High in the Pines

There is some serious flapping going on in the latest video update from the Eagles nest. There are some good captures of full wingspan from a second webcam beyond the nest. And I figured out how the parents manage the food distribution. Luna and Sandy are working up an appetite.

In the latest video both Jackie and Shadow were fishing all day. The first one was not shared, so they brought a bigger one, then another. They just keep bringing food until everyone is full and they can’t eat anymore.

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How can you tell them apart?

BIG SUNSPOT ALERT: Solar activity is poised to increase as a big sunspot emerges over the sun’s southeastern limb. Maximilian-Vlad Teodorescu photographed it today from Romania:

How can you tell them apart?

The nose, feet, and ankles are the most distinguishing differences, though it requires seeing them together. Adult females are bigger than the males with larger ankles and bigger feet. The nose may be the easiest way to guess. The female’s beak is more stout, while the male’s appears to be more streamlined and narrow.