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MN Bound Eagles Make Soft Bed for Harmon.

I think we will all sleep better tonight!

I'm sorry I haven't been over here everyone. So much going on everywhere ... it's getting so hard to keep up. Everyone got great pictures of Mom and Dad's return. Lots of great ones on WOW as well. I watched all day from work ... waiting and waiting and waiting ... I saw SGB on the chat. So many people waiting.

So after getting caught up this evening ... I sat here and waited some more for Mom to come in with Harmon for the night. Thank goodness! What a wonderful sight it was. They finally got settled in a spot and she checked him all out ... pecked around at his back, then his mouth and head ... pure (re)bonding if you ask me. And that's what I really wanted to see. Ain't nobody can ever tell me these birds don't have some kind of emotions ... because I just witnessed it!!


Slideshow ...

I missed the feeding ... but I know it was Dad that came in first. When Mom came in she immediately took the fish from him and started feeding. So then I think Dad flew off first.

It is Mom on the nest now with Harmon. :)

Now that was weird ... Susan?? where did your post go??

Awww, I just saw your post, PattiO, and realized it was Mom. Thank you for that slideshow!

Ohhh ... OK... thought I was going nutso Susan!

Lori on WOW posted video of those last few moments I was talking about ... so if you missed it live .. here it is! :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-b1OPED3 ... _embedded#!

MN Bound Eagles Good Night Mom & Harmon 5-7-12

Thanks Mick! :)

Quote from the blog .... deserves to be posted!!

Incredible Moments!
Monday, May 7, 2012 at 9:53PM | MN Bound Editor
It's not every day that something this incredible happens. This just goes to show the power of mother nature. Tens of thousands of lives have been touched by this eagle family and their impact has spread all around the world.

It was a moment of tears for many. Standing from a distance we were only minutes away from going back up to get Harmon. Jim, our tree climber saw the mother close by the nest. Harmon was screaming and it was clear that something was happening. Everyone stood silent and watched. Soon, the mother moved closer yet again. Then, out of nowhere dad flew down and landed in the nest. It was a reunion for the record books.

Hollywood aint got nothin' on this motion picture!

For the thousands of viewers it was a moment worth the hours of waiting. I think it's safe to say that a few tears landed on some computer screens.

We are thankful for another day. Another day for our family to give life to their eaglet named Harmon. What happens next? We can only wait and watch. We are just happy that it is out of our human hands.

We never meant for any of this to happen. The goal of this webcam was to bring you a unique view into the lives of Bald Eagles and to show it without any human interaction. Because of the incredible drama that unfolded before our very eyes we were forced to action. Thanks to the help of many, this young eaglet still has a chance to fly. It wasn't the plan, and we hope that we never have to interfere again. But for now, it's a moment to be proud of.

We have many people to thank and many details that we hope to share. The past 4 days have been a whirlwind. We will catch you up to speed on all that has happened behind the scenes, and all that we anticipate in the coming days, weeks and months. Stay tuned for more updates and video's as this incredible story continues to be told.

From all of us at Minnesota Bound, we want to say thank you.

Here too!! Sniff, sniff, sob....

This is what really gets me ... they were there, ready to take Harmon down rather than leave him in his nest alone for another night with no feeding. Truly an amazing thing they've come back finally to take care of their baby. :)

I just got home from monitoring my site and I am just full of tears of joy. This warms the very cockles of my heart. No matter what else happens, they should be proud,to have been a part of nature at its best. Sometimes nature just needs a little helping hand.

I watched the videos and it was so heartwarming to see both adults wanting to feed Harmon.

this has been a season of all season so far, but when we people like Pete help the owls and the help at Richmond and now here, what a wonderful world we live in , here at these cams. these are the moments that makes us all glad we are here.

Well done

A parent with Harmon this morning

I, too, was surprised to read they were just about to go and get Harmon. Thank goodness they held off a little longer. They are a great bunch of human beings.

Harmon's crop is bigger than his head, but they keep feeding and he keeps eating