Shortly after Jackie laid the egg yesterday, Shadow came flying in with a stick, seeming a little oblivious about what had just happened.
After placing the stick and looking around the area, he seemed to notice that Jackie was behaving a little differently…so, he went around and looked under her from the front.
The view from our wide angle camera caught his priceless reaction…first he seemed to consider it for a moment…then he did a double-take to look again and be sure that he had really seen what he thought he saw…then he sat up, looking serious, as if it was all sinking in…
We thought you might all like to share in his adorable first glimpse.
If you have not seen the egg-laying video, it was posted yesterday - make sure to check our feed!
Enjoy!
Sandy
ps, Shadow is fully aware and helping with incubation today. Please know that the eagles often do not sit full-time on the first egg, until all eggs have been laid. This behavior, known as Delayed Incubation, is geared to make the first egg take a bit longer to hatch and with that it will hatch closer to the same time as the 2nd egg. Bald eagle chicks grow fast, so with the chicks being closer to the same age, they have a more equal chance of sharing in the food and therefore, of survival.

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