Only one eaglet was at home today when I checked the Hays nest. I saw in the chat later that I missed all three in the nest around 8:00PM when food was brought in...
These babies really stand out after dark with the IR cam turned on.
I'm on right now watching a live broadcast with Christian Sasse at the White Rock nest. I realized that I've not given out the address for these broadcasts. It's at this link. I never know when they are going to happen. When I brought up the page earlier, there was an announcement at the top that he was going to be on. Then I just had to remember to come back! Here's some of the s'caps I took during his live discussion. (I wish I could tell him there's a spot of something on his lens...):
This looks like a nice area.
Beautiful scenery:
This is the nest in the left-hand tree.
I took these s'caps with the wide-angle cam earlier in the day.
I've continued to watch the live cam with Christian Sasse while doing the rest of the blog and I've gotten some fantastic s'caps! But it's late and I slept poorly last night, so I will post them tomorrow! Here's one, for now:
The Maine eaglet is doing well. I read in chat that there were 5 food deliveries today.
The Berry College Bluebirds got their bling today. After all that excitement, they passed out in a pile of fluff and didn't even react as someone opened the box a few times to adjust the camera angle.
They didn't even blink during these next two s'caps.
I think something was written on this paper. But it was there and gone so fast, who knows... Babies didn't budge.
But then food was on hand and they all perked up:
But one of them was still feeling like a grumpy little sour-puss!
I only managed to see a leg band once today. It's on the right leg of the right-most bird. you can just see it past the bird's body.
Here's a good look at the feathers coming in.
One of the larger babies is using the smaller ones as a feather mattress...
Major score today!!! I finally caught the male White-bellied Sea Eagle at home! What a beauty! I could see that someone was in the nest, but then as soon as I hit the play button it went to an ad first. It was an agonizing 20 seconds. I was scared he would be gone before I could get a s'cap. But he was very cooperative!
I guess some things never change, no matter what nest you are looking at. Here's Dad arranging a stick:
They built this second nest this year. The people associated with the cam are sure they are not going to use this nest but are going to use the nest pictured above. We can expect eggs after about a week or so!
This is going to be a summer of contrasts, with the White-bellied Sea Eagle and the Africam Black Eagle!
Here's a s'cap of the Berry College nest. It's been so long now since anyone has been home that grass is starting to grow in the nest...
Bald Eagle NX checked in. She really likes the area south of Quantico. I wonder if she has picked out her nesting area... She's only 3 years old, so she's still got some time to figure it out.
Neat thing today when I was returning from walking my dogs. It was almost 9:00PM. An owl flew right over us! I saw this big bird flying at us. It was low -- maybe 10 feet over my head. And it was silent. Awesome! No picture of course, but my dog will corroborate my story!
The Wildlife Center of Virginia has a Bald Eagle release scheduled for Thursday. Here's the information from the email (note that there is RSVP information if you plan to attend):
On Thursday, June 26, the
Wildlife Center of Virginia will be releasing an adult Bald Eagle – an eagle
that has been a patient at the Center since May 1 – and I hope that you can join
us for the release!
This eagle – #14-0450 – was
found on the side of the road in King George County; it appears likely that the
eagle had been scavenging on road-kill when it was hit by a vehicle. The eagle
has recovered nicely from its injuries and has been flying well in the Center’s
outdoor flight pens. Our vet and rehabilitation staffs have given the “green
light” to return this bird to the wild! Additional information about the eagle
is available at: http://wildlifecenter.org/critter-corner/current-patients/bald-eagle-14-0450
The eagle will be released by
Ed Clark at 11:00 a.m. at the Land’s End Wildlife Management Area,
just a few miles from where the eagle was rescued. Owned by the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, Land’s
End is a 430-acre site, situated on the Nanzattico Bay of the Rappahannock
River, near Port Conway. The Area lays claim to hosting the densest Bald Eagle
breeding population in the lower 48 states. The rendezvous spot for Thursday’s
release will be the parking area. Additional information about Land’s End and
directions are available at: http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/wmas/detail.asp?pid=5
The event is open
to the public – I hope you will be able to join us, and please feel free to
“spread the word” to other wildlife-loving family and friends. We are keeping
an RSVP list … please email ksluiter@wildlifecenter.org.
Thanks so much
for all of your support of the Wildlife Center!
Kristen
Sluiter
Special Projects
CoordinatorWildlife Center of Virginia
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