Yesterday afternoon, Jackie put out an all-points alert to Shadow that there were ravens circling the nest. Shadow chortled back an answer immediately and came flying in with some pretty fancy aerobatics as he zipped past the nest to chase those ravens away from the area.
After his swift response, he circled back and landed on the front porch to help Jackie guard the nest. They both yelled out loud and continuous warnings to those pesky ravens that they’d better not come back. And Jackie sat tight over her eggs the whole time to make sure they were protected.
When everything was clear, Jackie got up and flew off for her break. So, Shadow quickly settled into the nest bowl for his incubation duty. After Jackie left, she was chortling in the distance, probably out there making sure those ravens know they better stay away. They are both excellent nest guards and always nearby and aware of what’s happening at the nest.
It’s pretty clear that Shadow really likes taking his shifts on the eggs--he argues with Jackie every time she comes back to take over, letting her know that he isn’t finished yet. And sometimes even making little disgruntled noises when she makes him get up.
He got to sit on the eggs just under 5 hours yesterday, so he probably slept very well last night, knowing the good job he had done. For those that have asked, Shadow sleeps in a roost tree nearby so that he can keep an eye on the nest, but still quickly be available if he’s needed.
Note: Our livestream camera ( / @fobbvcam ) has been offline a bit recently, either because a storm stopped the communication between our antennas to get the signal to the livestream, or because the batteries for our completely solar-powered system got drained after too many days without sunshine on the solar panels. Our website also got a bit overwhelmed earlier this week with so much traffic-we are working on increasing its capacity to get it back up and solid. Thank you all for your patience and understanding. Bringing everyone these eagles is not always easy, but with each thing that happens, we are working on improving all of our systems.
Thank you for your love of bald eagles and nature and for so generously spreading the word about Jackie and Shadow!
Sandy
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