The last female took off in flight early this morning. She was up late last night flapping as hard as she could. During the afternoon yesterday, she was hopping all around the nest box, flapping wildly, and even jumping out onto the perch pole and walking out to the end and flapping there as well.
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On rare occasions male peregrines may take flight as young as 35 days, which is possible as they are fully developed at this age. Usually they wait a few more days though, until their wing muscles are stronger through exercise in the nest area, and generally by the time they do take flight they have […]
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Had a nice visit by kayak to a Bald Eagle nest in Plymouth County with a pair of eaglets. In terms of size and shape they appear to be close to fledging time. The other eaglet was resting and almost out of sight in the nest. The adult female was perched not far away on […]
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Approaching five weeks of age, the chicks are within a few days of being able to take flight for the first time, and the remaining down feathers are usually largely restricted to the lower back, lower legs, and crown. Here the female is providing another morning feeding and pauses to look to her left.
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As the Bald Eagle chicks grown in size the nest starts to become very crowded! The 3 chicks are now very close to fledge time. The female remains near the nest and on watch most of the time. Eaglets are nestlings for 10 to 12 weeks. By the time they are 9 weeks old, they […]
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Day 33 – ‘the age of the white pantaloons’. This may happen a day or two earlier or later, but most chicks do go through this phase where they have large fluffs of down conspicuously surrounding their legs, much more prominently than anywhere else on their bodies. This image captures a rare moment with […]
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Here is a look at the female on watch at the nest box with the male nearby. From a distance, only one chick has been visible and is close to fledge time!
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By day 32, the patches of remaining down feathers are becoming restricted to the base of the legs, parts of the wings, and perhaps parts of the back, as well as the crown. They are also becoming increasingly vocal and active around the nest area, to the extent that the adults rarely visit except to […]
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Hi, Craig! This site is spectacular! I am working with the 21 st Century program at the Wetherbee School doing a river study of the Merrimack. We took our students on their first barge ride yesterday up river and saw a red tail chasing a great blue heron, many hawks, geese, mallards, and other birds. A rainbow on the way back. I had no idea there were kestrels in the area, nor did I know of the peregrines. My brother ( Craig, also!) has a live video feed of a nest at the top of the Marriott in Boston. I’m wondering if you had time to come share your knowledge with our 3 rd and
4 th graders at the Wetherbee some day after school? If not, I’ll have them blog you on this site. Btw. I live in a lake in Tyngsboro and witnesses a pair if swans harassing some Canada geese this morning. Can they move! I could go on and on about our wildlife, but that’s for another day. Can’t wait to visit the rookery in NA. Thanks again for your site. Kate Oliver
I love this site..
I have added this page to my favorites and will check regularly
thanks!
Craig
Such a pleasure talking with you and seeing your incredible photos here! I will save this page to my favorites and check it every day !
Have a great day….
Linda