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4/25/24 both/resident crows
605 an Eagle to the nest. I believe it's scout that for sure. 609 he left. 646 an Eagle lands on the lamp. I'd believe this is Bel...
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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... -
Fresh thread.
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Weekend thread, a little late...
519 comments:
1 – 200 of 519 Newer› Newest»Thanks Steve for the new thread. I Cannot believe I was lurking and found to be the first to switch.
Mauley
Good morning, Eagle buds. Thanks for new thread, Steve. I'll go back and round up the gang.
Morning, Donna!!
Thanks Mauley!!
Very light trace of snow here early this morning, so Dana and Paula, you weren't alone in that department!
Sun glare is so bad on our nest that it's hard to make out anything!!!
Hey, Sharon...how you doin', kid???
Oooh, no snow here...no thanks... 42° and the sun is trying to shine.
So far the wind is not too bad, supposed to pick up to 15 to 20 mph.
There's a Mason update:)
Have a nice day:)
sounds like the trip on the 21st will be great fun! Back to the GH....
Thanks STEVE---for the new thread on this SUNNY am!---LIFE IS GOOD!!
Now that little darlin' is kicked back. Was watching earlier and saw the parent's shadow over the eaglet.
GOOD MORNING AGAIN EAGLE BUDDIES!!-----CONGRATS! MAULEY---you are our #1 EAGLE MOM---today & everyday on our new thread!!!---MORNIN' MAULEY---HEDGIE---SHARON & MEGAN!!
Does it seem to anyone that Finland Water is getting dark earlier?????
Eaglet working with the fluff a little bit.
WHOA!--Check the NORFORK LADY---she is feeding the '3 LIL REBELS'----SMALLEST is in the middle---SO WE KNOW HE IS GETTING FOOD TODAY!!
GOOD WEDNESDAY A.M. everyone...have a good one.....Lynn, Finland's' days are getting longer, by the summertime it will be on view almost all day.
LYNN---I think the sun isn't out now---it does look DARK??
MORNIN' MITS!!---Is this your day at the ZOO?---Very SUNNY here!!!
there was a red fox in my yard this a.m., poor thing, think it was a female...
Hi! I'm new to this site. I was at the F&WS NCTC last week for a meeting and fell in love with the eagles. I could not take my eyes off the nest and on breaks walked along the road near their tree to watch the parents. I figured out from this thread that the parents' names are Belle & Lib or Liberty? And the eaglet is Hidey? I notice entries make reference to other nests but regarding the NTCT eagles - has anybody seen the parents this AM? Thanks!
Welcome Gabriela! I saw a feeding earlier this morning and saw the shadow of one above the nest.
Thanks Sharon!
BWO---OSPREY in nest!---LISA has another 'MATING SHOT' clip!---Thinks maybe things may be slowing down now!----
BOB'S PHOTOS!!
WELCOME GABERILA!!---Isn't it easy to FALL IN LOVE WITH OUR EAGLES!!
First time I went to the nest & saw the EAGLES----'I THUGHT I HAD DIED & GONE TO HEAVEN'!!----- ho!
MITS---Aren't the Red Foxes beautiful!!----I had them last year & DNR person told me to be careful around them---Never know about rabies!!---
bummer still no sound:(
yes, Norma, they are, but this one did not look like it was well.
update from BWO....
Nest Update
04/08/09:
Another encouraging mating shot. We hope that the third osprey is starting to lose interest and will move on so our couple can get down to producing eggs in peace.
Past laying dates for the first egg were April 11, 13, and 25.
NCTC NEST FORCAST....
Today
Partly sunny this morning...then becoming mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 50s. West winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
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Tonight
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph...becoming southwest around 5 mph after midnight.
Thursday
Mostly sunny. Highs around 60. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
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Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. West winds 5 to 10 mph in the evening...becoming light and variable.
AMEN
welcome Gabriela
Be careful, Mits...fox could be rabid.
Welcome, Gabriela. Isn't NCTC an amazing place??
AHA - You can clearly see we have another George in the nest!!
Way to go, Mauley. Hope all is well with you!
Welcome, Gabriela!!
The sky in Finland looks pink and blue....not really cloudy, but guess that it's sunset colors. Didn't remember that they were far enough north for the long arctic-type days...but hope it happens soon!
Sea eagles in that nest now!
Just got a great capture! Sending...
oh don't worry, I'll be careful, Lynn, hope she does not have babies in the back of the yard.
Finland nest is also 7 hours ahead of us
I forgot to post the videos from the last couple of days on the EM blog...they are there now.
Eagletmomsters.blogspot.com
Belle just arrived!
has anyone else emailed Steve about the sound?
You will never believe this.....Finney looked so dark to me because I had my screen at an angle that caused light distortion in the image.........duh!!!!!!!!Feeling SO stupid!
GOOD MORNING...I just spoke with Greg Lewis, from Patuxent River Park, a little while ago. I have sent out emails to those who are interested in going with us on the Road Trip. Greg told me the Boat Tour and the Bus tour are AWESOME. We still have room for a few more, if you would like to go along. Just let me know:) We will be leaving Martinsbug and 8am and Frederick around 8;45 and then on to Patuxent. About a 2 hour drive...will get home aroun 5 or 6am....unless we stop somewhere and PARTY!!lol
MITS!---Another word about the fox!----If any cat or dog, etc would come in contact with her!!---they could be bitten if she is rabid!--
Denuded blob in our nest looks like it has company.
5 or 6 a.m., Wanda.....sounds like a party and overnighter:)
Wanda meant that we will arrive back in Mtsbg. around 6PM.
Wow- you guys are partying animals! into the morning hours... hahaha
bad day to be a squirrel....
I know what she meant, Lynn, just teasing her:)
Belle just hanging in the nest w/ Hidey
cruise ship going by at Finland nest
I think Dana emailed about the sound yesterday....posted that she had received a reply in regards to it.
yes she emailed outdoor tv, I think, they said it had to be NCTC's fix, I think.
snow all gone at Finney's nest
** GooD MoRNING **
** EVERYoNE **
i See a squirrel in the nest. Is that from this A.M. or from last week??
C(°Ù¿°)D
Jim
DIVERS...
Good Late Morning to All! It sure is on the cool side out there this am! I don't have any plans except to absorb all the cams and comments today!
Thanks! PAULA!---I truly enjoy your videos!!---I think it's great you share them!!---
6 DIVERS
taking pics of the underwater cam
MORNIN' MOVIN'JIM!!---Did you sleep in this am!!----ho!
well I lost count of the divers after 13, there was a huge group this a.m.
MITS!!---THANKS for the DIVERS!--DEB & I have seen them---thought maybe they were having a teaching class!!!
Mits, we were posting at the same time....I was clarifying while you were joking!
Finney nest looked more comfortable when it had snow in it!!! Looks like it is nothing but sticks...needs some padding! Of course, water newst, too, lookds hard!! Wonder how long before their snowcover melts on land?
pretty sure finney nest is man-made
OH, MY GOODNESS... Thanks, Helen for bringing my GOOF to my attention! LOL the time to arrive home will be 5 or 6 pm, UNLESS we want to PARTY...then it will be 5-6AM!!;) NEED TO GET OUT OF HERE INTO GEEGEE'S. She is not real happy about having these tests, but knows they are important.
BBL
Time to tackle that squirrel!
Jim - squirrel was brought in last night.
Last week's squirrel is long gone!
Yum Yum Hidey loves squirrel.
Really, Helen? Had NO idea they were manmade! Very interesting!
Nice avatar, Paula!
Gotta do a poop shoot, make room for more squirrel!
Thanks, Hedgie. Thought it was pretty, it's a faberge egg with a 2 headed eagle on it...
New eaglet at Saanich/Sidney nest this morning!!
Hello All... I thought Bald Eagles only ate fish.
Lynn just the one at finney's nest...Finland nest I think is their on doing...Hello Teddy:)
Welcome, Teddy. Oh no...they eat small mammals (squirrels, rabbits and such) as well as birds and eels and snakes, too!
Then I guess man imitated nature pretty well, Mits!!! At least it doesn't have a tarp base like the owl nest, or the green meshy stuff I noticed someplace else!
Margy's day doesn't sound too bad, but sure there is angst today....two FF's injured last evening in another apparent arson (barn this time)...thankfully, neither sound serious, tho' one was taken to Fairfax for treatment. Also a FF critically injured in an arson fire in PG Co., and a resident died in a fire in Vienna (my SIL's previous station). I'm sure these crazy winds are causing the fires to burn worse and it is very frightening.
Osprey in Finney on water.
And they eat turtles, too.
They also eat carrion (dead animals).
Welcome, Teddy!
It sure is nice to see a lot of new people on the blog!
Please, jump right in!
It is wonderful to see so many people on the blog!! Welcome to everyone!
hi, all.... been lurking in your blog for the past few days and really enjoy reading your posts. i love watching the baby eagle andtune in daily... one question... not sure how you all get to look at other sites. can you advise me. also, i am amazed that they can catch squirrels... the ones around here are so fast!
Welcome, Jamie. Go to beakspeak.com where you will find a long list of cams to watch!
thanks, hedgie..... i will check out that site right now!!
An eagle is much faster, Jamie!!
oh, hedgie, thanks so much for telling me about the beakspeak... i can see hours of sitting here watching!!! i watched a pair of eagles in my town last year... when they finally left the nest, i was so happy and sad at the same time.... my babies were gone! so glad i found this site!
Well, those links don't appear to work. Don't know why.....will try again.
Finland fjord
Finland Inland
Figured out what I did wrong...there you go, Jamie...try now!!
Wow, just got on & read some Comments.
Wanda, if you're not getting home 'til 5 or 6am, I'll have to ride back with you!☺ LOL
Hi Everyone. Welcome to all the new bloggers. I have been meeting myself coming and going all week. Getting ready to sleep now as I worked last night. Got my favorite cam up that I can see and hear...turned down the hum, but I think i hear the wind.
Will turn on some elevator music LOL and get some rest.
hedgie, thanks so much... i got the sites now. that inland site looks tough! hope they soften it up!
Hi Loretta and Glo. Figured you must have been working alot, Glo, since we haven't seen you in awhile!
Jamie, if you watch the water nest for any length of time, you will see ferry boats and cruise ships back in the background! Sometimes sailboats toward the front, but probably still too cold there for that this year!
thanks again, hedgie.... !
WOWSIE! I HAVE THE SOUND OF
THE STRONG WIND AT THE NEST
Now to hear an eagle!!!
Is eveyone else ok with the sound.
Thanks Chris!
is everything doing ok? im back
well. its a lot more windy than last night it looks. :-/
Welcome to all our newcomers!
I am so thankful you have come right in and made yourself known! Please ask any questions of us "oldies" - we've all been new at one time or another and know where you are coming from!
Jamie - What State do you hail from?
Hello again Eaglewhiz972! Morning comments would lead you to believe that all is well at the nest. The sound seems to have returned to the cam - yepper it sure is windy and I think it will continue for a few days.
did we ever discover what exactly that food was?
yeah. it looks as if it will be.
isnt that precious. he/she is trying so hard to keep baby warm.
Parent is back
Eaglewiz - that's a squirrel in the nest.
Yes, even I can hear the wind
Paula - just watched your video of the 'wingercises'! Precious! Won't be long before Hidey is be-bopping all around the nest!
EagleWhiz & Jamie - If you click on the avatars you can find personal blogs with pics & videos. Just use the back arrow to return here. Paula has a great one on now if you get a chance to view.
Taking a break
BBILW
Daggone, I missed it!
Lib just brought in a fish, and left in a flash...Belle is munching on the fish
Hidey appears to be eyeing up that fish, LOL
Belle must have been very hungry the way she took the fish from Lib and started stuffing it down.
Now she is feeding Hidey! (Who is hiding behind her)
Lolly, I think fish is Belle's favorite meal!
I would rather eat fish than squirrel too, LOL!!
Belle is really watching something!
You can see her eyes blink!
Yes, fish must be her favorite. LOL Yes, if you have to eat raw food, make mine fish, too.
I was gone all morning. Just read through the blog quickly.
Welcome, newbies! I was new last year. You could not be at a better blog. This is the ONE! This is the greatest group of eaglet momsters and dadsters.
WANDA.......I will be more than happy to save you yellow columbine seeds. Yellow columbine is common in the nurseries here. I would love to have some seeds from your purple columbine. Anxiously awaiting your road trip this way! I can mail you the seeds if it is not anytime soon.
Think that I lost the sound....
Lolly - I love your hanging pots out in your garden!
What a great view we are having right now!
I still have sound, Jo.
Mine is still on - I had the zoo cam up and think I had that sound with the panda but when I closed it my nest sound came right on........
Scratch where it itches, not where it looks the best. LOL Did you see Belle scratching?
Look how far over Hidey is!! Time to start getting a little nervous!
I love the picture on NBG. Eaglet babies all over the nest!
Hidey is not in view. Belle is hiding her.
Interesting pic at CO. Eaglets are in the shadow of parent. You can barely make them out.
Going to fix a snack. Hunger is calling!
I see Belle saved some of that fish....she just picked it up and put it back down next to squirrely.
BBL - Time to think about dinner
Going to limp outside and supervise Jack working in the yard. My knee is bothering me. Boo Hoo!
BBL
Anybody know if I could find the nest in Google Maps?
National Conservation Training Center
698 Conservation Way
Shepherdstown, West Virginia 25443-9713
yah
oh wow. very very windy still and... WHERE IS THE BABY??!!! I cant see it.
Hidey is doing what she loves best - hiding!
Belle has been at that same spot on the nest for 2 hours...
For those of you who have never seen the nest, if you were standing in the road looking over at the sycamore tree, you would be looking directly at Belle's butt!
yes. Hidey probably is cold in all of this wind.
Just coming in this evening. Read comments from other thread. Need to catch up on these on this thread.
Hi Everyone in Eagleland ( :
hello again dana.
Good afternoon Dana!
you really have not missed very much. it's just still very windy and Hidey is hiding.
Just woke up and my pop up was frozen. Easy enough to refresh though then lots and lots of wind argh!!!! Makes me nervous. Guess they surley know how to hunker down. Time to find some food here.
Last I heard our gusts were at 36 mph.....mild compared to what we went through at the end of last week! THAT was when it was really scary, newbies!!
Lolly, did you get your injection today? It will be probably worse for about 24 hrs. and then start feeling "gooder"!!!!
Welcome again Eagle Wiz972 I always feel I miss something when not watching our nest cam.
Welcome and Hi Cat :3 and Jamie.
Do you all live outside of West Virginia...you can just give your state if you want. Definately no address!!!
AT 3 weeks, the eaglet has grown in its warmer down coat. I don't think Hidey is cold.
Catch ya'll later.
Later Paula I guess that means from home.
Paula I loved the video ty very much. I also fed your fish while I was there. Chick really stretching those wings lol
Wow, both just took off at the same time!!
And one came right back!
That wind makes me feel cold !!
Sorry looking back in comments. There was a new person "Teddy"...Hi Welcome.
Have been investigating the eagle situation along the GW Pkwy and the Potomac....one source says there are 20 nesting pairs along the river...don't know whether that includes ours or not. One nest just south of Alexandria appears to be non-viable, despite numerous episodes of HP caught on camera. The pair have been named Alex (for the city) and Belle for the country club along whose property the nest is located. There has also been some invasion trouble. For some interesting narrative and some fantastic photos, here is the link:
Alex and Belle
There is also mention of the nest further south that I think is the one my SIL is talking about...will continue to look for info on it.
Well, I got a letter from Charlottesville today from my surgeon's office. The blood work they did on 3/5 came back with an almost nonexistent vitamin D. It was less than 2.5 and it is supposed to be between 30 and 80. They also told me I have iron deficiency anemia. Tried to tell them that while I was there but they wouldn't listen. I go tomorrow for my second iron infusion.
I am home, we didn't find any Great Horned Owls, but did find lots of other stuff. It will take awhile to process my pictures, I took too many. Time to feed dogs and myself.
We saw a Cooper's Hawk with a robin, poor robin had to feed the hawk. :(
They think they had a hatch at "PH".
That's strange, Deb....why would that be? An abandoned young 'un??
OK that was a hatch on April 7th for both PH and WE. Thought they mean't they had another.
Here's another link to Alex and Belle...a flickr site...with a lot of cool links on it!!
More Eagle Pics
No, I think the hawk got lucky and caught the robin. It was interesting to see. The robin is almost as big as the hawk. Oh, just thought maybe the robin got hit by a car, it was right by the side of the road.
Belle just arrived...Lib headed to the back of the nest. Hidey is loving life in his bowl.
And
Belle had something dark in her right talon
She brought a fish!
Fish sticks for Hidey tonight!
Forgot to say Lib left.
Nice to hear Hidey peeping!
Okay, the nest that SIL is seeing is apparently at Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve, which is part of the National Park Service along the GW Parkway. Incidental observance mentioned but can't find any particulars or pics.
LYNN.......thank you, thank you, thank you!!!! You are the best. Got my shot at around 11:00. Did some shopping for grandkids Easter. Went to five stores,no knee problem. Ate lunch on the patio, it was starting to hurt. As the day progressed it got "worser and worser". Anxious for it to get gooder! In the mean time I called the doctors office. He failed to tell me it would temp get worse. They did return my call and tell me that was normal. WHY did they not tell me?! Duh!
My knee has not really hurt until today. It has been swollen and sorta funny feeling. Let's hope this shot works!
Time to cover up the eaglet!
Sharon, are you taking supplemental D....and spending time in the sun? They say 10 min. 3xwk. is best, but if so deficient, I'm sure you need something more....can they give it by injection? Can't remember! I doubt that capsules will do much good because of the absorption factor. How often are they checking your iron?
Whoa! Love this cam. Eagle just landed!
Lib arrived with more fluff and took off again!
BBialw...
Lolly, it didn't hurt at first because of the novocaine-type anesthetic they mix in....but they should have told you to stay off of it, and not go shopping. Let's put you in a recliner or on the sofa with it elevated and put an ice pack on it, okay??? You and Jo can commiserate over being put in time-out! This is your nurse talking!
Lynn.....love you! I am in my recliner and have had ice on it. Sure wish they had told me that.
I do not LIKE time out. LOL I want to go out and work! The pain is keeping me still. I do not want the limping to affect my hip and back. Yikes!
Look, quick at OK!
OK baby just climbed out of the egg well. Almost fell over backwards. So cute!
Cute poop shoot at OK.
It is so neat to see both the eagles around the nest and the little one in the nest. We want to go to OK, but now it looks like it will be early May before we can go.
Poop shoots can be cute, right? LOL
Lolly sorry for your pain. Nurse Lynn has been a great help in telling you the information she has. Putting you in time out with ice and with the leg up...she is "the bestest nurse" ( :
Hi Eagle Friends.
I can see the Flower M☺☺N and it's a beauty!
Hope you all can get a gaze Eastward..
Beautiful view of Parent Eagle at BWE also...
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Beautiful view and sound OUR nest too....will be bedtime soon...
Missed everyone...time to read backwards...Like the new avatar, Paula...
I knew we could count on Megan to give us the Full Moon Name for this month ☺
Ha Ha, wonder how many Poop Shoot comments I am going to find..
Will be back and be polite in a few minutes, 190 comments to read....
xo
Time for more squirrel
Lolly - yes, poop shoots are cute!
Margy - I know there was more poop shoots than were commented upon.
If you're in need of a poop shoot fix, however, visit my blog! :):)
OK chick is 6 days older than our chick.
Even though it is windy at our nest. You can hear our eagle pulling on that squirrel.
Welcome home Margy
Paula can you get the Decorah Iowa nest? Or do you get an error message?
Dana - I could hear the crunching of the fish sticks for dinner as well.
Dana - my OK cams came on just fine.
Would you look at that buffet at OK :):)
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