A nesting pair of bald eagles are raising one eaglet at a nest on Sunset Drive in Guntersville, Alabama. The eagle is growing rapidly and should fledge from the nest in a couple weeks. I visited the nest for the second time on Friday and noticed the parents are making fewer visits to the nest as the eaglet is testing his wings by spreading them wide and flapping. Its wingspan is now over three feet. The parents soared most of the day, both together and separately, taking advantage of the gusting winds that persisted most of the day. Small crowds braved the chilly conditions to watch the aerial acrobatics. Check out the photos below of what I saw. Check out this link for more photos from this nest.

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The eaglet is getting big and frequently flaps its wings in the nest. It will fledge from the nest in the next couple weeks. Bald eagles care for their eaglet at the nest on Sunset Drive in Guntersville. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com).

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One of a adult parents sits on a pine branch between the lake and the nest. They aren't visiting the nest as often as the eaglet gets older. Bald eagles care for their eaglet at the nest on Sunset Drive in Guntersville. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com).

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The adult parents spend much of the day soaring around the nest, sometimes at several hundred feet. Bald eagles care for their eaglet at the nest on Sunset Drive in Guntersville. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com).

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The eaglet is getting big and frequently flaps its wings in the nest. It will fledge from the nest in the next couple weeks. Bald eagles care for their eaglet at the nest on Sunset Drive in Guntersville. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com).

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Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com

The eaglet is getting big and frequently flaps its wings in the nest. It will fledge from the nest in the next couple weeks. Bald eagles care for their eaglet at the nest on Sunset Drive in Guntersville. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com).

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Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com

The adult parents spend much of the day soaring around the nest, sometimes at several hundred feet. Bald eagles care for their eaglet at the nest on Sunset Drive in Guntersville. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com).

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Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com

One of a adult parents sits on a pine branch between the lake and the nest. They aren't visiting the nest as often as the eaglet gets older. Bald eagles care for their eaglet at the nest on Sunset Drive in Guntersville. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com).

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Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com

The eaglet is getting big and frequently flaps its wings in the nest. It will fledge from the nest in the next couple weeks. Bald eagles care for their eaglet at the nest on Sunset Drive in Guntersville. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com).

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The adult parents spend much of the day soaring around the nest, sometimes at several hundred feet. One of the parents flies down close to the nest tree. Bald eagles care for their eaglet at the nest on Sunset Drive in Guntersville. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com).

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Ducks and coots swim in the waters near the nest. They are a large part of a bald eagle's diet along with many species of fish. Bald eagles care for their eaglet at the nest on Sunset Drive in Guntersville. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com).

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One of the adults scans the water below for a fish or coot. Bald eagles care for their eaglet at the nest on Sunset Drive in Guntersville. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com).

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One of a adult parents sits on a pine branch between the lake and the nest. They aren't visiting the nest as often as the eaglet gets older. Bald eagles care for their eaglet at the nest on Sunset Drive in Guntersville. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com).

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Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com

The adult parents spend much of the day soaring around the nest, sometimes at several hundred feet. Bald eagles care for their eaglet at the nest on Sunset Drive in Guntersville. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com).

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Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com

One of a adult parents sits on a pine branch between the lake and the nest. They aren't visiting the nest as often as the eaglet gets older. Bald eagles care for their eaglet at the nest on Sunset Drive in Guntersville. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com).

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Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com

The adult parents spend much of the day soaring around the nest, sometimes at several hundred feet. Bald eagles care for their eaglet at the nest on Sunset Drive in Guntersville. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com).

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Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com

The adult parents spend much of the day soaring around the nest, sometimes at several hundred feet. Bald eagles care for their eaglet at the nest on Sunset Drive in Guntersville. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com).

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Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com

Ducks and coots swim in the waters near the nest. They are a large part of a bald eagle's diet along with many species of fish. Bald eagles care for their eaglet at the nest on Sunset Drive in Guntersville. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com).

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Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com

The adult parents spend much of the day soaring around the nest, sometimes at several hundred feet. Bald eagles care for their eaglet at the nest on Sunset Drive in Guntersville. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com).

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Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com

The adult parents spend much of the day soaring around the nest, sometimes at several hundred feet. Bald eagles care for their eaglet at the nest on Sunset Drive in Guntersville. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com).

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Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com

The eaglet is getting big and frequently flaps its wings in the nest. It will fledge from the nest in the next couple weeks. Bald eagles care for their eaglet at the nest on Sunset Drive in Guntersville. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com).

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