Abstract
A nestling Little Eagle Hieraaetus morphnoides was photographed and videoed from age 3 weeks until prematurely fledged at 8 weeks near Emmaville, New South Wales, during November–December 2023. This visual record, with notes, of physical and behavioural development supplements descriptions and the few earlier photographs of age-related growth stages of nestlings of this species. The adult Eagles tolerated observation on the ground from ~70 m away, without adverse effects on the breeding event. Brief descriptions of parental behaviour at these weekly stages, and at the incubation and hatching stages, are included. A predator killed the pre-fledged but feathered eaglet after an overnight storm blew the eaglet to the ground before it could fly. Rescue of such grounded fledglings is discussed.
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