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Vaulted Oak
Mar 3, 2025
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Progression of a Hatch
February 25, 2025
The hatching of a bald eagle’s egg begins with a tiny opening in the inner membrane of the egg. The chick starts to breathe through the porous shell. Soon a tiny pip shows as the chick has broken through the outer shell of the egg.
Sunday, February 23 11:44 AM
The eggs are briefly left in the open. A spot of interest is seen on the left most egg. It could be dirt, but it deserves watching.
Monday, February 24 12:07:55 PM
The female is up turning the eggs and fluffing the grass in the egg cup. A spot is visible on the egg to the right, closest to her body,
Monday, February 24 2:09:47 PM
The eggs are in full view, and so is the pip in the middle egg. In real time watching the cam, the egg tooth could be seen working on that shell.
Monday, February 24 7:44:51 PM
Monday, February 24 2:19:46 AM
The chick continues to work on that shell through the night.
Monday, February 24 4:26:09 AM
The shell is now beginning to crack around its middle with every push of the chick.
Monday, February 24 5:44:41 AM
The chick is almost out. The shell still cradles it.
Monday, February 24 6:32:48 AM
With one more roll of the egg from the female, the chick slips out. The tiny chick is no bigger than her foot.
Monday, February 24 6:43:29 AM
There is an exchange of adults in the nest, and the male sees his chick for the first time.
The cam switches from night vision. The male is still learning what to do with these little chicks.
Monday, February 24 6:50:35 AM
He finally settles down to incubate the other 2 eggs, and brood his new chick. The chick is already drying, and feathers are beginning to fluff. The empty shell will begin to break apart and become part of the nest. Sometimes the adults eat the shell.
Monday, February 24 February 25 10:07:32
The process repeats. It looks like there is a pip in egg 2. That spot deserves careful observation.
March 3, 2025
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