First Flight
Did you know?
Fledglings will rely on their parents for food for the next 4-6 weeks.
Bald eagles reach sexual maturity at 5 years.
The life expectancy in the wild is approximately 20 years.
The younger eaglet flew for the first time.
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The moment had arrived, the younger eaglet was going to take its first flight. I watched it spread its wings and jump, getting up its courage. Its sibling flew off the nest a couple of times during this, always returning back to the nest. After approximately 50 minutes, my finger ready to capture the moment - the eaglet took off. His first flight was short, he then returned back where he made a not so graceful landing back onto the nest. He basically crashed into his sibling and the two temporary got tangled up. Below is a series of photos taken at takeoff and landing.
