Bucovina Golden Eagles ~ Mom & Dad Bring 7 Tidbits Of Prey For Zenit! Big Wingers & Preening 7.6.21

Zenit is starting to engage in more wingercising each day as he/she gains strength in his/her pectoral muscles. Zenit also is strengthening its talons with gripping the deer bones and pulling on them in the nest.

Today Mom delivered three small prey items and Dad delivered four small prey items for Zenit. Mom arrives with delivery #1 carrying food in her beak and Zenit successfully snatches it from her beak with his/her foot! Dad delivers the next two tiny morsels - Zenit grabs the first one but the 2nd delivery from Dad is lost. Zenit spends some time preening and zipping his tail feathers and then engages in more beautiful wingercising.

Mom will be back with delivery #4 - a small morsel in her beak that Zenit grabs. Dad arrives with delivery #5 with a long strip of prey (looks like skin) and Zenit gets it but it appears Zenit does not like the taste and leaves it on the side of the nest.

Mom arrives with delivery #6 - a small morsel in her beak and one in her talons. Zenit successfully grabs and eats both. And the last delivery #7 is by Dad of a very tiny piece of meat that Zenit finally does eat. Mom had a very big crop on her so there was some large prey that she fed off of and both her and Dad were just bringing back these tidbits today for Zenit. It was not much but hopefully tomorrow will be a better day food day for Zenit. What was encouraging to see was the multiple visits by both Mom and Dad today with food! Thank you for watching!

Video captured & edited by Lady Hawk

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This nest is located in a remote area of Bucovina Romania where a pair of Golden Eagles have been nesting and raising their young. The Wild Bucovina Association is a non government and non profit organization that has set up a new webcam recently to observe a rare pair of golden eagles raise their chick. This pair has been observed locally for the past 6 years. Setting up the cam has spooked the male and he had not been back to the nest. On 6/13/21 the male returned to the nest with prey for the first time since the cam installation.The female is hunting and taking care of their chick.The male has been seen and photographed flying with the female close to the nest and is also hunting for the family. Due to the sensitive nature of nest disturbance & the consequences involved, caution is advised while viewing this wild golden eagle nest.

Courtesy of Wild Bucovina Association & Stelian Bodnari. Many thanks for the livestream on the golden eagle family.

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