Second Black Eagle egg hatches, first a failure to hatch

After much anticipation, the Black Eagle Project Roodekrans monitors have made some interesting observations about this year’s Black Eagle eggs at Walter Sisulu Botanical Garden.

Dougie Crewe explained that, through rigorous monitoring, they have deduced that the first egg did not hatch successfully. Fortunately, they saw Makatsa going through the motions of feeding a chick on June 5.

“This leads us to believe the second chick has hatched successfully,” added fellow monitor Johann van der Berg.

Visit the Garden on a Tuesday morning and you’ll find the monitors at their usual spot, underneath the waterfall, to learn more about the Black Eagles.

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