West End Eagles ~ Everyone's Kung Fu Fighting 💪 MUSIC 💪 West End Trio Koa Treasure Sterling 6.10.24

Now that the West End trio have all fledged, it is every fledgling for itself these days! Koa Treasure & Sterling will all compete for territory, food or just the perfect rock to perch on as they all exercise their dominance over one another.

Sterling is on the historic nest for the first time after being the last to fledge and is making itself at home. Treasure flies in and it is game on! They fight and kung fu kick one another and then Koa flies in. Treasure sets it sights on Koa but Koa is smart and takes off flying leaving Sterling & Treasure to battle over whose nest this is.

After the tussle, it is Sterling who now takes the dominant position on the rock and Treasure is on the nest. Koa is seen flying over the nest while Thunder is perched on the middle tor watching it all. Koa comes back around and chases Mom off and takes her spot as Treasure & Sterling go for round two with Sterling being the victor after chasing off Treasure. Let the games begin! Thank you for watching!

Video created & edited by Lady Hawk

Music credits: Kung Fu Fighting by Carl Douglas

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Nest info: Eaglets WE1 (Koa), hatch 3/9 -3am; WE2 (Treasure), hatch 3/9 -7pm; WE3 (Sterling) 3/12 hatch by 4:10am; Thunder (F) 15 yrs old; Akecheta (M) (wing tag 61) 8 yrs old.

This eagle pair is a success story, part of a bald eagle restoration program started by the Institute for Wildlife Studies in 1980. Their nest has been active since 1991 and has been streaming live since 2005.

The West End Bald Eagle Cam is made possible through an educational partnership between Institute for Wildlife Studies, Montrose Settlements Program, Santa Catalina Island Conservancy, and Explore.org.

Read the full nest history here: https://www.iws.org/west-end-nest-his...

I recommend watching this video to learn about why the eagles have patagial tags also known as wing bling & the conservation work conducted in saving the bald eagles:

Return Flight: Restoring the Bald Eagle to the Channel Islands:    • Return Flight: Restoring the Bald Eag...  

Courtesy of IWS West End Bald Eagle Cam and Explore.org.
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