The NBG eaglets are growing at a rate of about one pound every three days. For the first 30 days or so most of their energy goes into putting on body fat. You have probably noticed that they are moving about the nest better, but walking on their “tarsus” (lower leg bone) not their feet. Their heads are now more steady because they are developing some muscle control.
Here is a list of terms I used in my talks at Norfolk Botanical Garden last Saturday that you might find helpful.

Norfolk Botanical Garden

Eagle Talk

April 3, 2010

Reese F Lukei, Jr, Research Associate

The Center For Conservation Biology

College of William and Mary 

ECOLOGY- Study of animals and plants in relation to their environment 
EAGLE ECOLOGY – Study of eagles and their environmental relationships
ETHOLOGY – Study of animal behavior
ANIMAL BEHAVIOR – The result of interaction between genetic and environmental influences
INNATE – Born with
INSTINCT – Natural to the species – Inherited behavior
IMPRINTING – Filial – To fix indelibly in the memory – Specialized form of learning
LEARN – To gain knowledge or understanding by study or instruction
HABITUATION – Becoming used to
ASSOCIATION – To connect mentally