Saturday, June 11, 2022

Assabet Eaglets Uptake


Paddled to the Assabet River eagle nest yesterday to check on the status of the two eaglets.  Both were present and accounted for in the nest.  One eaglet was intent on spreading its wings a bit and learning what they're for...


 
...finally achieving lift-off and a brief hover above the nest...


My guess is that this year's eaglets will fledge earlier than last year's pair which fledged in early July.

Came across this old and still corked half-pint bottle floating in the river...

...and couldn't help but think that when the cork was last pressed into the bottle, however many years ago, any thoughts of eagles in the area would have seemed far fetched. 

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