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30 April 2006
OMG Eagle chick!→[More:]
... and in other news, RCMP arrested 11 scum who were involved in illegal Eagle hunting and mutilation.
Eagles and conservation have been the joy and occasional sadness of my life. This is a sad moment. It appears that the Hornby Island bald eagle eggs are infertile. The first egg should have hatched April the 26 and the second egg today. The first embryo, if it developed at all, is surely dead. The second embryo, could still hatch but I cannot see the proper pipping of the egg shell, where the chicks beak has broken through enabling it to draw in air, the precursor to the final struggle for hatching. It does not look good for this pair this year. In fact this is the second year of failure for this nest territory."
photo by splunge
photo by TheophileEscargot
photo by Kronos_to_Earth
photo by ethylene
