We have your Monday mega-raptor roll Nestflix! But before we get to the movies…

Hoppy Easter, everyone! We have eggs at many of the falcon nests we watch and plenty of places to go on an Easter egg hunt! Bald eagles lay white eggs, peregrine falcons lay eggs that range from light cream through brick red, and red-tailed hawks have pale eggs that are lightly splotched with brown. How and why do the birds we watch lay differently colored and shaped eggs?

Peregrine Falcon Elaine’s eggs inspired me to write a quick blog on the colors and shapes of eggs. Bald eagles lay white eggs, peregrine falcons lay eggs that range from light cream through brick red, and red-tailed hawks lay pale eggs lightly splotched with brown. How and why do the birds we watch lay differently-colored and shaped eggs?

We’re writing a series of blogs about the first few weeks of an eaglet’s life. An eaglet spends roughly 75 to 80 days in the nest. For about the first half, it grows and gains weight. For about the second half, it grows flight feathers and starts developing the skills it will need post-fledge. We will focus on week one in this blog.

We have your Monday mega-raptor roll Nestflix! But before we get to the movies…