By the time I came after work, we notice that fresh leaves are already delivered on the nest. The parents have certainly done their deliveries well before we came. Seaglet Wingers are getting more consistent and stable too.
You can also hear how loud the WBSE's call is. The honking duet at 2:00 can be heard from over 100m away above the noisy expressway with 100s of cars.
Highlights:
2:05 Parent (likely Mum) returns to perch - note the massive crop. Honking duet between parents starts until 2:42. We can see the seaglets beaks open some times but unfortunately it's not clear if the seaglets joined in the duet. Waiting for a WBSE whole family duet & photo shoot! You can refer to • Sydney WB Sea Eagles: ... for the Australian version.
5:05-9:00 Seaglet preens itself
9:55 Seaglet Poop Shoot
10:00 Other Seaglet starts preening itself
13:35 Seaglet lies down
18:20 Parent starts self preening
21:25 Seaglet scratches its face
23:10 Seaglet either self feeds or picks at sibling's feathers (NOT bonking). Other seaglet stands up, but doesn't peck back.
23:30 Feather drops from mum
26:30 Seaglet tries to walk out to the poop stained branch but doesn't, tries to gnaw a twig. Mum keeps watch but doesn't appear concerned.
27:20 Seaglet opens wings & walks back into nest.
33:30 Both Seaglets self preen
47:15 Seaglet Wingers
47:42 Seaglet scratches its face
48:15 Seaglet Wingers, other seaglet opens 1 wing
49:50 Seaglet spreading wings & self feeding off something in the nest
51:40-53:00 Multiple Seaglet Wingers
53:10 Seaglets face each other, cute faces. Unfortunately no cute beakies.
More self preening.
56:40 Parent poops & turns around on the branch.
58:07 Parent jumps down to lower night roost branch. Partially visible. Look carefully at the bottom right hand corner of the nest at 58:15, you can see the other parent open its wing.
1:08:00 Seaglet Wingers
1:09:00 Seaglets playful beak each other, looks cute.
If only the Singapore authorities would allow placing a webcam on this nest, we would have a strong contender for most peaceful & boring eagle nest. Highly experienced parents, no owl nests nearby, big reservoir with plenty of food, no sibling fights. You can refer to Sea Eagle Cam (Sydney WBSE) and some of the US Bald Eagle nests for an example of a more dramatic nest.
Many thanks to the residents of Bedok North Block 98 for letting us birders record from their corridor. We are also encouraged to see some of them and their kids come and watch our camera feeds & ask curious questions about the eagle nest.
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