♪ The Love Branch ♫ is a little ole place ♫ where ♩ Bald Eagles get to-getherrrrr ♫ In this case, the Love Branch is a well-worn white pine branch and the eagles are Mrs. T and Mr. T, on (we think) their second year as an eagle couple. Bald Eagles have been documented copulating ten months out of the year; at our latitude, they copulate productively between mid-January and early March, but they also copulate outside that time frame for seemingly no other reason than enjoyment and pair bonding. The T’s have been hard at work on their nest since September 23rd and nest-building plays a role in sexual selection. Maybe all that hard work put them both ♫ in the ♪ mood for ♬ love! https://youtu.be/zJD1H5kkeL0?si=gUJ8zjnW7dxP0nWd.
If you’d like to read more about nest building and sexual selection – https://www.raptorresource.org/2024/11/08/birds-and-nest-building/ or eagle copulation – https://www.raptorresource.org/2024/02/06/bald-eagle-mating-courtship-bonding-copulation-and-other-things-romantic/ follow the links! We just welcomed Trempealeau into the explore.org internet of animals, which means you can watch the T’s there or at our website: https://www.raptorresource.org/trempealeau-eagles/
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