The circle of life can be both beautiful and devastating at the same time. To think that tiny little insects are capable of taking down two little eaglets. Who would've thought? What a shame!! I feel for mom, too. Those bugs appear to be driving her a bit mad, too. All that head shaking must be quite bothersome. Yup, the circle of life can be so cruel. Thank goodness that there is also so much beauty!!
My condolences to all of us who love and have followed this nest...nature is so beautiful but can be so cruel. During our pain we will want to blame something....nothing but MANY unfortunate situations caused the “perfect storm” for this tough family. Only time and the hopes of next season to be successful will help us endure. Thank you for all the updates Lady
This is not a heaven that you live young fresh rich forever. This is a world and the happiness and sadness is the part of our lives. So sad for the mom. 😭
The idiot who shot the camera probably went to the nest and took any action and left a smell, if it was noted, he doesn't feed the cubs, it's not a storm or any other cause
@@M.H.V Cubs? Tf? Do you have any idea what you're talking about? Its been proven that leaving a smell on or near a nest is an old wives tale. Most birds have a terrible sense of smell.. people like you just sound stupid when you say things so matter-of-factly that are so flagrantly false.
@@M.H.V that's actually a very wide misconception,....sorry to pop a troll in your logic but I think the camera man had nothing to do with the flies mister
Last year I saw an eagle nest that was fumigated due to gnats in prior season. They went up to sturdy the nest and also cleaned and fumigated it, pre-season. IMHO this should happen here as well. Especially since the gnats were such a problem last year and this this year. The idea can be researched and implemented.
@Judy, I understand the pain. Nature sometimes leaves some behind, i.e. the "no child left behind" philosophy is faulty and teaches kids a ruinous lesson. In the real world some people are fired because they can't do the job; they don't measure up. On the bright side there are fish and animals and birds that didn't get killed to feed the eagles.
@@WJack97224 The sad truth is that invasive insects move and encroach on nature just as that other pest, humans, do. Human cause the changes these animals are experiencing. Until everyone is on board and understands how much humans affect everything, the sooner we can start to correct it. And the entire theory about human beings as worker bees here just to work for employers is just as unnatural. Be part of the solution, not part of the problem.
That was devastating to know this happen. How sad. So they only have 1 left. Awww 😢. I wonder what happened. Thank you Arlene for letting us know, and sharing this vid. 😢
Thank you for the beauty of this video.. Mom couldn't do anything to help keep her peeps alive That's the most important appreciation I felt from her loss.. We all feel helpless sometimes So very sad 😔
How can gnats to that much damage? I know hoardes of mosquitos in northern Alaska can suck a quart of blood out of a moose in a day, but gnats are much smaller. I don't know that gnats also suck blood. Unless they are more like a flying flea?
It's harder to read some comments here than to watch the video. The mom seemed to know the death of her babies right away but still checked them with her feet. When the rain started to come down, she even tried to protect their little bodies from getting wet, until she realize she couldn't bring them back anymore...
Feeling so sad & cry ! Infact it was Heart touching moment how does a mummy feel one live another dead due to cruel wheather condition anyway I like & love too much Bald eagle !! Mother is Mother.....their role are always amazing brave & safe for their Kids.....
I’m so confused…I never knew gnats could be deadly…what is it they do to cause death? I just assumed gnats were a nuisance and not potentially hazardous.
if it had rained before it would have killed a bit 'of insects and maybe the two little ones would not have died .. I have a broken heart !! RIP small cakes, we have loved you so much and you will remain in our hearts .. 😢😢😢❤❤
@@renaliller4053 why...and why indeed..the eternal question, will be a mystery in their paradoxical world........or probably one of the thousand times it came back drunk at nite no lights and stump all over them, eagle>( honey new carpet, nice)....
How do you all know gnats killed them eaglets? Personally I can't see that happening. I can however see them dying from heat exhaustion or something of the sort. Idk, I just want to know who came up with that hypothesis.
Because they suck blood.. they cause more pain when they bite than a mosquito.. they slice the skin open my dude, so yes.. the babies 100% died from the hellspawn that is Gnats.
Umm the fact that they're completely covered in gnats and that black flies can and regularly kill certain mammals and most bird species. Eagles aren't retarded they wouldn't let their eaglets die of heat stroke learn something before you comment something so dumb next time
@@tonyg-2jz82 it wasnt a dumb comment, I had no idea Knats could kill anything either, no he hadn't researched it before asking. Don't be so mean to those who know less than you.
Did these Eagles get started too late in the season? I live on the coast in South Carolina and we have Eagles nesting on the island where I live. They hatched sometime in January, and are now full size, flying all over the place. I was surprised they were so early, but our bug season down here is April and they were quite large when the bugs arrived to bother us all.
I was so upset about this infested nest I can’t watch it no more there was so many gnats all over them even the parents look like there faces had mud patches on there white head feathers
Jesus learn something before you comment something so dumb. Eagles aren't going to let their children cook you can clearly see gnat infestation and black flies kill many birds and mammals each year from bites and entering nasal cavities etc.
If you look closely when the camera Zooms in you can see the swarm of flies around the nest bird was merely swiping at the Flies and picking away from the babies it was way too hot over there babies died heat exhaustion🙏🏻
They attack in swarms, and eventually they will do enough damage to weaken and/or kill small animals like the eaglets. Also, gnats carry diseases and that’s probably what did them in.
They can enter thru the nasel and basically suffocate the chicks. The femal9 gnats also do bite and can cause allergic reactions. With these babies I think they probably suffocated. This can happen with alot of birds, chickens etc.
that is so tragic and unfair! I can SoO relate with this eagle actually,...right now my chest is literally aching as it ends with rain💔😥 This adult went on to have another clutch tho right?
They can suck their blood just as mosquitos do. In fact, mosquitos target all warm blooded creatures - bear, birds, deer, pets, you name it. And gnats DO bite. So do black flies. They are small bites, but nevertheless, if they open wounds, they will infest that spot, perhaps infect it and torment the hatchling. If the hatchling is tiny, as in this video, they can eventually kill it.
Yo todos los videos q he visto hasta ahora de aves los borro son demasiado violentos para mí q soy muy maternal y demasiado sentimental muy fuertes no puedo entender porq son las nadres asi con sus polluelos😭
Don't be daft ,the insecticide would have killed them anyway Nature is a harsh mistress. Did you know that most wild young things die. As this is about birdsThere is no need to go into mammal survival rates with all birds there is high mortality of chicks in the nest. Fledglings from the very smallest to the very largest birds have accidents that cause injuries that eventually kill them. Those that survive the fledgling stage ,only very few go on tho survive the first winter as a fully fledged adult birds. Those that survive the first winter are the fittest, strongest and the most successful at being whatever species of bird that it is .and will likely have a longish life. This is called survival of the fittest(Even the little European/UK robin can live for an astonishing 19 years) Eagles can live for 20 -23 years. True hawks(gos and spar)..true hawks are woodland birds that hunt only other birds The Buzzard family is pretty long lived and 25 is not uncommon .. Th Harris hawk is actually more buzzard like, its latin name indicates this the scientific name 'parabuteo' means buzzard-like, and 'unicinctus' means 'once girdled', referring to the belt of white feathers on the end of their tai.Unfortunatly for wild harris H life is is bit short only 11-12 year The birds in the falcon family about 14(18max) To name but few of the potential lifespans of the fittest in the birds of prey family. .
Gos and spar are not long lived in the wild life is tough for them most only get to 2 and half to 4 years.They have a very high metabolic rate so too little food causes them toto have seizures ,more often than not followed by coma and death.As a falconry bird, I can assure you it is essential when working them, to keep them" topped up"
Oh, I didn't understand why mother shaking head all the time but now I see it's gnats just everywhere.
The circle of life can be both beautiful and devastating at the same time. To think that tiny little insects are capable of taking down two little eaglets. Who would've thought? What a shame!! I feel for mom, too. Those bugs appear to be driving her a bit mad, too. All that head shaking must be quite bothersome. Yup, the circle of life can be so cruel. Thank goodness that there is also so much beauty!!
I am so sorry. I believe the gnats were overwhelming. Mom and dad tried so hard to help them. Rest In Peace little ones.
My condolences to all of us who love and have followed this nest...nature is so beautiful but can be so cruel. During our pain we will want to blame something....nothing but MANY unfortunate situations caused the “perfect storm” for this tough family. Only time and the hopes of next season to be successful will help us endure. Thank you for all the updates Lady
Darn rain just a few hours late 😕
This is not a heaven that you live young fresh rich forever. This is a world and the happiness and sadness is the part of our lives. So sad for the mom. 😭
The idiot who shot the camera probably went to the nest and took any action and left a smell, if it was noted, he doesn't feed the cubs, it's not a storm or any other cause
@@M.H.V Cubs? Tf? Do you have any idea what you're talking about? Its been proven that leaving a smell on or near a nest is an old wives tale. Most birds have a terrible sense of smell.. people like you just sound stupid when you say things so matter-of-factly that are so flagrantly false.
@@M.H.V that's actually a very wide misconception,....sorry to pop a troll in your logic but I think the camera man had nothing to do with the flies mister
OMG that's just awful. She looks pretty darn miserable too. Poor little babes
Animals in nature truly do have to bear it all.. so very sad sometimes but they continue to persevere 💜
Such is Life...these beautiful eagles are absolutely stunning, however it's very 😥 sad to see that she lost her babies!!!
Thanks for sharing!!!
Last year I saw an eagle nest that was fumigated due to gnats in prior season. They went up to sturdy the nest and also cleaned and fumigated it, pre-season. IMHO this should happen here as well. Especially since the gnats were such a problem last year and this this year. The idea can be researched and implemented.
its a great idea JUdy Wright
but they cant do it while the nest is occupied that I ever heard of
@Judy, I understand the pain. Nature sometimes leaves some behind, i.e. the "no child left behind" philosophy is faulty and teaches kids a ruinous lesson. In the real world some people are fired because they can't do the job; they don't measure up. On the bright side there are fish and animals and birds that didn't get killed to feed the eagles.
@@WJack97224 The sad truth is that invasive insects move and encroach on nature just as that other pest, humans, do. Human cause the changes these animals are experiencing. Until everyone is on board and understands how much humans affect everything, the sooner we can start to correct it. And the entire theory about human beings as worker bees here just to work for employers is just as unnatural. Be part of the solution, not part of the problem.
Broke my fucking heart, why did I watch that, strong and courageous eagles. She will have may more babys,
That was devastating to know this happen. How sad. So they only have 1 left. Awww 😢. I wonder what happened. Thank you Arlene for letting us know, and sharing this vid. 😢
@Tormis Koppa definitely
@Tom Karma?
@@SweetJustice
Just a tard comment, no need to question it lol
They sucked the life out of them. I saw one of them pass, heartbreaking!
@tom5379Karma? First time watching so don't know any background just curious 🤔 ✌️👍
Thank you for the beauty of this video.. Mom couldn't do anything to help keep her peeps alive That's the most important appreciation I felt from her loss.. We all feel helpless sometimes
So very sad 😔
Nature can be just as cruel. Fly forever, little eaglets!
Absolutely horrific...Poor sweet babies.
nature can be so sad at times ,and yet so beautiful other times. rip lil ones Mom and dad take care
How can gnats to that much damage? I know hoardes of mosquitos in northern Alaska can suck a quart of blood out of a moose in a day, but gnats are much smaller. I don't know that gnats also suck blood. Unless they are more like a flying flea?
this is so sad and heart breaking for them and mom and dad mommy tried hard to safe her babies but the nats were very awful.
this was so sad and heartbreaking to watch , but it is all part of life
100% rt Universal true !!
It's harder to read some comments here than to watch the video. The mom seemed to know the death of her babies right away but still checked them with her feet. When the rain started to come down, she even tried to protect their little bodies from getting wet, until she realize she couldn't bring them back anymore...
Poor mama and babies...you can see she keeps trying to bite off those bugs from her baboes
Feeling so sad & cry ! Infact it was Heart touching moment how does a mummy feel one live another dead due to cruel wheather condition anyway I like & love too much Bald eagle !! Mother is Mother.....their role are always amazing brave & safe for their Kids.....
I’m so confused…I never knew gnats could be deadly…what is it they do to cause death? I just assumed gnats were a nuisance and not potentially hazardous.
This is heartbreaking
Oh nooooooo... How sad 😢
🙈 Poor Parents!!
God will bless every mothers not only for the hard times
What's even more sad is that the rain came a little too late for the little ones to have some relief from those nasty buggers...then Mama leaves 😪
This hurts my heart.
Broke my heart ❤️
if it had rained before it would have killed a bit 'of insects and maybe the two little ones would not have died .. I have a broken heart !! RIP small cakes, we have loved you so much and you will remain in our hearts .. 😢😢😢❤❤
But why they die😫😫😫😫
@@renaliller4053 why...and why indeed..the eternal question, will be a mystery in their paradoxical world........or probably one of the thousand times it came back drunk at nite no lights and stump all over them, eagle>( honey new carpet, nice)....
It's more amazing that this doesn't happen more often. What conditions existed in this case to cause the swarm of gnats?
Many song birds will rebuild new nests if there was a problem previously. Rotten food can build up with feces.@@Ithinkthisis
Wonder if they were dehydrated aswell. Sad how the rains came after they perished.
How do you all know gnats killed them eaglets? Personally I can't see that happening. I can however see them dying from heat exhaustion or something of the sort. Idk, I just want to know who came up with that hypothesis.
Because they suck blood.. they cause more pain when they bite than a mosquito.. they slice the skin open my dude, so yes.. the babies 100% died from the hellspawn that is Gnats.
Umm the fact that they're completely covered in gnats and that black flies can and regularly kill certain mammals and most bird species. Eagles aren't retarded they wouldn't let their eaglets die of heat stroke learn something before you comment something so dumb next time
@@tonyg-2jz82 it wasnt a dumb comment, I had no idea Knats could kill anything either, no he hadn't researched it before asking. Don't be so mean to those who know less than you.
FLY FREE SWEET BABIES!!!!
That mom is so 😥 to see her babies die
Did these Eagles get started too late in the season? I live on the coast in South Carolina and we have Eagles nesting on the island where I live. They hatched sometime in January, and are now full size, flying all over the place. I was surprised they were so early, but our bug season down here is April and they were quite large when the bugs arrived to bother us all.
This was a second clutch after the first one failed, which is why they were so late. :-)
Looked like fleas why is moms beak so dirty. Birds of prey always clean their beak.
The rain was very suiting for this kind of occasion
Very sad.. I wonder if the gnats were part of the problem..either way this happens in the cycle of life..fly free little eaglets..
Super
Poor little birds did not look so healthy from hatching, just something about the way they looked.
So sad.
Murieron por el calor ? No entiendo que pasó
I was so upset about this infested nest I can’t watch it no more there was so many gnats all over them even the parents look like there faces had mud patches on there white head feathers
Tanya Ryland
What is the cousins please
Gnats ?
davood rahmanzadeh it’s basically bird mites, or lice
The reason for the death could be that the mother unintentionally fed the chicks with a mice or any other food which was poisoned.
Poveri piccoli e povera dolce mamma
What a heart touching video!!!!! Everything was finishing soooo sadly!!!!
Merry Christmas and happy New Year to all!!, 🎄🎅🎉🎊💖👋👋
Death by heat exhaustion? That deep nest would be like a cooking pot plus they were exposed.
Jesus learn something before you comment something so dumb. Eagles aren't going to let their children cook you can clearly see gnat infestation and black flies kill many birds and mammals each year from bites and entering nasal cavities etc.
@@tonyg-2jz82 It was a question not an invitation for an ignorant rant. Plenty of young ones die from heat exhaustion, educate yourself.
@@tonyg-2jz82 still working on maturity i see....
Oh, poor mom Eagle. :0(
The wild life is very beautiful
Poor little guy.😢
Rest in Peace sweet babies.
The nest are infested of insects...poor them
Wow I didn't know gnats could do that. But how do they? 😢
I'm very sad
Great comparison to our country right now, hell the world.
How do gnats kill ? Didn’t know they were capable!
Birds, even eagles don't have a lot of blood, to begin with. The gnats are blood suckers and would be causing anemia in the babies.
@@nicolabrown3603 Plus, gnats carry diseases.
If you look closely when the camera Zooms in you can see the swarm of flies around the nest bird was merely swiping at the Flies and picking away from the babies it was way too hot over there babies died heat exhaustion🙏🏻
It looks more like heat exhaustion to me. Look how heavily she's breathing and panting! Either way so sad! 😢
Expect more of this all across the nation as the war on humanity and nature heats up.
What’s with the mother with ticks
Didn't know gnats could kill 🤔
Egypt. 10 plagues. Plague 3 in Exodus.
They attack in swarms, and eventually they will do enough damage to weaken and/or kill small animals like the eaglets.
Also, gnats carry diseases and that’s probably what did them in.
That’s so sad! 😢
Actually no mother will kill their kids or chicks,,,, but over here this is a different case....
muy triste pero es así la naturaleza(:
Building the nest higher, if possible, would help since most bugs are at ground level.
They build their nest's high, because of predator's. They were probably near the top of a tall tree.
I think it's a old one nest, full of insect seem to be in the nest.
Time to build a new nest. That one's a death trap.
God bless poor babies
I just became aware of this very sad
What happened to the eaglets?
I wish someone would have explained what happens next. Do the eagles dispose of the bodies or abandon the nest?
They removed the bodies. :-)
Sometimes, they will eat them as well.
Those little black gnat bites can be very uncomfortable... This would be a slow, increasingly agonizing way to go. Poor chicks.
Que le pasó al polluelo si estaba vivo ?
So sad.Without food or sic?
@@ArleneBeechHomebird I agree with you.lot of small black flies was bud for tiny baby.
How close can you get to the nest with a drone
can someone explain to me how the gnats killed the eaglets
They can enter thru the nasel and basically suffocate the chicks. The femal9 gnats also do bite and can cause allergic reactions.
With these babies I think they probably suffocated. This can happen with alot of birds, chickens etc.
she is not supposed to feed them ?
that is so tragic and unfair! I can SoO relate with this eagle actually,...right now my chest is literally aching as it ends with rain💔😥
This adult went on to have another clutch tho right?
Did the eagle had any idea that they where ded?
Yes
what mm lens do you use and camera?
what happened here?
Why was she or he all the times by it self.
Why they died?
He can fly to the water and save him self at least
Mother has rabies
She not he
@@michaelmartin4834 Birds are physically incapable of contracting, carrying, or transmitting rabies
4:36 shown that they were bitten by mosquitoes and would be infected with some vector borne disease
Just when you think you have Mother Nature figured out, you see a swarm of gnats kill a pair of eaglets....
How does a knat kill? What?
Was it the gnats or the heat? You can tell the mom is panting.
A combination of both, apparently. 🫤
What does she do after they died? Does she leave the nest altogether? Does she eat them? Please explain.
One of the parents removed them from the nest.
Did the mom suffocate them??
how do you get this position, with a ladder?
NOOOO now am so sad
Ibu yg menyaksikan kepergian anak untuk selama nya 😭
Small animals are the cutest, except damn mosquitoes and flies.🙁
How do insects kill eagles
They can suck their blood just as mosquitos do. In fact, mosquitos target all warm blooded creatures - bear, birds, deer, pets, you name it. And gnats DO bite. So do black flies. They are small bites, but nevertheless, if they open wounds, they will infest that spot, perhaps infect it and torment the hatchling. If the hatchling is tiny, as in this video, they can eventually kill it.
Mom was to heavyweight on tap 0f the little ones!!!! And a little to ruaf too. To sad. I hope Henrita bebes do ok.
Have you learned from this lesson? Single mon or dad can't support his or her children well. Even you are rich, it ls not enough for giving love.
Gnats killed it?
Yo todos los videos q he visto hasta ahora de aves los borro son demasiado violentos para mí q soy muy maternal y demasiado sentimental muy fuertes no puedo entender porq son las nadres asi con sus polluelos😭
De que ablas, sabes de que murieron?. Dijo si entiendes por que murieron.
Hay
Последний дышит тяжело и часто, а она на него почти встала и вдобавок накрыла собой. Совсем задохнётся.
This is so sad
Why did it eat its own young
Too bad humans couldn’t have sprayed the nest from below to help the situation, instead of watching!
Don't be daft ,the insecticide would have killed them anyway
Nature is a harsh mistress.
Did you know that most wild young things die.
As this is about birdsThere is no need to go into mammal survival rates
with all birds there is high mortality of chicks in the nest.
Fledglings from the very smallest to the very largest birds have accidents that cause injuries that eventually kill them.
Those that survive the fledgling stage ,only very few go on tho survive the first winter as a fully fledged adult birds.
Those that survive the first winter are the fittest, strongest and the most successful at being whatever species of bird that it is
.and will likely have a longish life.
This is called survival of the fittest(Even the little European/UK robin can live for an astonishing 19 years)
Eagles can live for 20 -23 years.
True hawks(gos and spar)..true hawks are woodland birds that hunt only other birds
The Buzzard family is pretty long lived and 25 is not uncommon ..
Th Harris hawk is actually more buzzard like, its latin name indicates this the scientific name 'parabuteo' means buzzard-like, and 'unicinctus' means 'once girdled', referring to the belt of white feathers on the end of their tai.Unfortunatly for wild harris H life is is bit short only 11-12 year
The birds in the falcon family about 14(18max)
To name but few of the potential lifespans of the fittest in the birds of prey family.
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Gos and spar are not long lived in the wild life is tough for them most only get to 2 and half to 4 years.They have a very high metabolic rate so too little food causes them toto have seizures ,more often than not followed by coma and death.As a falconry bird, I can assure you it is essential when working them, to keep them" topped up"
There is a powder they can dust them with, but the idea is not to interfere with the natural course of life.
RIP.