The Above the Eagles Project is a private study by Ned Makim of nesting Wedgetail Eagles not far from Inverell in northern NSW. There are two sites and cameras are carried in and out each time with filming lasting only about 15 minutes every 10 days to a fortnight to minimise disruption. It is run purely for the joy of learning about Wedgetail behaviour in the nest. It is shared here because wild things are always appreciated by those who hunt, who love wild places and wild creatures and those who choose to live life outdoors. For them and for myself, this whole thing is a labour of love...
This season's pair of eaglets have hatched and are bobbing around in the bottom of the Big Gorge nest. How long there are two to see is anyone's guess. Nothing much happens in this vid as they babies are too small but the season is, at least, underway.
The pair of eaglets has been reduced to one. It is rare for the first hatched eagle to tolerate a sibling and they are usually kicked out of the nest. The remaining young one, showing of the development of its fledging, calls for its parents with a feeding call and undertakes a bit of preening in this video.