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cold, wet bird

edgars — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 15:26:04 -0500

It's raining in Norfolk and the eagle looks cold and wet.

2nd egg in eagle's nest

edgars — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 10:19:17 -0500

On Friday, Feb 13, the eagle laid her second egg. For the latiest update on the eagle pair, click on "Blog from DGIF biologist" to the right of the picture from the Eagle Cam.

First Egg

edgars — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 19:59:32 -0500

Watching the Eagle Cam should be more exciting now that the eagle has laid her first egg. You can also see the nest at night as there is a light shining on it. Read all about it on the web site.

The eagles are back

edgars — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:11:12 -0500

The Norfolk Eagle Cam is back up and running. The same pair of eagles, we have watched in the past, are back and preparing the nest to start their next brood for this season. http://www.wvec.com/cams/eagle.html

pictures of the eaglet

edgars — Thu, 22 May 2008 17:04:03 -0400

See some great photos that were taken when the eaglet was removed from the nest.

http://www.nbgs.org/events/Specialevent1.shtml

News on the Norfolk Eaglet

edgars — Tue, 20 May 2008 19:54:23 -0400

If you have been watching the eagle cam in Norfolk, you have seen this baby grow and become very active, so active that the adult eagle had to herd it back into the nest bowl when it was too young to be moving about that much.

It was discovered on May 16 that the baby eagle has a health problem. It has a growth on it's bill that is rapidly increasing in size. Thursday morning, around 9:00, the eaglet will be removed from the nest for examination and will be returned back to the nest or taken to a rehab center.

http://www.wvec.com/cams/eagle.html Read more about the eagles in the news stories on the web site.

Eaglets in Norfolk

edgars — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 20:14:21 -0400

“Eaglets in Norfolk”

(copied from the website)

After a long weekend of watching and waiting we finally have an eaglet. Throughout the day both Sat. and Sun. the adults were restless, frequently peering down into the nest bowl as they incubated. Occasionally the female on the nest would assume a brooding posture, slightly higher in the nest, thus creating a pocket of space. All of this attention was to the industrious chick, busy struggling out of its egg!

Video captures posted to eagle watching forums show a brief, but definite view of the eaglet at 3:50 pm. This is great news considering the struggles this pair have endured this year. True to form this pair had an extended incubation with the egg hatching on its 37th day. Until the eaglet gets a bit larger we'll be limited to brief glimpses of grayish down.

Now we chronicle the growth and development of this eaglet until the day it fledges in 8-14 weeks.

Norfolk Eagle Cam

edgars — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:51:41 -0400

The eagles are sitting on just one egg and it shoud be hatching around
April 25. So far, everything is going well. Check out the Daily slideshow picture taken on 4-3-08. At the bottom of the picture, you can see the squirrel sticking his head out of the squirrel's nest.

http://www.wvec.com/cams/eagle.html

Pelican Harbor Eagle Cam

edgars — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 10:08:20 -0400

One of the eggs has hatched at the Pelican Harbor Eagle Cam. I observed the father, eagle number 10, feeding the baby chick this morning around 10:00. The mother is number 26. For web site, see the posting above on 3-24-08.

Large picture

edgars — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:09:14 -0400

To get a full screen of the eagles, right click on the picture, put curser on zoom and click on full screen. Right click to exit full screen.

Good news at Norfolk

edgars — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:07:24 -0400

The eagles in Norfolk Botanical Gardens have laid another egg. http://www.wvec.com/cams/eagle.html

The eagle nest in California, I referred you to on March 21, will be hatching soon. These eggs were laid Feb 24 & Feb 27. It takes 30-35 days for the eggs to hatch. http://www.iws.org/bald_eagles/pelicanharborcam.htm

Eagle update

edgars — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:19:28 -0400

The eagles have had a hard time this year hatching their eggs. After losing the 1st clutch, two more eggs were laid. It appears the female broke the eggs Thursday when she did a sudden take off after being agitated from something above.

Afterwards, they were observed eating the eggs. This sounds really gross but eagles do this for the calories and calcium from the eggs which can help in producing more eggs.

They have not given up. The eagles have been seen mating again and although the time for laying in Virginia is about over, it’s possible they may lay more eggs.

I would like to share a link for another eagle cam located in California. It has a good view of the nest and should be very interesting to watch especially once the eggs hatch.

http://www.iws.org/bald_eagles/pelicanharborcam.htm

More activity on the nest

edgars — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 11:35:39 -0400

Yesterday, March 16, the eagle laid the 1st egg of the second clutch.

Eagles are back and adding sticks to the nest

edgars — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 22:09:43 -0500

The eagles are back and busy adding sticks to their nest. I have seen them on the nest more in the past few days and one was on the nest tonight when I checked around 9:00.

Evidently the affair with the intruder female, which lasted about 3 days, is over as she has not been seen recently. Hopefully there will be more eggs layed in the next few days.

For an update on the eagles, watch the news story March 4 video listed on the web site. According to the video, 47 states and 17 countries are watching this eagle cam.

He dumped his 4 year old girlfriend!!!

RickW — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 10:20:57 -0500

OK, so we lost the 2 eggs and a bunch of time but they are back in their monotonous relationship again. I know Canadians are like that and someone said Mallards are too but I was never sure about these guys. I can't believe they have a squirrel problem but with a house that big, I guess the little "tree rats" have found a good thing. All we need now is a star like Stephen Colbert Jr. and this could be a hit show!!!

Norfolk Botanical Garden live Eagle Cam

edgars — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 09:11:26 -0500

The eagles are back on the nest at Norfolk Botanical Garden in Virginia.

Click here for the eagle cam!!

(copied from the website)

The bald eagle pair at Norfolk Botanical Garden are some of the most closely watched birds in Virginia. Their nest at Norfolk Botanical Garden is viewed by thousands of online bird watchers daily in the U.S. and abroad. The Web cam has also become an educational opportunity as teachers use the video from the nest in the classroom. The Eagle Cam is available 24/7 on WVEC.com.

The eagles are back on the nest at Norfolk Botanical Garden in Virginia. Click here for the eagle cam!! (copied from the website) The bald eagle pair…