Bald Eagles Camellia and KW, Duluth Airport Bald Eagle Update and The Dangers of Improperly Disposing of Fishing Line, Chesapeake Bald Eagle, Video of Bald Eagles In The Snow, How to Hold Two Bald Eagles, "Earthflight" PBS Miniseries

Reese has posted a new location map for Bald Eagle Camellia. He hasn't gone very far. Reese also posted about a local Eagle that got into trouble -- but was able to be released back into the wild the next day. He is banded KW.

I found this facebook page of Bald Eagle photos (and videos). It's pretty good. Well, I haven't finished exploring it. But what I've seen is pretty good...

Remember the Bald Eagles that crashed to the ground at the Duluth Airport? One flew off while it was being taken for treatment. The other was treated, banded, and released. Here is an update. If you fish, please be careful to not leave any fishing line behind after you leave. Injuries and deaths to wildlife occur too frequently due to improper disposal of fishing line.

And more sad news, this time regarding the Chesapeake Bald Eagle #12-001.

This page has a pretty video of Bald Eagles in the snow. I think it's a promotional video for a company that does workshops and tours. But it's still a pretty video.

If you ever need to hold two Bald Eagles at the same time, I guess this is how it's done!

There is a six-part miniseries coming soon to PBS. "Earthflight" presents the world from the perspective of various birds, including Bald Eagles. The air dates are six consecutive Wednesdays: Sep 4, 11, 18, 25, Oct 2 and 9. It comes on at 8:00PM. After each episodes airs, it will be available for streaming online at pbs.org/nature. It sounds interesting -- I'm gong to mark my calendar!

Bald Eagle HK is Growing Up, Bald Eagle That Crashed Into The Ground At The Duluth Airport Has Recovered, Web Cam Guidance From The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Reese posted an entry today on the Eagle Nest blog about HK. There is a picture that Pam Monahan took. HK looks great! You can see the rest of Pam's pictures of HK. There are quite a few pictures of him keeping company with a Bald Eagle that looks huge compared to him...

I previously mentioned on May 14th and May 17th the Bald Eagles that crashed into the ground at the Duluth Airport. They were locked in battle and didn't separate before hitting the ground. One of the Bald Eagles had a puncture wound from a talon in the abdomen. It has recovered from its injuries and was released back into the wild.

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has release an article: Guidance for Use of Cameras at Bald Eagle Nests. This is about web cams.

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NX checked in yesterday. She is near Brent Marsh. It is one year since her release. Maps are provided that show her explorations over the past year. They have also posted again the video from her release a year ago. There a phrase that was coined regarding NX: "Fear The Feisty!" And it makes sense if you watch the video! Overall, the post for May 16th is a nice review!

I posted Camellia's location the other day. There is a post today covering the location data up to that point. Usually, Reese posts same day. But when he travels, there can be a delay in his posts. I can only assume he's been traveling again since this post is a couple of days after the fact...

Looks like I missed another Bald Eagle release. Last night was pool league, so I didn't check my email yesterday. And of course there was an email about the Gloucester Bald Eagle #13-0283 being released today. Here is WCV's entry regarding the eagle release. I am so bummed that I missed this release! I've traveled far to attend a release. Then I miss one in my backyard. I am so disappointed!

I posted the other day about the Bald Eagles that crashed to the ground at the Duluth airport in what was probably a fight over territory. This article contains pictures. The picture of their locked talons shows how much damage they do to their feet when they fight like this. I've seen Bald Eagles on nest cams that have been fighting. You can always tell because of the ugly feet...

Here's an article about prosthetics for animals. It's amazing what they can do these days.

A pair of geese have been guest-starring on the Mission Nest Eagle Cam. The Bald Eagles at that nest decided to use a different nest, and the geese moved in. Today is hatch day, with a few more eggs left to hatch:

Ron Dudley has a Ferruginous Hawk in flight on his Feathered Photography blog. What a beautiful bird!

Water has been found that is at least 1.5 billion years old. Wow, that's really old! It was found in a pocket deep underground. They are analyzing it for signs of life. This could give some insight into the possibility of finding underground water (and life) on Mars!

Here are some photo galleries I found that I enjoyed looking at:

• Underwater Photography Contest Winners
• Gallery of Ugly Bugs
• Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition Top 20

This great article contains pointers on how to safely observe wildlife. The word "safely" applies both ways: how to keep you safe how to keep wildlife safe. Please read and heed!

Bald Eagle Patriot of Turtle Bay Died Following Battle With An Intruder, Buffet for Bald Eagles, Pelican Harbor Bald Eagles, Cat/Cop Rescue, Bats, Roll and Shelf Clouds, Property Maintenance Workshop, Washington State, Amazing Birds, Bald Eagles at Duluth Airport

More sad news for the Turtle Bay nest, home of Bald Eagles Patriot and Liberty. If you remember, this is the nest where an intruder ran off the resident male (Patriot) and ate both hatchlings. The intruder would look roughed up (a couple of times) probably from doing battle with Patriot. But Patriot returned in early April. It is now being reported that Patriot died following a fight with another eagle. This may be the same intruder eagle that is trying to take over the nest. My heart goes out to the people that follow this nest. It has been a rough year... 

Here's a video of a bunch of Bald Eagles in a parking lot. I don't know what's in the back of that truck (I think it's fish), but it must be yummy! And this is in Alaska, so you know there are some Bald Eagles waiting to take advantage of a situation!

I found a video of the Pelican Harbor Bald Eagles wrestling with a stick. The video is from 2008, but it's so funny -- right from the crash landing at the start -- I thought it's worth posting now. I think this is cooperative nest building. But I'm not going to emphasize the word 'cooperative' when it comes to these two!

This sounds like I'm telling a joke. A cat goes up the tree and needs help getting down. So the nice police officer goes up the tree to rescue the cat and he needs help getting down. Here's the story.

I like bats. What can I say... When I move to Maryland, I'm going to put in some bat houses.

I've never heard of roll clouds or shelf clouds. I think I'd be a little freaked out if I saw either of these coming at me if I didn't know what was going on. But having seen these pictures and read the explanations, I'll be ok if I ever see roll clouds or shelf clouds in the future. This reminds me of a time I was on ship (in the Navy). We were underway and we went into a line of... I don't know what it was. It was like a line of clouds that stretched all the way from the sky to the water and as far as the eye could see in either direction. It was just a wall of cloud and we went right into it. It just looked like a heavy fog while we were in it. The ship had to set the 'low visibility detail' and after a little while we steamed right out of it. And it looked like a wall of clouds on the other side. Very bizarre.

An interesting workshop is being offered by the City of Hampton:

HAMPTON 101-PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

Learn about the right of inspection, paint, gutters, grass and zoning codes as part of a property maintenance workshop presented by Hampton 101 and the Hampton Community Development Department. Thursday, May 16 from 6-8 p.m. at the Ruppert Sargent Building, 1 Franklin St. To register or for more information go to www.hampton.gov/learn or call 727-8311.

The recovering Bald Eagle population is wreaking havoc on Great Blue Herons in Washington State.

Massachusetts has conducted its first Bald Eagle nesting survey.

Here's a slideshow, set to music, of 'Amazing Birds You Probably Didn't Know Exist'.

A pair of Bald Eagles locked in battle fell onto an airport's runway in Duluth, Minn. The eagles were removed from the runway before aircraft could strike them. If you remember, the Norfolk Bald Eagles were on the runway at the Norfolk airport. Instead of getting them off of the runway, they had a plane land on the runway, which struck and killed Mom Norfolk. The Norfolk airport was completely negligent in having a plane come in, knowing that there were Bald Eagles on the runway. But I digress... Good job to the folks at the Duluth airport!