West End ~ Entire Family On Nest Tandem Feeding! WE3 PS Whizzes Past Dad! WE2 Wingers 4.6.24

It was another great day on the nest and feedings for the triplets. They were all napping - Akecheta was on the nest and begins a feeding. WE1 (who is HUGE) gets up and ready to eat on the far left ( WE3 is in the middle with WE2 on the outside closest to the cam). AK feeds WE1 a few bites when Thunder arrives with a rockfish. AK doesn't even look up at her - he keeps feeding WE1. Thunder was hungry and begins to eat the fish while AK feeds. WE1 is in a very position and ends up getting bites from both Mom and Dad with WE3 getting fish too! They give a brief tandem feeding today

The triplets are very well behaved throughout the feeding. Thunder eats and feeds that fish she brought in fast and then she flies off. AK stays on the nest. First WE1 does a PS and then WE3 let's one rip and it whizzes past Dad almost hitting him! WE2 decides to do some flapping and hits Dad with its wings! A day in the life of the West End triplets! Thank you for watching!

Video captured & edited by Lady Hawk

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Nest info: Eaglets WE1, hatch 3/9 -3am; WE2, hatch 3/9 -7pm; WE3, 3/12 hatch by 4:10am; Thunder (F) 15 yrs old; Akecheta (M) (wing tag 61) 8 yrs old.

This eagle pair is a success story, part of a bald eagle restoration program started by the Institute for Wildlife Studies in 1980. Their nest has been active since 1991 and has been streaming live since 2005.

The West End Bald Eagle Cam is made possible through an educational partnership between Institute for Wildlife Studies, Montrose Settlements Program, Santa Catalina Island Conservancy, and Explore.org.

Read the full nest history here: https://www.iws.org/west-end-nest-history

I recommend watching this video to learn about why the eagles have patagial tags also known as wing bling & the conservation work conducted in saving the bald eagles:

Return Flight: Restoring the Bald Eagle to the Channel Islands: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnjXsW0AMxs&ab_channel=MontroseRestoration

Courtesy of IWS West End Bald Eagle Cam and Explore.org.
Watch live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmmAzrAkKqI&ab_channel=ExploreLiveNatureCamsunds

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