31-year-old male bald eagle, Murphy, who tried to incubate a rock, might be getting his own baby bird to raise after all!

[boingboing]

Originally published at: 31-year-old male bald eagle, Murphy, who tried to incubate a rock, might be getting his own baby bird to raise after all! | Boing Boing

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[ringsundereyes]

Any ornithologists here? I’m just curious as to whether male eagles (or any bird for that matter) tend to do incubating duties? We usually read “mama bird” doing XYZ but I know that lots of birds do form parental units as well, but never put my mind to wondering how those family units are structured and how labour is divided.

[iquitos46]

You should google And Tango Makes Three. The story of a couple of gay male penguins who hatched an egg and had a happy family.

christo-facists have exploding head syndrome
about it and the book is banned every place tiny
minds can dominate. The birds on the hand couldn’t
give a shit less what right-wingers think

[iknownuurthing]

[iknownuurthing]

I believe most birds take it in turns. While papa sits on the eggs, mama can go and feed herself and vice versa.

[smulder]

[Greasy]

Someone warn the conservatives that bald eagles have gone woke.

[euansmith]

This eagle is incubating a roc? We’d better watch out when it hatches!

[Sludge]

They could auction Murphy’s Rock to fund the sanctuary.

[hecep]

@iquitos46

christo-facists have exploding head syndrome

Right? They say it’s unnatural… yet Nature has other ideas.

[hecep]

[hanni5]

He did get a chick.

Bald Eagle That Went Viral For Sitting On A Rock Becomes Foster Dad To...

[Surprise_Puma]

I think lots alternate. I’ve heard eagles take turns but I don’t know for sure. My emu rancher friends tell me it’s only the male emus who sit the eggs.