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Norfolk Botanical Garden live Eagle Cam
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.
Last fall, the eagles built a new nest in another tree at the garden, after most of their old nest fell to the ground in the summer.
As of Feb. 7, the eagle has laid two eggs, which are expected to hatch in March.
In the 2007 season, the same bald eagle pair produced three chicks, all of which survived to fledge in July. The chicks were tagged and biologists observed all three of the juvenile eagles hunting on their own, but scientists do not know their whereabouts since fledging.
I checked this site out last night and it was pretty lame. However, this morning it is clear to me that I am going to spend a lot of time watching this. Thank you.
p.s. Watching the owl was a hoot too. (Could not resist that one...)
Yesterday morning, when I pulled up the Eagle Cam, there was no eagle on the nest, which seemed odd to me with it being so cold. I checked back later and still no eagle on the nest. I looked at the slideshow pictures taken on 2-13-08 and see there was an intruder. Check out the fantastic shots of the two eagles protecting their nest.
She was back on the nest when I checked earlier this morning.I hope that all will go well and the show will continue.
I can't remember how much the nest weighed last year. I'm thinking 300 pounds and 5 feet across. These are huge birds.
Eagle Cam Update
http://www.wvec.com/cams/eagle.html
To get updates on the eagles, click on DGIF Eagle Cam Blog.
While on this page you can see what we have missed by viewing last years photos.
Click on Photo Gallery & Highlights and then Highlights 2007
Eagles are back and adding sticks to the nest
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.
More activity on the nest
Yesterday, March 16, the eagle laid the 1st egg of the second clutch.
Eagle update
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
Good news at Norfolk
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
Large picture
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.
Eagle Cam
The eagle cam was down this afternoon I guess due to all the wind but it is up and running now. Even after dark, there is light enough that you can see the eagle on the nest.
Hope you will take a look during the daylight hours and watch the show. When you first pull up the cam it takes a few seconds for the picture to come through.
We kept up with it last year and watched the babies until they took off in July. It's amazing.