Comments on: Harpy Eagle Chick

By: mrytle ramses

mrytle ramses — Mon, 18 May 2009 16:55:03 +0000

ihi its ——- and i think they are one of the cutes spicies of baby birds

By: Chari Mercier

Chari Mercier — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 06:10:46 +0000

Hi! Congrats on the birth of the harpy eagle chick! You all must be really excited about this newest addition to the eagle family. One question: Why won’t you allow the harpy eagle mom to raise and feed the chick? Seems a little bit cruel to not allow the mom to do her job. The fuss of hiding yourselves and using puppets to feed the chick can be lessened a great deal by letting the mom take care of the chick if you don’t want the chick to imprint on you. The harpy eagle mom needs to be able to use her own maternal instincts to take care of the chick, and in that way, the chick will imprint on his own momma eagle and not the humans.
The pics were just adorable, especially after the chick dried his fuzzy down and opened his eyes!
Hope you can let us know what the gender is as soon as you are able to determine that.
Chari Mercier
St. Pete, FL

By: Stacy

Stacy — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 17:54:43 +0000

Congratulations on your Harpy Eagle Chick! Our own female Milky Eagle owl chick is on her way to SDZ and/or Wild Animal Park. She’s really peaked my interest in the predatory birds. Look forward to hearing how your Harpy Eagle grows.

By: Beau

Beau — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:46:58 +0000

Hi, Mae.

Thank you for your interest in our eaglet! We pull all of our harpy eagle pair’s eggs for artificial incubation and hand rearing. The adults have been unsuccessful with eggs and young in the past, and with a rare species like harpy eagles, we prefer to have as much control as possible.

By: max

max — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 19:42:09 +0000

how cute

By: Mae in NJ

Mae in NJ — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 04:27:52 +0000

The white fluffy feathers make this little chick a cutie! It will grow up into a fierce hunter one day, but right now it looks adorably cuddly.

Why was the egg taken from the nest? Have you had problems with the parents raising their young?

Thank you for the great blog. Congratulations on the successful hatching and good luck on the round-the-clock raising of the chick.

By: Shirley Sykes

Shirley Sykes — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 03:02:39 +0000

Thanks for the great news, Beau. I always enjoy watching the magnificent Harpies, as do most zoo guests, and it’s a real thrill to see them occasionally fly across their flight cage. I wish the new chick all the best, and hope it may one day be returned to its native Central America.