Surrey Reserve 2018-2019 Observation and Discussion

[IrishEyes]

So Happy you saw them Judy !

Goodnight Judy, gemini,Marg and everyone !

[gemini]

5:36 pm Checked in to see if there were any visits and who should arrive but Sur and Res.

5:07 pm The North cam was pixelating and pausing too much for a video but here is the South cam!


Sur and Res visit inspite of the snow! (5 min)

[nightowl]

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2019

[gemini]

12:16 am A wee bit of !

[IrishEyes]

Good Morning SR and everyone ...Thank You nightowl for starting the day here and gemini for the video and s'cap!

Weather Report

3:51a
Windy.. Both cams are streaming on the snow covered empty nest

[JudyB]

8:46 am
Looks like more than a wee bit of snow to me - and sounds chilly, too.

I looked back two hours and didn't see any visits, which didn't surprise me because I don't see any eagle tracks in the snow. I hope they're snuggled in somewhere warm and cozy.

[gemini]

10:25 am Checked back to 8:45 am - no sign of any eagles.

[JudyB]

12:56 pm
Just noticed we had a visitor - I think he or she is eating what's left of yesterday's meal.

The north cam is pixelating badly, so I logged into the zoomer link to get a better picture of the eagle on the nest.

Not sure yet who it is.

1:03 pm
Continuing to eat the frozen leftovers of the bird that was brought in yesterday. I still haven't seen the dark spot that would suggest this is Sur, or the neckline (Res's neckline is more even). At this point, if I had to guess, I'd guess Res, based on general body shape more than anything else.

1:11 pm
And I'd be wrong - I've seen more of the chest, and I think I'm seeing the feathers that hang down below Sur's neckline. It makes sense he'd have his feathers fluffed up a bit on this chilly day.

[JudyB]

Another picture.

1:16 pm
Over to the edge, and away.

[IrishEyes]

Thanks for the updates ! I will change my above post to snow covered empty nest

[gemini]

3:45 p Checked back to 1:45 pm - no eagles - and if I ever get a chance to finish (phone keeps ringing!) a video is coming of Sur and the leftovers.

[JudyB]

5:21 pm
Someone is there eating something - not sure if it's the leftovers from before or something new.

I've let Ken know that North embedded is having issues, and he'll check on it when he gets home - for now I've logged in to see what I can see.

[JudyB]

I think this is Res - had a glimpse of the neckline, and also saw a spot on her head - she doesn't have an actual spot, but the feather that sticks up sometimes looks like one.

But I've been wrong many times before.

And she/he just looked away, and I thought I saw Sur's wayward neckline feathers. I don't want to stop watching to look back, but wonder if he or she is eating leftovers or something new.

Looks like a smooth neckline here.

Whoever it is, they seem very hungry - which isn't surprising as the snow is probably interfering with their hunting.

I just noticed that North is not centered - if another zoomer is here, please feel free to zoom. I need to leave soon.

[JudyB]

Because I need to leave, I'm scrolling back on South.

From dvr - both adults arrive at 5:14 pm; they did not bring new food.

One started eating the leftovers while the other dug in the nest - not yet sure who is who.

5:17 pm (from dvr) - one left. I did not see any dark spots on the tail of the one who left, so I think it was Res that left.

And this picture from earlier on the dvr suggests that the one on the right eating was sleeker, so more likely to be Sur.

I did not see the other one return, so I think it was Sur who was eating all along.

[JudyB]

The remaining eagle left at 5:38 pm, and it looks as if there are dark spots on the upper tail, so probably this was Sur.

Wonderful to see them both, no matter who is who.


Good night, everyone.