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| American Bald Eagle |
July is the month when our tidewater Hudson Valley bald eagles fledge their young. (To “fledge,” if you are a bird, means to fly from the nest for the first time.)
The tidewater Hudson has at least ten active bald eagle nests, each with 1 to 3 young. Males usually leave the nest before females and both are every bit the size of their mom and dad. Newly fledged, they have “extra” flight feathers, kind of like training wheels on a bicycle. These big babies must summon the courage to furiously flap their wings, feel the lift, trust that they will not fall, and within seconds glide from their launch point, a nest that may be 75-100 feet in the air, to a nearby limb and safety.
Reprinted from the Hudson River Almanac Monthly Highlights.
Read more about the bald eagle.
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