Bald Eagles (Accipitridae: Haliaeetus leucocephalus) Nest-building

Gracious! Nest-building in late October? Photographed at the Kellys Slough NWR, North Dakota (30 October 2011). Go here to learn more about nest-building in this species: http://www.fws.gov/pacific/eagle/guidelines/baea_nhstry_snstvty.html

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Pets & Animals

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• Bald Eagle
• Eagle
• Nest
• Accipitridae
• Haliaeetus
• Kellys Slough NWR
• North Dakota

[naturespaths]

Great bird, nice footage!

[Lucretius41]

@naturespaths Thank you for your warm words. ;-)

[NicKtheGreeK1100]

you don't see these every day... anyway, this must be an old nest!

[Lucretius41]

@NicKtheGreeK1100 Surprisingly, this represents the very beginning of a new nest! Bald Eagle nests are notoriously large structures, so I reckon that if these two birds take this effort seriously they'll have to add another three hundred pounds (or more) of dead branches/sticks to this structure before it's of suitable size. What is especially surprising to me is that I've always associated nest-building behavior as a Spring-time activity rather than a Fall-time activity in this species. ;-)

[my35Xvision]

It may be a little early, but the Bald Eagles are starting to have their so-called Spring-time activity in winter months, so their chicks are usually hatched in very early spring. Great capture of Bald Eagles!

[Reptileden98]

bald agles. amazing animals! powerful, fast, and graceful but caring parents, these guys have highly develo[ped brains, more than we think. beautiful video thank you for putting this up!