Further to last year's nest, this year the eagles laid again, this time on March 23rd. It was in the same place but with two eggs.  They were doing really well until the heavy snow storm hit on April 21st and destroyed the netting in the aviary.  They continued with the eggs for another two days until we put them inside and collected the eggs which were unfertile. Maybe next year....

Since then we have been busy rebuilding the aviary which lost one corner pole.  We will replace it as soon as the frost is out of the ground.

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Firefighters were called to fetch a snowy owl left tangled and teetering on thin ice near open water Tuesday after attempts to capture the bird went awry.

Rescuers from the Strathcona Raptor Shelter were trying to snag the injured owl with a net when it took off, dragging the net and poles behind.

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Edmonton Journal

On March 27 of last year we were feeding in the large aviary when the Bald Eagles started acting strangely. The large female was defending an area underneath some scaffolding (courtesy of Spar Aviation) that was used as a feeding area. Eva announced that she thought they were making a nest. It didn't seem likely.

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