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Originally Posted by bkcunningham1
I don't know if he'll mourn in the human sense. But in my mind, he was all set to feed the eaglets and work with his mate and do what nature intended until the babies left the nest. He'd have to be confused and "lost" (I don't know a better word) for awhile. Then instinct will kick in and he'll go about his life. It still makes me feel sad.
I suppose his new mate will have her own nest and this nest may be abandoned. What a sad day. You are my hero for turning me on to that silly webcam Bare. I have had so many hours of enjoyment out of watching, sharing and talking about the eagles' nest. Thank you.
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You are so welcome bk, it's nice to know that people care.
The father eagle returned to the empty nest at 2:14 with a fish. He spent 15minutes in the nest just looking around, trying to figure out where his wife and kids went. So sad. The male was with the female when she was killed, but he managed to get out of the way of the plane. The Admins said that the male spent some time this morning looking for the female. At least now we know that the three eaglets are safe from predators and will be sure of enough to eat.
The male eagle will probably find another mate, as the female did in 2002 when her male partner was killed by an airplane. Perhaps we'll see the male return next year to the same nest with a new mate. I hope so.