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Berry College - Rome, GA Bald Eagles - 2016 |
All Text & Images: Copyright (2016) |
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Berry College - Rome, GA Bald Eagles - 2016 |
All Text & Images: Copyright (2016) |
| After my first botanical visit of 2016 at Berry, I decided to go over and see if the well-known Berry eagles were visible. Mama & Papa Eagle and their two 2016 eaglets, B6 & B7 May 2, 2016: |
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| Mama Eagle |
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| Papa Eagle feeding with the two eaglets |
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| One of the eaglets jumped up on a branch and exercised its wings |
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| The two eaglets should be fledging soon (as of May 4) |
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| The eaglets are already as big as Papa! |
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| Mama returned and all four were in the nest for a short time. Then Papa flew off to hunt. |
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| More wing stretches, preparing for fledging. |
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| The two eaglets fledged on Mother's Day, May 8th May 29, 2016: |
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These eaglets won't get their adult plumage for several seasons. Of the two youngsters (B6 & B7), I believe this is B6... |
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| The Berry Eagle Cam can be watched here. |