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You're right. Eaglets are attended by at least one parent nearly all the ti=
me for the first three to four weeks of life. However, the parents start to=
leave the eaglets alone=A0for longer periods=A0at about the same time as t=
he contour feathers of the body begin to develop, so it's not=A0unusual to =
see an eaglet left alone=A0while still wearing a fair amount of down.=0A=A0=
=0AKathleen MacAulay=0AMilford Station=0A=A0=0AFrom: James Hirtle <jrhbirde=
r@hotmail.com>=0ATo: Naturens Naturens <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>=0ASent: Th=
ursday, May 19, 2011 2:18:15 PM=0ASubject: [NatureNS] Eaglet=0A=0A=0A Hi al=
l:=0A=A0=0AYesterday, at 13:45, there was an eaglet active on the nest near=
Bridgewater.=A0 When stretching it's wings it still has fluffy white feath=
ering.=A0 There was no sign of the adults, which is odd.=A0 In my experienc=
e of observing young in the nest in the past usually one of the adults, I'm=
assuming the female stays with the young one for quite some time with the =
adult male bringing food.=A0 =0A=A0=0AI saw my first twin flowers for this =
year yesterday.=A0 There also was some red berries close to the ground.=A0 =
Partridge berries maybe?=A0 I also noticed some pink flowers opening along =
the marsh stillwater where I was fishing at last night.=0A=A0=0AJames R. Hi=
rtle=0ABayport
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<html><body><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:ve=
rdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div><span>You're right. Eagle=
ts are attended by at least one parent nearly all the time for the first th=
ree to four weeks of life. However, the parents start to leave the eaglets =
alone for longer periods at about the same time as the contour fe=
athers of the body begin to develop, so it's not unusual to see an eag=
let left alone while still wearing a fair amount of down.</span></div>=
<div><span></span> </div><div><span>Kathleen MacAulay</span></div><div=
><span>Milford Station</span></div><div><span></span> </div><div style=
=3D"font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><div sty=
le=3D"font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt=
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class=3D"hr" contentEditable=3D"false" readonly=3D"true"></div><b><span st=
yle=3D"font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> James Hirtle <jrhbirder@hotm=
ail.com><br><b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Naturen=
s Naturens <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca><br><b><span style=3D"font-weight=
: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Thursday, May 19, 2011 2:18:15 PM<br><b><span sty=
le=3D"font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [NatureNS] Eaglet<br></font><=
br><div id=3D"yiv813770002">=0A=0A<style><!--=0A#yiv813770002 .yiv813770002=
hmmessage P=0A{=0Amargin:0px;padding:0px;}=0A#yiv813770002 .yiv813770002hmm=
essage=0A{=0Afont-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma;}=0A--></style>=0A=0A =0AHi =
all:<br>=0A <br>=0AYesterday, at 13:45, there was an eaglet active on =
the nest near Bridgewater. When stretching it's wings it still has fl=
uffy white feathering. There was no sign of the adults, which is odd.=
In my experience of observing young in the nest in the past usually =
one of the adults, I'm assuming the female stays with the young one for qui=
te some time with the adult male bringing food. <br>=0A <br>=0AI=
saw my first twin flowers for this year yesterday. There also was so=
me red berries close to the ground. Partridge berries maybe? I =
also noticed some pink flowers opening along the marsh stillwater where I w=
as fishing at last night.<br>=0A <br>=0AJames R. Hirtle<br>=0ABayport<=
br> =09=09 =09 =09=09 =0A</div><br><br></div></div></div></body></html>
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