Decorah Eagles - How to Tell Difference between Mom and Dad

I wanted to put together a little tutorial video to help the new folks how to tell the difference between the Male and Female Decorah, IA Eagles located on http://www.ustream.tv/decoraheagles

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Pets & Animals

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• Decorah Eagles
• Eaglet
• Tutorial
• Difference
• Mom
• Dad
• Hatchling hatch
• tutorial

[lizcis]

ty for this...can I ask a question? when the pair is in the nest at the same time why does one seem mad, yesterday one came back with food and even tried to feed the babies and the other grabed the food out of its mouth like he or she didnt want the other to feed them...just curious...love watching them~ Beth

[bigrediggy]

@lizcis First of all, I am not an eagle expert. I am just like the majority of people here that are hooked on watching this pair of eagles. My opinion on the matter is I think most of us have a tendency of attaching human emotions to our feathery friends. I believe we need to remember that these are wild creatures and when we think one seems "mad" at another one that probably isn't the case. Of course it may actually be the case and maybe he just missed his morning coffee and had a bad day. :)

[bigrediggy]

@twinkie57401- Actually Dad is around 4 years older than Mom.

[rockinran]

I was wondering if these traits are typical of all Eagles or just these two from Decorah?

[lovesbriardi]

That was wonderful because I sure couldn't tell them apart . Thanks.

[Tammicat21]

YAY!!!! Now I finally know who is on the nest whenever I tune in(which is constantly)Thank you, thank you, thank you:)

[irish3882]

Great job, thanks so much for teaching us.

[Arrooh]

Great. Thank you - sure makes it easier.

[NaiAlai55]

Great idea! LOL. Mom doesn't look mean. She looks *fierce.* Another difference I noticed between Mom and Dad: The inverted V at the 'featherline' (on top of) Mom's beak is more pronounced or sharper than Dad's.

[scottsdalegranny1]

Thank you so much.  I knew part of that but the way you explained it makes me more sure of myself. I can't tell you how much I enjoy watching this family. I have to run and check on them between chores. You do a great job.

[rose0500]

I am an avid watcher of these wonderful birds and can't get enough of them. I'm fascinated by the tutorials and have learned so much. Thanks for this concise, eagle-friendly video.

[ftnote9]

wonderful ... well done, thanks!

[demonbrc55]

I refer to this video all the time for myself and my class. Thanks so much!