunteer has confirmed the eagles are incubating :woohoo:
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