It is amazing watching the diligence of our adult eagles in protecting their youngsters from the rain. The youngest eaglet is still especially vulnerable as it has the fewest feathers grown in to help protect it from the rain.
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11/4 526 PM visit a short one min video 617am Bella arrives first Trills from the attic before landing Then Shep show Lots of sti...
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Hopefully the sun will come out soon!
thanks, for the new thread, Steven, looks like sun on Wednesday, and much warmer temps
thanks for the heads-up, Sunny
right now radar shows the nest in the clear, but looks like more showers m ay be on the way.
here come the geese again....
here a car close by
eagle at NBG wet. Egg should hatch the end of the week
hope Lolly took her umbrella
good Lord, that poor eagle in Norfolk is drenched
Oh, my goodness, just got home from visit with my Mom and what did I find? My Live Feed is back on and I can HEAR our babies!! Will wonders never cease? Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!!
And they are a peepin'. Think they want their Mumbrella back!
Speaking of sounds at the nest, I forgot to note on my video from my visit that you can hear the train on one of the clips...
mumbrella.....I like it:)
how's your Mom, Wanda???
LOL guess Tiny got stepped on once too much today...he hauled off and pecked Middy for it...then tried to stick his head under him!
awww, look at the biggest eaglet, looks like she is trying to protect the other two.
Someone, somewhere came up with that last year Mits. I can't take credit for it!
Helen, she is feeling better. And, hopefull that she will be doing better in a few days. We did a little shopping today, which is one of her favorite things.
Paula, that is funny...I have noticed Tiny, on occasion, pecking one of his siblings and immediately hiding to keep from getting attacked.
Tiny likes to pretend she is an ostrich
Heading home, cu later!
TG no yard work tonight...
Wow! I just came back from dinner, and got to see some major Wingercizes! Our little babies are growing up too fast!
wish they would not practice wing flapping in this breeze
makes me nervous, one wing flap to many and over the side they will go
Tiny's wings were really going. Tiny is in the middle of the pile. Middle looked as if to say get off me and lay down and Tiny did.
DINNER IS SERVED!!
looks like dinner is served....
wonder what it is?
yeah, know all about the middle child yelling at the young one, huh, Ceil
sounds like it could use some meat tenderizer
Lib just flew in
he brought more food, and Belle ran after it
2 older kids ran over with Mom, and Dad is sharing with Tiny
its like a buffet, dinner on both sides of the nest
LOL, the chicks sound like they are whistling in tandem, or tripledom?
LOL, maybe they are whistling Dixie? HAHAHA
Time for Lib to eat...looks like belle is taking a breather
Tiny is 5 weeks old today!
Had a piece of something there.
Lib left!
Kids shut up!
think I just heard one burp:)
off to fix dinner...bbl
Only good thing about this rain is clouds is for us....makes the nest easier to see.
chicks are prrening now.
I'm having leftover soup from yesterday...chicken and dumplings....Thank goodness for freezers :)
Love those big feeties sticking out!
Lib just brought back some fresh fluff!
Wind picking up a little
LOL chick was just checking Lib's beak to see if he had any food! Really cute!
Dad picked up some fish at the back and is feeding Middy, I think
Sounds like Middy is our noisy one....hasn't stopped peeeping since Dad started feeding.
Now tiny has turned around to see what else Dad might have
Lib now eating at the back, w/ his back to the kids. Middy stopped whining, and Tiny moved up closer, but Dad is ignoring him
Pearl is still facing this way, playing with the grass
Tiny is scavanging where Middy was eating for scraps
Now Dad has turned around, giving Tiny and Middy some bites
is that Belle back with more food or leftovers from before
OK looks and sound like the tough stuff she was eating before Lib brought in the fresh fish
tandem eating again, the buffet line is open
do ya think it is the 1st turtle of the year or frog...?
man hope you got that landing Paula, it was a rough one:)
Lib left and Belle gave him a look that would kill, think she thought he was going to land on her again
she took off in a flash.....
Was upstairs getting dinner, heard all this peeping...Lib brought back some pine branches...then grabbed a nestover.....kids started peeping
Sorry, you're right, Belle was at 6...
No, but I can get it...
UPDATE FROM ATLANTA
Panda updates
Monday, April 21
It's been very busy at the giant panda building today. Yesterday, Lun Lun's hormone results indicated that she most likely ovulated sometime that afternoon. We introduced Yang Yang and Lun Lun for breeding that evening and again this morning, but they did not successfully breed. Therefore, two artificial insemination procedures were performed on Lun Lun with semen from Yang Yang. Because we were able to monitor Lun Lun's hormone levels so closely (Dave Kersey ran hormone assays on the two to four urine samples we collected per day over the past three days), we can estimate when Lun Lun ovulates quite accurately, which will hopefully give us a good chance for conception. Now that the breeding process is over, it is time to wait and see if Lun Lun becomes pregnant
That was some tough nestovers
Sure is a quickie with those pandas...unlike eagles!
PARENT BACK
LOL, he buzzed her pretty good!
Lots of ins and outs tonight!
The kids want some more food, but they really don't seem interested in the tuff stuff
get out the Pepto, they are eating the tuff stuff
biggy just did a PS, so she is ready for more
Lib back, now feeding those crunchy nestovers to screaming middy
Mom joined the party! She brought a stick for roasting marshmallows!
Lib left to get more marshmallow sticks
Belle left too. Middy picking at the nestovers....cool you can see his talons!
Kids are settling in for th evening
Heron cam has both adults
Heronettes excellent view of them
One adult just flew into the nest
One adult just flew out of the nest
raining again at the nest
As regards the mystery sound during an evening feed (viewable at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKQuDjg6FrU), the weird almost human-like shriek sounds like fox to me. There are fox on the NCTC campus and that would be my best guess as to the source.
thanks Madison, I didn't know that fox sounded like that.....Belle came down to be the umbrella after chicks called her
Howdy Madison and Welcome!
I almost forgot, I received this email yesterday...in regards to the what's that sound video that you just spoke about...
I've been lurking on the eagle cam and blog ever since I attended NCTC for training in February and saw the invitation to help identify "that sound". I'm a USFWS employee in Lakewood, Colorado in the IT office. I asked friends who have lived here and in Nebraska all their lives (I'm a transplant from the MD/DC area and worked at NIH, actually in a biochemistry lab), so I can't take any credit for this. They say it is a bull elk sending signals/messages to the female who probably has recently calved. They have three levels of call before they actually "bugle", and this is the first or lowest level. My question is, do you have elk in the WV area??
Love the eagle cam and have fallen in love with those adorable and funny! eaglets!
I forwarded the email to Steve in hopes that he can answer my question - Are there elk on the NCTC campus?
I personally haven't listened to any elk sounds.
well the plot thickens, is it elk, or is it fox????
I googled elk in WV and prior to 2006 there were no elk at all. In 2006 they were found in Logan and Boone counties. I didn't find anything after the 2006 article by googling.
Madison, are you Mark Madison?
well then the ball is back in the fox's court
I haven't had a chance to look at anything on elk....making movies!
dawn is breaking in FINLAND
off to watch CSI MIAMI..BBL
BELLE is trying to sleep
looks like the next batch of showers is going south of the nest
maybe not, looks like a small shower heading to nest
both osprey FINLAND
Bringing in some big sticks at FINLAND
I have a couple of videos ready...
Eaglet Momsters Blog
I saw clearly the 3 eggs being turned by the Scottish Super Woman!
Love the mystery of the elk or fox!!
I have no clue!
Just hope I don't hear it again near the nest!
GOOD NIGHT EVERYONE..
Thanks for the videos I had missed the stick moving - I loved that one
Good Night everyone
Prayers being said for all needs
Hoping for sunshine tomorrow but might not see it until Wednesday!!
I still have my Feed and hate to go to bed, knowing it will be gone in the morning. I think I will sit up and watch our little family sleep all night....or maybe not.
GOOD NIGHT EVERYONE
SLEEP TIGHT
PRAYERS
G'NITE ALL!
GOOD NIGHT, EVERYONE...
GOOD MORNING TO THE EARLY BIRDERS.
C(°?°)3
Jim
Good morning, world. No rain today, but streets are still wet. Moon is peeking through the clouds, looks cool. 56° in PA, 55° in VA. Not too bad.
Our kids are sleeping alone again, no rain. BW kids are also alone. Osprey flew in to Finland nest, flew out next refresh. Finney's nest MT, and Scotland osprey is on eggs. Only cams open. Later. Will probably not be on much again today, no time. Scotland osprey is just talking up a storm. All have a great eagle/panda day. Eyes to the sky, see the raptors fly!
Good grief, Jim, are you still up? Just noticed the time on your last post!
Hahaha. Nope, Suzanne. I'm dead to the world.
I did crash early .. after dinner a while .. and then I woke up fairly rested.
Been trying to catch up on email somewhat.
How are you doing?
[:~)]
Jim
It's barely getting light on the BWO nest and the female is there already this morning.
Looks like the time is getting close.
Our live feed is still up ... with sound. Songbirds are waking up the tonsils.
[:~)]
Jim
Talk to you later, Suz...
Happy birding.
[:~)]
Jim
Wow, never talked to a ghost before! How cool is that! I'm glad you did get some rest, tho!
I'm doing good, thanks for asking. Keeping busy! Oh, had my possum back this morning. That little puppy has grown! he was only about 6 or 8 inches last time I saw him, he's over a foot now, and much much lighter! I fed my outdoor cat breakfast, then got ready to come in, coat on, ready to leave, and lo and behold, there is the possum eating out of one bowl, and my cat eating out of another. Neither happy about the close proximity, though, and they kept eyeing each other. I flicked the light, and the darn thing didn't move, sorta. Just kept trying to eat some more. My cat was pacing, and looking at him. So I started to leave, and the guy got the hint and went around the side of the house again. I've no doubt he came right back after I left. He doesn't run, he just walks, so he's not too afraid. Glad one of us is comfy with the other. I don't know what I would do if he wouldn't leave! He's kinda big now.
Oh my, my ghost went back to bed. Sleep tight, Jim. Not much birding for me today, on other computer all day, plus supposed to have someone to train later today. oh joy!
Forgot, osprey arrived in BWO a while ago, and still there. Both Finland nests MT, osprey still on eggs in Scotland, and both our babies and BW babies are snuggled together sleeping. Oh, deer in PA.
Good morning. Been out of the loop for a while but am trying to get back in it today. Watching these babies try to stay dry!
Not sure what is going on, I've lost our cam and a couple others, so I'm thinking my Internet is being monitored. Funny, haven't lost Finland or Scotland. Just the States, and not all of them! Took forever for blogger to update a while ago, so not sure this will post or not. BWO ospreys were mating a while ago, couldn't take pics, either. bummer. Guess it's time to get back to work. wonder if this will post???? Guess we'll find out.
Baby Littley is getting to eat now I think.
Morning, Sharon. Hope you're feeling better.
Lost a bunch of stuff a little while ago, old PC just quit working. Not sure what's going on. Taking too long today to load anything.
Back to work, later.
GOOD MORNING EAGLE BUDDIES!!---Another WET---CLOUDY a.m. here in WV----HOME OF THE "#1 EAGLE MOM & DAD OF THE YEAR"----Aren't they the BEST!!!----temp. 55°---Expecting sun this afternoon -- maybe---ENJOY THIS GLORIOUS DAY!!!-----LIFE IS GOOD!!---
MORNIN' SUZANNE & BLUEFIELD SHARON!!!---Missed both of you all yesterday!!!---Sharon hope you are feeling better!!---
Good morning
Suzanne, Sharon and Norma still cloudy in Baltimore Our chicks are still sleeping NBG eagle still looks wet BWE chicks are moving around Hope they get a nice breakfast
GOOD MORNING SUZ, SHARON, NORMA AND HELEN'S SISTER...
I don't have Live Feed this morning. Do any of you?
Good morning Wanda
I have live feed. Don't seem to have sound but that's okay
AWWWWWWW!!!----The 3 youngest members of the "ROYAL FAMILY" are sleeping in this morning!---They had a hard day yesterday!!---Too much rain!!! Bless their little hearts!!---
I have sound. Just didn't have it turned up high enough. Duh
HAPPY 'EARTH DAY' EVERYONE!!!!!---MORNIN' CEIL & WANDA!!!----I have RP WANDA!!---I think I have SOUND too!!---I hear a little peep--peep now & then!!--- i
Ceil, I've been trying to figure out why, at times, everyone has Live Feed but me. I was without any views of the nest for almost 2 weeks. It has to have something to do with my computer. Maybe I have a bug. Sometimes, if I click on everything that is visible on the Real Player screen, the nest comes into view. It just suddenly pops up.
Has anyone seen the chicklets being feed this morning?
CEIL---It's hard to hear the little 'chirps' this a.m.---I just supposed I was hearing my birds here in the trees!!!
Norma, I had a picture and sound last evening, then I accidently turned RP off and havn't been able to get it back since then.
CEIL - SO GOOD TO SEE YOU ON HERE!!!!! YEAH!
NEW THREAD IS UP, GOING TO READ MAIL AND POSTS..BBIALW
WANDA---Yes! I can see them---They are all huddled up in the middle of the nest!!!---I feel your PAIN!----My computer doesn't always work either!!---Do you have the RP working?--
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