Jeri et al-

As long is the little one keeps moving he's got a chance. And sometimes the older two are so busy beating each other up that they don't even notice that the little fella is getting fed.

Unlike ospreys, who only eat fresh fish, eagles eat almost as many disgusting things as we do, and then go for roadkill as well. Then there was the nest in British Columbia when people were discussing for a week just what it was that one of the parents had brought home; it was later confirmed to be a teddy bear!

Charley Noble