We have nests active! The NE Florida nest has two eggs already, laid exactly three days apart. I looked in just now and found Mom on the nest:
The SW Florida nest has an egg. I looked in just now in time to see an egg roll:
Pam Monahan has posted 37 new pictures of Bald Eagle HK taken on 11/14 and 11/16. You can see he still has a little bit of a dirty eye stripe. I wonder if he's old enough to reproduce this nesting season...
Bald Eagle Camellia is dumpster diving at his 11/15 check-in.
Bald Eagle KE isn't being very adventurous, with a check-in on 11/16.
Bald Eagle NX has been spending her time on the Upper Machadoc Creek. She's had some missing data points. I hope her transmitter isn't running down...
The Center for Conservation Biology (CCB) has tracked three Osprey this past year. It's amazing to see how far they migrate. Here's a link to the page where their migrations was tracked. Thanks to Ann for pointed out this page on the Norfolk Eagles Forum.
Ron Dudley has a post on his Feathered Photography blog about the different nests of the Ferruginous Hawk. Very neat to see the different examples. The bottom two nests look like pieces of art to me...
Rhoda Gerig has spent a year photographing the Wabash Eagle's nest. She has put together a book which can be viewed at this link. She is working on a second book for another nest that she followed this year. The first one is awesome -- can't wait for the second book!
Bald Eagle Camellia's location has been updated. He's back in familiar territory!
William & Mary has posted an article about the NPR Morning Edition story on Bald Eagles. From there, I was able to go to the link of the actual story online. It's 4 1/2 minutes and well worth the listen! Dr Bryan Watts, Director of the Center for Conservation Biology, is featured.
Here's some beautiful pictures of Young Ferruginous Hawk Siblings on Ron Dudley's Feathered Photography blog.
I tried to find tonight's Earthflight episode so I could provide a link. But it's not posted yet... Maybe tomorrow.
Here's an article about Bald Eagles catching starlings in mid-air. There are three pictures, make sure you click on the picture to see them all.
Reese was right! Camellia has returned to Pocaty River.
Ron Dudley has posted updated pictures of the Ferruginous Hawk chicks on his Feathered Photography blog. It's amazing how much they have grown in 12 days!
NX has checked in. She hasn't gone far, still hanging out south of Quantico.
Camellia checked in. He's in Virginia Beach, but Reese speculates that he's heading back to the Pocaty River.
My friend Candy sent me a link to this piano playing and singing dog. I love it! So, I thought I'd share it.
I love the 6/14 find Momo. So cute! Check it out!
Ron Dudley posted some pictures from another Ferruginous Hawk nest with chicks. These pictures are amazing!
I spent some time today watching the Alcoa Osprey nest. I took way too many s'caps (screen captures) to put in one post. I'll put some here today and put some in tomorrow's post. It was an interesting day. I'm not sure what was happening off-camera, but the adult at the nest seemed agitated -- looking around, calling, ducking, and taking short flights.
In this picture, Mom is on full alert. She is hunkered down, calling, and her wings are a bit flared. She was neither landing nor taking off. I think she was trying to appear larger and more intimidating to scare off whatever threat she perceived:
Have you ever seen a group of cats who are all watching the same thing? Their heads and eyes all track simultaneously. That's what happened today as something flew around the nest:
And it happened more than once. Here all of the chicks are calling:
And here's Mom landing back in the nest after one of her short flights:
Dad brought in a fish at one point:
Dad never stays in the nest for long. Here, I caught him flying away:
After feeding her chicks, I was able to get a s'cap of Mom feaking. Notice the chicks watching her -- learning how to be Osprey. And sure enough, shortly after this s'cap was taken, one of the chicks did some vigorous feaking.
Mom kept a close watch as her chicks settled down for a nap:
It was an interesting day to watch this nest. I'll post the rest of the s'caps from today in tomorrow's post...
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:
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!
