Eagle Cam

[DaNinja]

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The night cam is starting to pickup the thunder and lightning.
And mom grabs some much needed rest before the storms.

 

[DaNinja]

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Great op for a family photo. I haven't seen mom and dad together in the nest this long.

 

[WIMUSKY]

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Saw the whole family earlier. Boy, feathers are flying tonite. She is windy up there, hang on ma!

 

[FunInDuhSun]

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I just saw all 3 youngin's alone in the nest!
Mom took off for a 3 minute cruise- I watched her leave the right side of the screen and saw her soaring in the background moving R to L.
The chicks barely moved until Mom came home, and now it's lunchtime

 

[WIMUSKY]

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Looks like sushi tonite...... Can already tell the runt of the group. He's behind the other 2 during feeding. C'mon little guy, get up there and get yourself some........

 

[WIMUSKY]

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Family photo op again!! Dad brought in a muskrat. They're eating high on the hog tonite....

 

[WIMUSKY]

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Cool. Ma was screeching for dad. She's was doing a 360 with her head while calling him. Didn't take long for dad to show up. Wonder what he did this time??!! :facepalm:

 

[DaNinja]

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Dad is at his apartment tonight again.
Well, his apartment is a branch to the left out of camera view.

Lot's of cool info in the text below the cam screen.
There's a good documentary down there, too...

I never thought I'd post a PBS link, but American Eagle does give a great background to this project.

 

[WIMUSKY]

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The 3 Amigos are getting big enough where ma can't really cover them completely anymore. I guess for a couple of nights an owl was harrassing them. There's a rat and fish on the nest now. Seems to be the top 2 items on the table. I guess they throw a rabbit on every now and then.....

 

[WIMUSKY]

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Break out the umbrellies.........

 

[DaNinja]

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Excuse me, but...let me explain that whole "Snowbird" concept again.

 

[royal0014]

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Hmm, Mom and Dad looking a little worse for wear this morning. Does not look like snap, crackle, and pop will get much playtime today....


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[LippCJ7]

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Its amazing how fast the little ones are growing though!!

 

[bassman284]

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I wish I had remembered to check on them earlier while it was still snowing. I live about 125 miles straight south of the eagles and woke up to about 1-2 inches and still coming down hard. All melted off now.

 

[royal0014]

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Wow

Have not actually seen the youngn's in a few days, every time I looked in Mom or Dad was sitting. Man, those buggers are growing fast!


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[bassman284]

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Pretty unpleasant in the nest today. Snow this morning, rain now and 20-30 mph wind. I think Mom's wishing they'd roofed that darn thing.

 

[heyttown]

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both mom and dad were feeding the 3 "little" ones and i use that term lightly...im amazed how fast they are growing..they are spreading their wings already in the nest..wonder how long until they feel the need to take a flight?

 

[royal0014]

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Really windy at the 'ol homestead today. Everybody's hunkered down. Not quite a month old, and the youngin's can't fit under Mom anymore. Man, they grow up fast!


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[WIMUSKY]

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Before you know it they will be leaving the nest......:facepalm: I haven't looked at them in a week or so(maybe more the or so)................ WOW!

 

[DaNinja]

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Dad brought in a live rabbit in a chaotic downwind landing a bit ago.

Decorah milestones
"E1 hatched 4/2; E2 hatched 4/3; E3 hatched 4/6. 3-4 weeks: Gray secondary down, 1 foot tall, and 4-5lbs. 4-5 weeks: They can tear their own food. 5-6 weeks: Black juvie feathers in and unfurling, eaglets as large as parents. 10-13 weeks: Time to fledge."

That puts fledge in early July...The 4th would be most appropriate!