Africam Black Eagle Day 42, Dyfi Osprey Day 38,40&41, Harrison Bay Eagles Day 102&104, Loch of the Lowes Osprey Day 46,48&49 Fledge Watch!, White-bellied Sea Eagle, White Rock Eagles Day 80&81, Duane Noblick's Photographs

These are not the most complimentary s'caps of the Africam Black Eagle chick. I'm thinking, "Where's your neck?" and, "Beached Whale..." What are they feeding this chick? Cupcakes?

You can see the chicks ear in this s'cap. A little while back, I thought I saw feathers coming out. Maybe it was just debris, because I don't see them any more.

They Dyfi Osprey were having a lazy day when I checked on them this morning.

The Harrison Bay Eaglets are still using the nest for food deliveries and are routinely perching in the nest tree for the night.

Fledge watch continues at the Scottish Wildlife Trust's Loch of the Lowes Osprey nest. One of the chicks was flapping so hard today for about a full minute. I think it's really ready to go. Maybe we will see a fledge tomorrow...

The White-bellied Sea Eagle Mom had a lot to say this morning.

Here's a Mom Greets The Morning video (6:20):

The White Rock Eaglets were both at the nest this morning. I hope they stick around for a while like the Harrison Bay Fledglings are doing.

Duane Noblick posted some great photos on the Norfolk Eagles Forum.

Africam Black Eagle Day 32, Dyfi Osprey Day 28,30&31 Synchronized Wing Stretches, Loch of the Lowes Day 36,38&39 Banding & Transmitters, White-bellied Sea Eagle Second Egg Laid! & Dad Has A Mishap, White Rock Eagles Day 70&71, Duane Noblicks Photography

The Africam Black Eagle was just a puddle of fluff this morning.

There was a funny moment at the Dyfi Osprey nest this morning. They were all laying in different areas of the nest.

And then I could see why when they did Synchronized Wing Stretches (0:48):

The Scottish Wildlife Trust's Loch of the Lowes Osprey cam was off air for a little while today while they were ringed (banded) and two got transmitters. (I'll need some good zooming so I can see the new bling...) Before:

After:

Today was a big day for the White-bellied Sea Eagles. Right on time, Mom laid her second egg! (Keep in mind when you look at the camera date/time that they are 14 hours ahead of us.) She was resting with her eyes closed earlier in the night.

At one point, she even had her head tucked.

Then, she was wide awake!

 She labored for about 8 minutes.

Then she moved around and we can just see two eggs through the sticks of the nest.

 Here's a video of her Laying the Second Egg (5:07):

Here's a close-up of the two eggs taken later in the day:

Shortly after that, Dad has a mishap at the nest. He went to take-off from the nest, but it looks like a talon got caught on the nest. He recovered, but I'll be looking for a limp... Here's the Failure To Launch video (1:02):

The White Rock Eaglets were just hanging out on a windy day during the brief time I had to visit with them this morning.

Duane Noblick posted a couple of pictures of a fledgling on the Norfolk Eagles Forum. He takes such nice pictures! Feel free to poke around the forum while you are over there. You can also click the link at the bottom of his post and check out his photography website. I think you'll enjoy them both!

The Harrison Bay Eagle Cam was down tonight when I checked in...

Berry College Eagle Nest Has An Egg, Duane Noblick's New Pictures Of Snowy Owls, Jim Yanello's Pictures of Bald Eagle Camellia, Pam Monahan's New Post About Bald Eagle HK

One of my favorite eagle cam nests, Berry College, has their first egg! I got these screen captures on Sunday:

They were all over the place, doing nesting preps. I wasn't surprised to find that they've got their first egg today. This evening finds Mom on the nest incubating the egg:

And with some patience I was able to get a screen capture of the egg. I'm not surprised to find Dad perched on a branch for the night. I'm very excited and look forward to watching this nest.

Duane went out to Chincoteague looking for Snowy Owls -- and found four of them! Check out his beautiful pictures here!

In my post on Sunday I commented that Jim Yanello had gotten a picture of Bald Eagle Camellia. Reese's post now has the pictures. Reese commented that Camellia's longer wing feathers are older and the shorter feathers are newer. Here's the explanation: The longer feathers help to give fledglings lift when they are first learning to fly. This is also when they weigh the most (baby-fat) and need the most lift. They then molt in shorter feathers in subsequent years. The shorter feathers give them greater maneuverability in their adult years.

Pam Monahan has a new post of her observations from yesterday of Bald Eagle HK, posted today. She has some (graphic) pictures of HK eating a squirrel and a nice series of him feaking afterward. (Bald Eagles can't use napkins. So when their beaks are messy after eating, they will wipe it off on a branch -- called feaking. This is a fast, kind of swishing motion. This also helps to keep their beaks sharp.)

Christmas Tree Disposal, Eagle Watch Week in Mineral Ridge Idaho, More of Duane Noblick's Pictures of Snowy Owls, Possible Bald Eagle Release in Front Royal VA

It's that time of year when people are looking to dispose of their Christmas trees. Here are some alternatives to the landfill. In Hampton, they can also be set out at the curb for recycling.

Eagle Watch Week is on in Mineral Ridge, Idaho.

Duane Noblick posted more pictures of Snowy Owls on the Norfolk Eagles Forum. He takes such awesome pictures and these owls are so pretty!
I think that a rehabilitated Bald Eagle will be released back into the wild in Front Royal, VA on New Years Day. Here's the story. Make sure you click the link for the rehabber's web site. There is conflicting release info...

Bald Eagle Pictures: Dad Norfolk and HK (Thanks to Duane Noblick, Jim, and Pam Monahan), Bald Eagle Camellia's Location, Episode Five of Earthflight

Duane has a new post on the Norfolk Eagles Forum of Bald Eagle Dad Norfolk. He's looking good! Duane also spotted the Female (DT or Dirty Tail.)

There's also a new post on the forum by Jim of Bald Eagle HK taken out at Honey Bee Golf Course. He's just got a little bit of a dark eye streak. His tail looks completely white now. Hatched in '09 with Azalea, he should molt the last of these dark feathers and have his adult plumage in the upcoming year.

Pam Monahan has posted 3 new pictures of HK. This time he's in a nest in a tree. I believe this is the nest that he started building last year. I sure hope he finds a good woman and has a family this year!

For some reason, Bald Eagle Camellia was missing some data from on his October 3rd check-in. Here is the blog entry with partial location data that was available. There is a comment in this post about a picture of HK with a girlfriend. However, I haven't seen the picture... Then there is a post on 10/4 that was complete and shows him to be dumpster diving. The allure of a landfill...

Episode five of the Earthflight series was on this past week. This episode was filmed in Asia and Australia and features Japanese Cranes, Swallows, Swifts, Lorikeets, Cockatoos, Budgies, Pigeons and Geese. That's what they advertise. There were also many different raptors and vultures. This was another great episode! You can watch it here. It will be available until October 30th.

Duane Noblick Has New Pictures of Bald Eagle Dad Norfolk, Bald Eagle NX Has Checked In, A Leucistic Bald Eagle Family

Duane Noblick has posted some new pictures of Dad Norfolk on the Norfolk Eagles Forum. There is also a link to a short video. In the video, he's perched with his weight on one foot. Then he tucks the other foot up under his feathers. Never saw an eagle do that before...

NX has checked in. Has she gone very far? Not at all! Check it out...

A leucistic Bald Eagle has been nesting in an area for three or four years. This Bald Eagle has a leucistic offspring. Click on the thumbnails under the picture so you can see both the adult and the offspring.

Favicon, Norfolk Bald Eagles Pictures by Duane Noblick, NX Location, Hybrid Animals, Make Instead of Buy, Great Horned Owls on Fledge Watch, White Rock Eagle Cam

Yay, my favicon is showing up now on my posts. I created and added to my template a favicon two nights ago and it has finally shown up! (A favicon is the little picture that shows up next to the address of my site when you save it as a favorite. It also shows up on the tab next to the name of my site.)

Duane Noblick took a bunch of new pictures of the Norfolk Bald Eagles over the weekend. There are pictures of both the male and female, carrying sticks, mating (probably more bonding than actual mating), and singing. You can see all of his pictures at the link provided above, or you can see a few of them along with his explanations at this link.

NX checked in on back-to-back days. Not sure what that's about. She did a lot of exploring in a day.

I found an older article about Polar Bears and Grizzly Bears mating in the wild. This has happened with bears in captivity. But scientists weren't sure if these hybrid Grolar Bears were being created in the wild. A few years ago, they found that they were. I looked for information about other hybrids and found an article, with pictures, about Ligers, Zebroids, Grolar Bears, Wholphins, Savannah Cats, Camas, Beefalo, Sheep-goats, Narwhal-beluga Hybrid, Mules and Hinnies, and Blood Parrots.

Here's an article about 7 things you can make instead of buying.

The Great Horned Owls are now on "fledge watch" -- hanging out on the railings. The below picture is from two cameras shooting from opposite ends:

Tonight I got a look at the White Rock Eagle Cam eggs:

Then, quick enough, it was back to incubating: