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Message: <blockquote data-quote="longbow" data-source="post: 1851596" data-attributes="member: 77303">Well I'm afraid it's for sure that only one eaglet has survived. Several days in a row I've been back and only the one if youngster present, the parent usually there on its roost maintaining her vigil.Still no flapping about on the kid's part. He's getting so big and well-feathered that I would have expected him to be trying his wings by now, but perhaps he's just a bit late in getting there or I'm over-eager. He is at least three quarters or better of the size of the parent that is usually there, the female I'm pretty sure, so it can't be long before fledging. Sure hope I get to see it happen.It's certainly been a pretty awesome experience having watched this slice of avian life. It actually gives one a sense of the drama, continuity and life force of the natural order and at the same time provides a rather more intimate appreciation for the beauty and valor of new life in the wild. Especially given the power and iconography of this particular species.</blockquote>