At 9 weeks of age…

The eaglet is becoming stronger and is able to move freely around the nest with confidence.

At seven weeks of age…

At six weeks of age, the Wedge-tailed Eaglet is getting a good covering of darker feathers coming through the white down.

At five weeks of age, the Wedge-tailed Eaglet is starting to show quite a few of the darker feathers coming through. It is spending a lot more time confidently moving around the nest and flapping those little wings.

I visited the nest with the new Wedge-tailed Eaglet again today, and was happy to see some good progress. The eaglet is looking very strong and healthy and has been eating well.

A pair of juvenile Black-shouldered Kites take to the air on their young wings.

It’s that time of year again, and my favourite breeding pair of Wedge-tailed Eagles are raising yet another new family member.

The Black-shouldered Kites are quite active at the moment, and are taking advantage of the high number of mice in the fields.

The Brown Falcons are quite active, and spend a large part of their day chasing each other around, while also avoiding the constant harassment from the Black-shouldered Kites and Nankeen Kestrels.

I had been sitting patiently waiting for … when i heard some rustling in the reeds to my left.

Sleeps during the day, hunts at night, has beautiful big orange eyes and flies silently on downy wings. It even looks kind of like an owl, but it’s not one.