Thank you so very much WingsOf Whimsy for sharing your opinion of the NEFL nest! 😇 I agree. Our Gabs is certainly demonstrating atypical ambivilence with her two eggs😔 Thanks for otherwise noting she does physically appear healthy👍 Loving Beau kicking it into fatherhood high gear!! 🦅🌟🌟😂 We're all hoping this is nothing serious with Gabrielle. She is so beloved. I'm a big fan WOW 🥹 God bless you 🫶
Thank you, Kathleen - I appreciate you. I am a hardcore worrier by nature (come from a long line of worrywarts, in fact), but I've learned to try to avoid ringing the panic bells until there is absolute reason. Is there cause for closer observation here? Absolutely! Is this odd? No doubt! Is this a sign of certain doom? No - that's a bit premature. We're all seeing the same things & there are some different interpretations of that. All we can do is wait, pray, and watch. Gabby is a strong girl & we have to be thankful for that right now - as well as being SO impressed with our main man Beau... he's a rock star.
This is very strange behavior for Gabby...But remember Anna was very unstable this broke my heart...Gabby isn't unstable ..I believe they said Anna had Bird Flu is that right? Or lead Poisoning...one of the two...
I've definitely noticed many making that comparison. I understand why they would, but thankfully - we're not seeing ALL of the same behaviors/symptoms as with Andria & Anna. To this point, it's just been that avoidance of incubating, I believe. I haven't noticed a true instability, but I definitely could have missed it as well. Just hope for the best. That is truly all we can do.
Thank you WingsOfWhimsy for the information. This is nature and we only have our human affections for Gabby and Beau. Staying glued to the nest though, with peaks of the other nests I follow. 🙏
And contrary to how some feel - I am absolutely one who understands and believes in the validity of human emotion and affection - even toward the animals. :) The unknown is so difficult.
💙💙I remain positive, we will see in the coming days how all this evolves. It is possible that the eggs are not viable, it is not a rare phenomenon. In the meantime Beau is always present at the nest and covers the eggs and Gabby is never far away. Let's keep hope, it is early to be discouraged, let's wait and see what happens next.💙💙
Im also worried about this nest. I missed whatever happened with that male V that Gabby was debating on. Is it possible he's still around? It seems Gabby is always looking in a direction, its just odd. Seeing Beau has something on the back of his head, a scratch perhaps. Im sending my 🙏🏼🌲🦅✨️
241 hasn't been seen since - I believe - early October? I'm assuming he's moved on by now, but of course - can't be certain what's going on beyond the camera's view. There did appear to be an intruder at the nest tree briefly this morning.
I just hope whatever it is that Beau can hang in there for a few weeks longer and that whatever Gabby is going through will pass. IF the eggs do not hatch in hoping Gabby will get better and they'll mate to possibly lay a 2nd clutch.
My theory is that she's got a slightly pulled sore leg or pelvis (thought I saw her favoring her left early on, but the nest is so uneven, hard to tell), and thus she can't incubate due to pain. I've had minor pulls from sports and they can be very painful in certain positions or they spasm. I watched a falcon nest with a similar situation last season, although that female was really beat up, and abandoned the nest for the most part, but again, in very bad shape, unlike Gabby. Gabby's affect is concerning, maybe it's just confusion at not being able to sit the eggs, which her hormones and experience are screaming at her to do. But she's ignoring Beau, too, so whatever it is, she's not feeling social. I don't think she's like Andria and Anna, as an illness would have progressed more by now, and with other symptoms, although it could be a lower level of rodenticide poisoning, or lead for behavioral changes (doesn't seem like a big hunting area, but lead also comes from fishing). Anna and Andria weren't eating much, and vomiting, unlike Gabby's monster crop. It's sad because Beau grew up into an obviously great dad, and so the outlook was great for this season. Finally! Now the viability of the eggs is in question,too. Beau is absolutely amazing but he can't be on 24/7. I haven't checked the temp there, and it's definitely not freezing, but not the required 105 deg, either. Eggs have survived with some absences, but depends on the stage and the other things. So I keep hope. At least Gabby is not worse, so probably not bird flu, tg. I hope she feels better soon and can resume her duties. I think she would be on the eggs if at all possible for her, even with some pain. But a bad spasm, no, and that might have made her hesitant to get back on. Again, so proud of Beau.! Gabby chose right, raised him up, and he's a wonderful eagle dad, trying to save the season. I'm sure he's confused, too, poor guy. Get well, Gabby, we love you! The eggs are secondary, she can have many more over her lifetime, but Gabby's health is the most important thing. Sorry for all who were so eggscited about this season. Stuff happens, as we know. Nature, and human activities are tough. ❤️🦅🦅🥚🥚 PS, I'm still traumatized over Anna and Andria, and I never dealt with it, just quit watching after the males left. And this brought it all back for me, as sounds like it did for many. Tg we see now that Gabby doesn't seem to be on their tragic trajectory!
Fantastic and logical observations! I too do believe that if this were avian flu, we'd be seeing more signs by now. Although everything may not be optimal right now, every time she does fly back to the nest tree (especially with food or a crop), it's cause for relief & celebration. Baby steps to recovery & wellness.
Whimsy is there a need to be concerned that there seems to be some times that the eggs werent being incubated? Its just hard after last year and then this year seemed to going well. Do you know or have seen another female eagle act like this? Its just frustrating not knowing what's going on. Ty!
I can tell you last year there was a nest NCTC nest last year that was not incubated for periods of times and no one thought they would ever hatch. This nest is on much colder weather than Gabbys nest and they lay eggs later than the Florida nests. BOTH eggs did hatch, and we all called it a miracle. The dad was a young Eagle and didn't help, he also ended up not allowing either baby to survive because he was so young he didn't help incubate and once the 1st egg hatched he didn't know it was their baby. So when the 2nd egg hatched we all thought maybe he now realizes it and won't hurt this baby but sadly that was not the case. Both times as soon as mom went to go get food to feed her newly hatched chick she came back to no baby being there. This young male would fight her for the food, steal it and fly off with it any food she tried to stash and so she had to leave a newly hatched baby to go get food to feed.
I was going to bring up the NCTC nest as Michelle did.... I know many had given up on the eggs when both did hatch last year. I don't think there is a specific and absolute cutoff as to when we know eggs would be non-viable (short of absolute abandonment, of course). Thus far, I think we're still in the viable zone, but of course - no one can say for sure.
I'm positive Gabby is fine. She fully knows the eggs are not viable. In fact, she is seen tasting at least one of their contents on 12-22 at 4:51pm. I've seen it before on other nests. The mom always figures it out well before the dad.
Maybe hormonal , women have issues why not a female bald eagle. Beau is supporting, while she gets well. Only God knows, we can just leave it to him and try not to worry. 🙏❤️
God bless you Gabrielle & Beau 🙏
After Samson missing, Gabby was a little abnormal last season too. 🤔
Poor Gabby! 😢 want her to be happy this season with Beau. ❤🧡💛
Thank you so very much WingsOf Whimsy for sharing your opinion of the NEFL nest! 😇
I agree. Our Gabs is certainly demonstrating atypical ambivilence with her two eggs😔
Thanks for otherwise noting she does physically appear healthy👍
Loving Beau kicking it into fatherhood high gear!! 🦅🌟🌟😂
We're all hoping this is nothing serious with Gabrielle.
She is so beloved.
I'm a big fan WOW 🥹
God bless you 🫶
Thank you, Kathleen - I appreciate you. I am a hardcore worrier by nature (come from a long line of worrywarts, in fact), but I've learned to try to avoid ringing the panic bells until there is absolute reason. Is there cause for closer observation here? Absolutely! Is this odd? No doubt! Is this a sign of certain doom? No - that's a bit premature. We're all seeing the same things & there are some different interpretations of that. All we can do is wait, pray, and watch. Gabby is a strong girl & we have to be thankful for that right now - as well as being SO impressed with our main man Beau... he's a rock star.
We’re crossing our fingers and praying that Gabby will be ok. Merry Christmas Wings❤🎄❤
To you as well!!
All I can think sadly, is what happened last year to Andria and Anna from Kincaid . Praying Gabby is going to be fine in a day or two.
Donna, that’s all I can think of too - I’ll never get that out of my mind’s eye. That was awful! But miracles can happen🙏🏼
@donnat9753. They've been on my mind too. So Heartbreaking 😢
This is very strange behavior for Gabby...But remember Anna was very unstable this broke my heart...Gabby isn't unstable ..I believe they said Anna had Bird Flu is that right? Or lead Poisoning...one of the two...
I've definitely noticed many making that comparison. I understand why they would, but thankfully - we're not seeing ALL of the same behaviors/symptoms as with Andria & Anna. To this point, it's just been that avoidance of incubating, I believe. I haven't noticed a true instability, but I definitely could have missed it as well. Just hope for the best. That is truly all we can do.
Thank you WingsOfWhimsy for the information. This is nature and we only have our human affections for Gabby and Beau. Staying glued to the nest though, with peaks of the other nests I follow. 🙏
And contrary to how some feel - I am absolutely one who understands and believes in the validity of human emotion and affection - even toward the animals. :) The unknown is so difficult.
💙💙I remain positive, we will see in the coming days how all this evolves. It is possible that the eggs are not viable, it is not a rare phenomenon. In the meantime Beau is always present at the nest and covers the eggs and Gabby is never far away. Let's keep hope, it is early to be discouraged, let's wait and see what happens next.💙💙
My prayers to sweet Gabby 🙏🦅🩷🌹nothing happened 🙏🦅
So sad for them. 😢. Thought with Beau maturing all would be well. Time will tell 🙏❤️
Im so glad she is home and on the eggs! SED!!
Im also worried about this nest. I missed whatever happened with that male V that Gabby was debating on. Is it possible he's still around? It seems Gabby is always looking in a direction, its just odd. Seeing Beau has something on the back of his head, a scratch perhaps. Im sending my 🙏🏼🌲🦅✨️
241 hasn't been seen since - I believe - early October? I'm assuming he's moved on by now, but of course - can't be certain what's going on beyond the camera's view. There did appear to be an intruder at the nest tree briefly this morning.
I am very worried. I am afraid she is very ill and masking and trying to hold on
I just hope whatever it is that Beau can hang in there for a few weeks longer and that whatever Gabby is going through will pass. IF the eggs do not hatch in hoping Gabby will get better and they'll mate to possibly lay a 2nd clutch.
My theory is that she's got a slightly pulled sore leg or pelvis (thought I saw her favoring her left early on, but the nest is so uneven, hard to tell), and thus she can't incubate due to pain. I've had minor pulls from sports and they can be very painful in certain positions or they spasm. I watched a falcon nest with a similar situation last season, although that female was really beat up, and abandoned the nest for the most part, but again, in very bad shape, unlike Gabby.
Gabby's affect is concerning, maybe it's just confusion at not being able to sit the eggs, which her hormones and experience are screaming at her to do. But she's ignoring Beau, too, so whatever it is, she's not feeling social. I don't think she's like Andria and Anna, as an illness would have progressed more by now, and with other symptoms, although it could be a lower level of rodenticide poisoning, or lead for behavioral changes (doesn't seem like a big hunting area, but lead also comes from fishing). Anna and Andria weren't eating much, and vomiting, unlike Gabby's monster crop.
It's sad because Beau grew up into an obviously great dad, and so the outlook was great for this season. Finally! Now the viability of the eggs is in question,too. Beau is absolutely amazing but he can't be on 24/7. I haven't checked the temp there, and it's definitely not freezing, but not the required 105 deg, either. Eggs have survived with some absences, but depends on the stage and the other things. So I keep hope.
At least Gabby is not worse, so probably not bird flu, tg. I hope she feels better soon and can resume her duties. I think she would be on the eggs if at all possible for her, even with some pain. But a bad spasm, no, and that might have made her hesitant to get back on.
Again, so proud of Beau.! Gabby chose right, raised him up, and he's a wonderful eagle dad, trying to save the season. I'm sure he's confused, too, poor guy. Get well, Gabby, we love you! The eggs are secondary, she can have many more over her lifetime, but Gabby's health is the most important thing. Sorry for all who were so eggscited about this season. Stuff happens, as we know. Nature, and human activities are tough. ❤️🦅🦅🥚🥚
PS, I'm still traumatized over Anna and Andria, and I never dealt with it, just quit watching after the males left. And this brought it all back for me, as sounds like it did for many. Tg we see now that Gabby doesn't seem to be on their tragic trajectory!
Fantastic and logical observations! I too do believe that if this were avian flu, we'd be seeing more signs by now. Although everything may not be optimal right now, every time she does fly back to the nest tree (especially with food or a crop), it's cause for relief & celebration. Baby steps to recovery & wellness.
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Whimsy is there a need to be concerned that there seems to be some times that the eggs werent being incubated? Its just hard after last year and then this year seemed to going well. Do you know or have seen another female eagle act like this? Its just frustrating not knowing what's going on. Ty!
I can tell you last year there was a nest NCTC nest last year that was not incubated for periods of times and no one thought they would ever hatch. This nest is on much colder weather than Gabbys nest and they lay eggs later than the Florida nests. BOTH eggs did hatch, and we all called it a miracle. The dad was a young Eagle and didn't help, he also ended up not allowing either baby to survive because he was so young he didn't help incubate and once the 1st egg hatched he didn't know it was their baby. So when the 2nd egg hatched we all thought maybe he now realizes it and won't hurt this baby but sadly that was not the case. Both times as soon as mom went to go get food to feed her newly hatched chick she came back to no baby being there. This young male would fight her for the food, steal it and fly off with it any food she tried to stash and so she had to leave a newly hatched baby to go get food to feed.
@michelle201 Yeah I know, Wasn't that Scout and Bellas nest?
@lindaadelwerth8042 yes
I was going to bring up the NCTC nest as Michelle did.... I know many had given up on the eggs when both did hatch last year. I don't think there is a specific and absolute cutoff as to when we know eggs would be non-viable (short of absolute abandonment, of course). Thus far, I think we're still in the viable zone, but of course - no one can say for sure.
Will someone fill me in on whats happening? I am new to this post
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I hope Gabby doesn't sense a problem with the eggs?
That came to my mind as well: Maybe Gabby senses that the eggs are inviable. Only speculation, but can't think of anything else.
@michelle1970 Thought that's who you were referring to. It was Truly Surprising that they hatched. Was glad, But unfortunately that was short lived 😢
I'm positive Gabby is fine. She fully knows the eggs are not viable. In fact, she is seen tasting at least one of their contents on 12-22 at 4:51pm. I've seen it before on other nests. The mom always figures it out well before the dad.
Maybe hormonal , women have issues why not a female bald eagle. Beau is supporting, while she gets well. Only God knows, we can just leave it to him and try not to worry. 🙏❤️
I'm leaning toward a hormonal issue, personally.
the eggs are going to not hatch