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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Long Lashes" data-source="post: 361046" data-attributes="member: 41">I can't keep up with how fast these eaglets are growing, although its not surprising because Guy and Lipstick keep them supplied with plenty of food ...<img src="https://images.spot.im/image/upload/q_70,fl_lossy,dpr_3,h_73,w_100,c_scale/v200/64116cbc1f566d37d100c511a3e95be3" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 432px" />its just occurred to me how we never see them drink,  I suppose they must get enough liquid from the food.Something upset Lipstick the other night and she went off chasing whatever it was (maybe an Owl?)<img src="https://images.spot.im/image/upload/q_70,fl_lossy,dpr_3,h_56,w_100,c_scale/v200/f0f30c26feb728f1b809227fa4df4b6f" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 440px" />Ooo and bless these little eaglets, they spread their wings to defend the nest.  What a great team! <img src="http://yoursmiles.org/ksmile/babe/k05142.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":kiss:" title="Kiss    :kiss:" data-shortname=":kiss:" />Here is  one of the eaglets preening themselves, they're always preening and getting rid of their first fluffy feathers ... <img src="https://images.spot.im/image/upload/q_70,fl_lossy,dpr_3,h_95,w_100,c_scale/v200/f79939b33463ea2392dea67b958bfd11" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 431px" />but if you look beyond the eaglet about midway  to the left ... you can see Guy and Lipstick  in the distance meeting up in another tree <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin    :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />How impressive these wings are for ones so young...<img src="https://images.spot.im/image/upload/q_70,fl_lossy,dpr_3,h_64,w_100,c_scale/v200/006c76ccac6cc562551cc975f95fa524" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 461px" /><img src="https://images.spot.im/image/upload/q_70,fl_lossy,dpr_3,h_75,w_100,c_scale/v200/524f4aa19183e05293ba85b14b6661c0" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 460px" />and more practising to fly ...<img src="https://images.spot.im/image/upload/q_70,fl_lossy,dpr_3,h_99,w_100,c_scale/v200/e921f3d8cdfa20480d07eae3f9ce2310" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 455px" />The cleaners are a cheeky lot, they even land in the nest when the parent eagles are around ..<img src="https://images.spot.im/image/upload/q_70,fl_lossy,dpr_3,h_100,w_100,c_scale/v200/b2b33f65d6526c77c21f2b64d4dcfdf2" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 460px" />Here are a very  dishevelled Lipstick with one of her brood on a wet day .. <img src="https://images.spot.im/image/upload/q_70,fl_lossy,dpr_3,h_92,w_100,c_scale/v200/53cb6afd861627b4f6e93c3e2fc2929d" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 453px" />I look the same first thing in the morning :laughing:</blockquote>

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