Off topic: The Eagle Cam....
 

There is a thread at our Pets forum about this.

Once you watch you will be totally enthalled:

http://www.wvec.com/cams/eagle.html
right now they are sleeping, but when the parents come and feed it is
fascinating. Watch how they are learning etc! Around 1pm is when the action
really starts.

http://www.norfolkbotanicalgarden.org/EagleCam.shtml

This is a blog and also shows past pictures. When the chicks were first hatched and more.

Great,
 

I started watching it today and it's so fascinating. Thanks Mrs. D for sharing this with us.

Billye

Definitely....
 

AWESOME!!! - j



ps: Hope they fare well during the coming storm and wet.

That's so cool. Thanks.

On the same topic, there is the first successful bald eagle nest in over 50 years on Catalina Island, 26 miles from Los Angeles.

Another eagle webcam
 

I passed your link on, and a friend from Maine just sent me this link: http://www.briloon.org/watching-wild...e-cam-live.php . A major north- easter is brewing there so the birds are probably going to just hunker down the rest of today.

Thanks all . . .
 

Thanks for the great sites. I have always had an affinity for eagles. When we went to Alaska, the best highlight for me was seeing a ton of bald eagles and a fair number of nests. I still get chills -also helpful for my feet :) - when recalling them.

I went to Catalina and through the Nature Conservancy got some info and a tour of the eagle's habitat. I am gratified to hear about the successes of their program. There is info here:

http://www.catalinaconservancy.org/w...letHatched.cfm

rafi

Neat site...
 

I noticed that a biologist from William & Mary will be banding the chicks on Tuesday am. I could not see the site, because it is dark now, so don't have a very good sense of its place or surroundings. I do know that this banding can be very dangerous. There have been reported incidents of biologists' deaths relating to perceived interference with nests. Parent birds are extremely protective of their young and their nest sites...

This would be very interesting to observe, if this is covered on the Internet.

Cathie

Beautiful...
 

Thanks for sharing
Lupin

Eagle webcam
 

Anyone else unable to display the webcam? I have been trying for two days now and all I get is black... Did anyone see the chicks being banded? I was really hoping to catch that.
cathie

Your computer needs the proper plug-in installed. If you have Windows XP, try http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win.../download.aspx
If you're running an older version of Windows it doesn't mean that you're a bad person. But, you won't be able to see either of the sites.

Cathie, you haven't MISSED THEM!
 

It's scheduled to happen [the banding that is] at 3pm this afternoon.
Just took a peek and they were sleeping and sure look like they're moulting into their first set of grown-up feathers!

Mrs D, that you ever so much for sharing this site - it helps me keep in touch with the WORLD in a very special way! - j

Did anyone see them
 

actually band the chicks? The time was changed from morning to 3pm, but the webcam did not seem to be working (it is now).

In answer to my own question
 

Yes, the chicks were banded two days ago and pronounced healthy. Yesterday I saw both the mommy and the daddy Eagle in the nest. What a picture! My granddaughters are quite enthralled with this site.http://bestsmileys.com/bouncing/9.gif

This morning, there is a notice that some Falcom chicks have hatched. You can click on a link from the Bald Eagle cam to view but can't see much with the way the mommy bird is sitting on them.

Hey David
 

What about Macs and OSX? Or am I destined to look at black squares hoping a baby will pop out in front of me?
Cathie

Cathie...
 

I could not get some of David's links to work either.

The eagle cam we are watching now does go black at night.
Right now they eaglets are sleeping yawning and futzing with the twigs in
the nest.

They will be down from Apr 23 to 25 to fix the network.

Thank you MrsD
 

I hope to be able to see this when the site comes back up. Tonight, I was finally able to sign on without having to go through the copy and paste routine. I thought perhaps it might possibly have something to do with that.

Hopefully, I will be able to see that. Thanks so much for posting the link.
Cathie