Mahlori and Makatsa are starting to get back to business
According to BEPR, the eagles are healthy and looking strong. They don’t have much to do now as they only need to rebuild their nest, and have done very well despite the rain and storms.
On Tuesday, 2 February, the Black Eagle Project Roodekrans (BEPR) monitors embarked on an informal morning monitoring and will probably have their full team start on weekends from 1 March.
After the heavy rains and cold weather the eagles of Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden (WSNBG) are still in their rest period and have not been seen often during this period.
According to BEPR, the eagles are healthy and looking strong. They don’t have much to do now as they only need to rebuild their nest, and have done very well despite the rain and storms.
“We expect the eagles to start refurbishing their nest from about the end of February to be ready for egg-laying, which usually is around April or May,” explained the BEPR chairman, Gerald Draper.
The eagles are estimated to start incubating in March and there has not been any sighting of them mating yet.
“Johann van den Berg and I were at the Botanical Garden on Thursday morning, 4 February. The waterfall is looking awesome, and Mahlori and Makatsa are starting to get back to business,” said photographer Shane Wilken.
BERP confirmed in December that the juvenile eagle Motsumi had left the WSNBG after it was last seen on Tuesday 8 December.
Hopefully, Motsumi will have many successful hunts, find the perfect partner, and establish his own territory.
