Eaglet Wingercizing

Another eagle nesting season will soon be winding down; it goes so fast. For eaglets, the time from hatching to fledging is around 10 to 12 weeks, and those days/weeks before fledging are some of the most fun to observe as they start gaining strength and coordination in their wings by wingercizing.

As they flap those wings, they get a little air at first, but soon with practice and strength, and on those windy days, they can really start catching some air above their nest as you can see from this image and video.

These two eaglets are very close to fledging, and they’ve been branching and wingercizing quite a bit, and soon they’ll be on their journey and joining the ever growing eagle population here in Illinois and the Midwest.

Bald Eagle in Flight

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Sandhill Cranes on a hill

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Ruby-throated Hummingbird hovering over flowers

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Sandhill Cranes and Whooping Crane

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Trumpeter Swans in Flight

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Bumblebee among the flowers

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Short-eared Owl on the hunt during sunset

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