Nest Cam Round-up: Berry College Bluebird (Fledge!), Maine, Two Harbors, White Rock, Africam Black Eagle, and Dyfi Osprey

I didn't have much time for nest watching today. I missed the fledge of the Berry College Bluebirds. I did find this video that goes through from hatch to fledge. I missed seeing the hatch and the fledge, so I was happy to find this video. It's a little long (27:27) but it covers the entire 18 days... Here's the empty nest tonight... Be safe little ones!

The Maine eaglet seems to be doing well. Whenever I check in, there is chat about the day's feedings... This eaglet is 67 days old now. We can start looking for fledge next week. I haven't been observing this nest much, so haven't seen any clues as to how ready she is to fledge.

I checked the Hays nest today, and nobody was home...

The Two Harbors eaglet K43 was hanging out just at the edge of the cam. It's nice that she still comes to the nest...

Christian Sasse had his equipment set up and streaming tonight at the White Rock nest. Such a treat!

The eaglet disappeared from view for a little while, so I switched to the wide-angle cam to see what was happening in the nest.

It wasn't long before an eaglet showed up again for Christian. They are constantly looking around. That's how you survive in the wild...

I overslept and got to work super-late today. So, no time to check the cams before work... I did find a video from the Africam Black Eagle from today. There's a lot happening in this video (2:16)!

I can see the White-bellied Sea Eagle nest after work. So it was no big deal missing it this morning. I checked that nest a couple of times today, but nobody was home either time. But that's ok -- we are one day closer to eggs!

I checked the Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust's Dyfi Osprey Project nest after work and it was dark there. I took this s'cap at 8:10PM east coast time.

It's 11:30PM here now and it is dawn at the nest... I don't know when Mom sleeps! She spends a lot of time being alert...

Nest Cam Round-up: Hays, Two Harbors, White Rock, Decorah, Maine, Berry College Bluebird, I Need Suggestions!

Great news at the Hays nest. The eaglet that fell yesterday was found perched in a tree. I'm so happy that it is ok. They posted a picture from the cam from today at 15:57:13 of all three eaglets in the nest. You can see it here. They all appear to be ok. So, the fall turned into a fledge. Here are two of them, spending the night at home.

I found the Two Harbors fledgling enjoying a fish this evening and then chilling in the nest. You can't see K43's face here because of a poo smudge on the camera lens, but you can see the fish.

There's her pretty face!

Once she finishes her dinner, she settles into her favorite spot.

Not much to show you of the White Rock nest. Brown blobs from the wide-angle cam... Look at the difference in these two pictures! I had to look at the time stamp to see what makes them so different. (I take so many s'caps I can't remember from one day to the next when I took a particular s'cap. Sometimes I have to take notes so I'll remember why a s'cap was noteworthy...) I much prefer the light, color, and detail in the first s'cap. Unfortunately, I usually can't watch this nest so early in the day unless it's a weekend...

There's an update at the Decorah nest. The eaglet that was rescued from the middle of the road yesterday ate three pheasants! It's believed that it wasn't flying because it was super-hungry. I don't know why the parents aren't still feeding it and showing it how to forage... Anyway, they determined that this eaglet is D20, that it's a female, and that she is strong enough to carry a transmitter. I don't know where or how to obtain her location from the transmitter. I'll keep an eye out for that. So, she was released this morning... And they got a call that a different Decorah eaglet was in a stream. So they rescued that eaglet. It has a broken wing and was taken to SOAR for treatment. They will know more tomorrow after they xray the wing.

I was watching the Maine nest today when both parents arrived with a food delivery. The eaglet claimed the food and took about a half hour to eat it. This is about 20 minutes before the food delivery. There was some great wingercizing and much "squeeeeeing" about it!

This is the food delivery, both parents are in the nest in this s'cap. The eaglet has claimed the food and there's much "squeeeeeing" about it!

The Berry College Bluebird cam was finally back in operation this evening. They are settled in for the night in a fluffy puddle...

And with the turn of a head, they get even cuter! This is nature's feather pillow!

The preening started a couple of days ago. The one on the right is preening its wing feathers. Its head looks funny because it is moving very fast.

This blog isn't all eagles all the time. I've followed the Loch of the Lowes Osprey nest and the Berry College Bluebirds this year. And now the Bald Eagle nests are winding down. What to do, what to do... I've found one alternative! There is a Sea Eagle cam in Australia. They are 14 hours ahead of us. At 6:00PM when I'm getting home from work it will be 8:00AM there. Perfect! Last year, they laid their eggs in early July. So they should be starting up soon, right when we are all suffering from empty nest syndrome... This cam has a really great view of the nest and nest bowl. Does anyone have any other cam suggestions? I'll need something else to tide me over until the Bald Eagle nesting season comes back around. Please leave a comment if you have a suggestion!

Locations for Bald Eagles Camellia and KE, Neat Picture, Hog Island Maine Osprey Cam

Reese's last location for Camellia was on 7/20, and our boy hadn't gone very far since then. Since today is 7/23, I checked the tracker for his most recent check-in and it still says 7/20. I guess that's why Reese hasn't posted a location today. Camellia got his transmitter on May 5, 2010. I hope he isn't running out of juice!

There is also an update posted by Reese for KE's location. She hasn't gone too far either. Maybe it's too hot for flying and our babies are spending a lot of time perching in a shady spot.

Check out this picture I found. Do you see it? (Darn it. I always double check my links and it opened a different picture. So, I've updated the link. But if it doesn't open a picture of a purple flower with a surprise, try moving a few pictures one way or the other. This morning it was picture 23, now it's picture 26. Grrr.)

I have found a fantastic Osprey Nest Cam. The picture is as crystal clear as the NBG Eagle Cam used to be. The nest is on Hog Island, Maine. There are two youngsters that are doing a lot of wingercizing. I look at it on a page where it's embedded, but you may do better by googling it. This is a fantastic cam: beautiful scenes and a great picture. And look at all the stuff in this nest. Osprey are the biggest collectors of junk! Check out these screen captures!

Something has caught their attention.

 This picture shows the buff colors of the babies, front and back:

Nice close-ups with this cam:

I think it's pretty universal. Hot babies seek whatever shade they can find. And Mommas are happy to oblige.

They take turns wingercizing:

And sit quietly enjoying the view:

Feeding time for one of the babies:

Until the other comes forward to be fed:

Here's the whole family. You have to be quick to catch Dad on the nest. He will drop off a fish and leave. I tried for a better s'cap, but he flew away:

Bald Eagle Camellia's Location, Bald Eagle Buddy on the Wildlife Center of Virginia's Critter Cam, Maine Tries to Reduce the Number of Bald Eagles Struck by Vehicles, This is Post Number 100!

Camellia has finally left the Pocaty River. Check out his latest travels.

Don't forget that Buddy is starring on the Wildlife Center's Critter Cam!

The state of Maine is taking steps to try to reduce the number of Bald Eagles struck by vehicles. Good job! I'd be interested in hearing the results of their actions.

I've hit another milestone with my blog: this is post number 100. Thanks to all who follow my blog!