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Daily Bucket - A short report from Mississippi [1]
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Date: 2025-02-18
Any time I report about Bald Eagle chicks makes the decline of the species during the 1960’s seem remote. After PHScott announced an Eagle was spotted near his turf, I went to look for signs of new life. The trek led me to the aerie at the Waste Treatment Plant in Grenada, Mississippi. The title photo was one of a few I took of the new brood there.
More after the page break.
I could see movement that made me believe there were two chicks in the nest. The adult was tearing a meal apart and feeding it to the hungry mouths. I didn’t get to see both chicks at the same time and I didn’t want to intrude on the intimate bonding and life sustaining moment.
Chick with a morsel
I spent less than 10 minutes watching the family. There was a beautiful flow to their motion that didn’t need my interference. I moved on to check on other subjects.
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I remembered my game camera was set up to record progress on a new beaver dam. I drove to that site (an hour away) and saw my camera had been dislodged (but not damaged). I recovered the device and headed home to review the files. There were a few seconds of the third video (out of 117 recorded) that showed more than water flowing. The following film shows a tale with it’s own conclusion.
Time and Date on the video incorrect, my apologies.
15 second video
As I said in my title, this is a short report (with high expectations for the future). Let us know of any new items that cause as much excitement in your part of the world.
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