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A two-week old eaglet in an area nest shows a down-covered head. Over the next couple of weeks, the down will gradually be replaced by brown feathers. In two months, this eaglet will be flight capable.
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Spring babies: eaglets in the aerie
Some very small youngsters are being seen in some very large nests this month. This is the month for hatching bald eagles.
Bald eagles in this area have started to incubate eggs in late February or early March. After about 35 days, the eggs, averaging two per nest, are ready to hatch. By April 15, many nests had young; down-covered, off-white 120-gram fluff balls about the size of a fist. The eaglets will stay in the nest for 10 to 12 weeks, depending on the parents for food. By the time the young eagles fledge, they will weigh somewhere between 4.5 and 5 kilograms, or 10 to 12 pounds.
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Reading in the rain
The weather in Texas has been wild and wooly lately. Cataclysmic thunderstorms, heavy rain, hail and tornado-like winds have made fishing an unattractive option. In February, I had mentioned finding a quote from George LaBranche saying that fishing is “closely allied with music.” I recently found the entire quote. In an interview with a lady writer, LaBranche said that, “Fly fishing is distinctly an art, closely allied with music.
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