We had an intruder in the nest in the early a.m. here is a video from NCTC Beautiful day

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I hope you can do that on Facebook it's awesome has she defended her nest only

 One huge fish brought in by Shep and shortly Belle returns with sirens naturally  

Hope defends her nest from a juvenile on the stump isn't that a beautiful sub-adult I would think the way it had his head looks like

901 looking at his prize She checks it out

 That is one HUGE FISH a whale of a fish 

Belle arrives 

 I think they need to go to Landing School LOL

Group HUG  LOL  

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sunny day after a solid day of rain

She is sleeping on the stump verses the nest  

10 am Bella bring in something in her beak looks like a small fish 

849 Hope standing watching and waiting for breakfast   Shep arrives at 849 with a whale and shortly with sirens blaring Bella arrives  

900 Part two of am whale feeding 

 
A series of picture from the video of the fish delivery and Bella arrival also the odd landing

Is that anyway to treat the fisherman  Slapping him in the head with your wing

 almost flipped over LOL

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Another Wet Day -- Pittiful looking all wet Rain in to the evening also

609pm Hope quickly learns how to dry her wings of somewhat dry


358 opens with Bella and HOpe in the cup Shep arrives with a minnow not so large fish as in the past.  Whats up with that LOL! Raining fishing not so good in the Potomac   He apparently went around the nest she announces his arrival before he is seen flying in from 3 I just love the conversation they have or Yelling

The rain persist still at 430 

It is quite entertaining watching Hope trying to get under MOM and Bella not using mumbrella on her at the end of the video  

Fish delivered and nice meal in light rain  

 

Not much to record with stationary wet eagles Hope it clears up later  We will see

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beautiful day after a night of rain

Arrival of fish  and boy is Hope a 

aggressive eater

 

OH Thanks for the fish look at the face beak open ready to eat 

Watch out for your talons there! 

1032am Standing so tall near the cribrails. Bella flies in and Hope spreads her wings so cute But watch to the end Bella pulls her tail feathers. Picture are from video  

She brought in some greenery  Hey Mom I can spread my wings also

 

1242  Bella pulled on Hope Tail feathers as she was intending to do the flugg I think  LOL

1024am  close landing near Hope. Love the flyin captures so cool . In with a stick a very noisey squealing Hope is feed nestovers at 3 along cribrails that she was nibbling on in the other video at end. 1031 she flys to the 12 stump First time see on it since the storm took the branch off.1036 flys in with a load of flugg needed after last nights rain 

Small stick in talons  

Hey MOM I am down here 

Up to the stump  at 12

 In with dry flugg after last night storms

1003am Wakes up from a nice morning snooze. Nice stretch and a nice poop shoot.

That is one healthy PS

SIDE BY SIDE 
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Hope nibbles on a fish today 835

 Sleeping Hope parents is trying to catch flies with beak  

Begins with Shep moving a stick  There is a fish at 4  Hope nibbles on it  as parent watches

Hanging too close to the edge for me LOL

 

 Look how tall Hope is 

I Believe I Can Fly I love it when they do their wings like this look at that beautiful feather markings

Another nice dwy

916  landing and then feed 

weather for the week

I wonder how comfortable the rail is ??

Looks like a 2 fish Nest this morning 

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