Harriet the female eagle disappeared a month ago and is presumed deceased.
By all rights, both eaglets likely should have died of starvation.
Instead, here is a picture of them two weeks ago.
And now they are rapidly approaching fledging.
M-15 truly stepped up to the plate as a dad. He has brought plenty of food, fed the chicks and defended them from dangers such as Great Horned Owls and other eagles, despite the fact that as a male, he is significantly smaller than a female eagle.
If he gets both these chicks fledged, he definitely deserves Father of the Year.
And it looks like his devotion to duty has attracted some attention. A young female designated R23-3 has been following him and displaying courtship behavior.