2-28-2023 ‘Sticky’ Shift Changes And Little Nature Breaks

Yesterday morning, after Shadow’s first all-nighter on the nest this season, Jackie came in before sunrise to give him some time off. Shadow didn’t wait long before turning the nest over to Jackie. He shook off his wings on the front porch and headed out for a well-earned break--he was on the nest for about 17 hours, not quite as long as Jackie’s record of over 27 hours. The nest camera was down at that time, so we watched this shift change from Cam2, the wide-angle camera. With snow on the solar panels, the batteries are slow to recharge and did not have enough power to run the main camera. While Jackie and Shadow were changing places, the night light on the nest went off—and they did not seem to notice. That’s because it is an Infrared light, which is not visible to either eagles or humans. The camera lens, however, can pick up that infrared light and allow us to see what’s happening on the nest at night even though it still looks dark to the eagles. Shadow brought Jackie some breakfast a few hours