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Ma and Pa Sidney are caring for a handful of eggs in their popular web-cammed eagle nest. They expect their first egg to hatch Monday, but the bigger question has become; how many eggs are there?

Among the screen grabs and streaming video, some claim to see four eggs among the images.

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The Sidney eagles (the nest is actually in North Saanich) have successfully raised young each year since the first cameras went in, in the 2006 season.

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B次元官网网址淥ur Sidney pair has actually raised three young,B次元官网网址� Hancock said, noting they believe itB次元官网网址檚 the same pair of birds since cameras began filming.

B次元官网网址淎s a biologist it was fascinating B次元官网网址� they do a shuffle, and a second bird comes in and takes over, not allowing for egg exposure.

B次元官网网址淟ast year the female got up and left the nest, it was one minute 17 seconds,B次元官网网址� he said. In that time a raven swooped in and stole an egg.

B次元官网网址淭hen she sat down and covered the (remaining) egg more carefully. This year sheB次元官网网址檚 going to have to do a lot of it because thereB次元官网网址檚 three,B次元官网网址� Hancock said.

Three or four, the multiple eggs should create more interaction in the nest.

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