West End ~ Thunder Feeds Triplets All Lined Up! W2 Self Feeding Attempt & W1 Gets PS Sprayed 4.12.24

Akecheta is just finishing up on a feeding and WE2 has a piece of fish and starts to nibble on it. WE3 wants to nibble on it but WE2 takes it away. Watch out as WE1 gets up and heads towards the cave & at the same time WE3 is setting up to do a ps. Sure enough, WE3 does a huge ps and it flies over and off the nest but also sprays WE1 and gets on its feathers lol

Thunder flies in with a fish and the triplets line up to get fed! Everybirdie eats in this nest. WE3 was on the left, WE1 in the middle who got the most to eat in this feeding and WE2 closest to the cam. Check out those crops afterwards! There are multiple feedings throughout the day so every chick gets to have a full crop. 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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