Saturday's Critters . . .

I have been following the

Washington DC Bald Eagles,

"Mr. President" and "First Lady."

I thought it was time for a recap of the eaglets

and a post for

Eileen's Saturday's Critters.

Washington DC Bald Eaglets

March 22-25, 2016

soon after hatching . . .

growing and changing

April

big changes

May 13, 2016

In 2014 a pair of mated Bald Eagles chose an idyllic site to build a nest

on the grounds of the United States National Capital, Washington DC.

They nestled high in a Tulip Poplar tree

amongst the Azalea's at the National Arboretum

which is operated by the United States Department of Agriculture.

This is the first Bald Eagle pair to nest in this location since 1947.

The two Eagles have been iconically named

"Mr. President and First Lady"

The First Lady laid her first egg of 2016 on February 10th

and laid her second egg on February 14th early in the morning.

DC2 hatched at 8:27 AM om March 18, 2016, EDT.

DC3 followed two days later, hatching March 20 at about 3:00 AM EDT.

More than 36,000 people voted in choosing names for the eaglets.

The winning patriotic names,

"Freedom and Liberty"

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The information above was taken from

http://dceaglecam.eagles.org/

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Photos were taken from the DC cams A and B

Permission for Photos granted by

© 2016 American Eagle Foundation, EAGLES.ORG

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Thank you Eileen for hosting

Saturday's Critters

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my next few weeks will find

me in the gardens

and posting will be spotty at best

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Happy Days My Friends

Love ~ Lynne

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"What we have once enjoyed

and deeply loved we can never lose,

for all that we love deeply becomes a part of us."

Helen Keller