Well Vic and Sid are coming up to their 10th week of life. It’s been fun to watch them both playing together in the nest. Lots of dug of war, hopping around, pouncing on objects. Also I have watched them standing side by side on the edge of the nest observing the daily activities around their nest site. This is important behaviour as it imprints on them their natal territory for possible future nesting sites. It’s quite sweet to see them move their necks and heads in a synchronized fashion.
“A pre-fledge milestone is an activity called branching when the eaglet takes short hops/flights to branches within the nest tree. The young eagles normally branch for up to 7-10 days before fledge, exercising theirs wings and legs, taking short flights to branches in the nest tree. At ten-to-twelve weeks of age, the eaglet is physically ready to fly. Most eaglets fledge around 12 weeks.”