The different ages of the three Bald Eagle chicks recently hatched —the tv birds — is easy to see. The birds are on a Minnesota DNR live video feed, nest location local but unknown. The chicks were born, I believe, a day apart. All three are surviving, not always the case when a third chick hatches. Often that bird, smaller and weaker than its siblings, dies or is killed. The three in this nest look good. The feathering on the birds' backs: one is light, one is darker, the third is darkest. I'm assuming the increasing color is indicative of age. Find them via the DNR web site.
Aging Bald Eagle chicks by their increasing color
These are the birds on the DNR's video feed
April 10, 2017 at 10:59PM
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