The Eagle's Nest

For the Eaglets
Like an eagle that stirs up its nest and hovers over its young, that spreads its wings to catch them and carries them on its pinions. The LORD alone led him; no foreign god was with him Deuteronomy 32:11-12
 
Navigation
The Eagle's Nest

Bird's Eye View
Eagle Facts
Tail Feathers
Eagle Spotting
The Eagle Eye
For the Eaglets
Feeding Habits
Eagle Migration
Eagle Stuff

On Eagle's Wings Ministries

About Me
Church Life
Evangelism
Ministry
Prayer
Seniors
Youth
Worship
At three or four weeks, these eaglets are covered in a coat of gray down. While downy feathers are excellent insulators, they are useless as air foils, and must be replaced with juvenile feathers before an eaglet can take its first flight, some 10 to 13 weeks after hatching.
WELL.... EVEN EAGLES NEED A PUSH!

The eagle gently coaxed her offspring towards the edge of the nest. Her heart quivered with conflicting emotions as she felt their resistance to her persistent nudging. "Why does the thrill of soaring have to begin with the fear of failing?" she thought. This ageless question was still unanswered for her.

As in the tradition of the species, her nest was located high on the shelf of a sheer rock face. Below there was nothing but air to support the wings of each child. "Is it possible that this time it will not work?" she thought. Despite her fears, the eagle knew it was time. Her parental mission was all but complete. There remained one final task - the push.

The eagle drew courage from an innate wisdom. Until her children discover their wings, there was no purpose for their lives. Until they learn how to soar, they will fail to understand the privilege it was to have been born an eagle. The push was the greatest gift she had to offer. It was her supreme act of love. And, so one by one she pushed them, and they flew!

- David McNally
 

 		  

 

Newly hatched, eaglets are soft, grayish-white down covers their small bodies, their wobbly legs are too weak to hold their weight, and their eyes are partially closed, limiting vision. Their only protection is their parents.

   Eagles feed their young by shredding pieces of meat from their prey with their beaks. The female gently coaxes her tiny chick to take a morsel of meat from her beak. She will offer food again and again, eating rejected morsels herself, and then tearing off another piece for the eaglet.

The young birds grow rapidly, they add one pound to their body weight every four or five days. At about two weeks, it is possible for them to hold their head up for feeding.

   Between four and five weeks, the birds are able to stand, at which time they can began tearing up their own food.

   At eight weeks, the eaglets are beginning to stretch their wings in response to gusts of wind and may even be lifted off their feet for short periods.

   At three or four weeks, this eaglet is covered in its secondary coat of gray down. In another two weeks or so, black juvenile feathers will begin to grow in. While downy feathers are excellent insulators, they are useless as air foils, and must be replaced with juvenile feathers before an eaglet can take its first flight, some 10 to 13 weeks after hatching.
 
Resources for young eagles in training

Coming soon

Hey it takes a while to build a quality nest you know... I am working just about as fast as I can. And in due time the nest will be finished. Sorry for the construction mess but please be patient with me as I try to make a home for all my fine feathered friends on the net..

 

©2003 On Eagles Wings Ministries      Reynoldsville, PA 15851

contact webmaster