Good Morning. Here's a fresh thread for you.
I'm working to get the live feed up soon.
Also, As I walked in this morning the closed circuit monitor had all three of the eaglets hopping around in the nest.
more soon.
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Thanks so much for the live feed, Steve. I think Spunky just fledged about 20 minutes ago. Pretty sure it was him. I have it saved (I hope).
Steve live feed is up but the picture is bad.
I think that is Spunky sitting on the launch pad still.
No I think that is BigBoy. I reviewed the video again and kept a track of Spunky and that was him that launched. I am pretty sure of that.
I knew I should not have gone for that cup of coffee!!!!
LIVE FEED LOOKS A LITTLE BETTER, STEVE MUST HAVE TURNED ON "THE MAGIC BUTTON" SORRY I MISSED THE SPUNK-MAN. SHARON LET ME KNOW WHERE I CAN SEE THE TAKE-OFF, PLEASE! SOME OF THE LANGUAGE YOU ALL USE IS GREEK TO ME, I'M STILL AN AMATUER AT THIS HERE COMPUTER STUFF.
Is that MS-Inbetween tripping over her food?
Now for the biggest bummer of the day -- it didn't save on Fraps and it has already dropped from real player. I am bumming really big on that one!!
Awesome description, West Virgina Girl. I felt like I had a front row seat, now I can't wait to see it in action.
Okay Steve, begging now. Can you get the clips of InBetween and Spunky's fledges. This really sucks!!
Morning...
I missed it all too, being 3 hrs. behind, but that is "Spunky" sitting on the launching bar now....
I do not believe he has fledged yet. No way he could have made it back already.
We all have his first flight to look forward to yet.
Happy viewing...while I'm missing it at work.
Jim
Morning...
I missed it all too, being 3 hrs. behind, but that is "Spunky" sitting on the launching bar now....
I do not believe he has fledged yet. No way he could have made it back already.
We all have his first flight to look forward to yet.
Happy viewing...while I'm missing it at work.
Jim
9:28am Good reading on the blogs this morning! Confirmation of 3 first flights will be when the nest is completely empty & then filled again for a visit. Sure looks like MsInbetween at 4:00 and Big Boy (?) at 12noon resting. Just guessing. I'll get geared in here as I just had my first cup of coffee.
Looks to me like "Spunky" on the launch area, looking around, thinking about his first flight, and it looks like Mr-In-Between flaked out in the shadows at 12 o'clock.
Even the smaller ones have filled out so much it is hard to tell ID from the size sometimes.
Jim
I think that is Spunky laying down.
Sharon,
We can put a link to the video on Yahoo
I think that is Spunky resting
My video didn't save so I hope it wasn't Spunky.
9:47am When prsenting your guesses as to which is which - remember the white feathering that Spunky still has. I am just grateful that we know they are all safe & I hope someone gets the clip of the 3rd first flight for Spunky - whether or not it has happened yet. I have promised myself not to get too frustrated today.... HaHa!
With the mention of the white feathers, that looks like Spunky at 12 o'clock right now. I will take it. Picture is much clearer now. Thanks Steve. I am with you Jo. Work is aggravating enough, don't need any more!!
Wow, who is who? Was that spunky that just came back?
Oh, how frustrating it is to read about the live feed when all I have is this slow dial up connection! On the other hand, it is so great to be able to witness these wonderful birds thriving so close to where I live. Thanks to Steven and all the others who have given us this great experience.
I believe it was, he is the smalled one in the nest,
10:15am I was so hoping that mom/dad would come in and supervise!!!For alittle while, anyway.
Jo, looks like that was a food drop or a quick check
Parent back, feeding Big boy
I did see a parent in there at 10:14 eagle time, and then leave. Now at 10:19, other parental visit! This time no food in the beak and the parent is eating what is in the nest. So like teenagers -- the first to leave were stubborn and stayed out all night, and now they are all back for dinner and laundry!
She is feeding them. How cool is that. My real player shut down and I had to restart my computer to get it back up. Skeered me!! Now, who is who. I am sooo confused this morning!!
I agree with Jo----I don't think Spunky has fledged----remember all those white feathers she has----
We should call them "The 3 Musketeers"!!!!!!!---they seem to get along so well-----
10:22am It seems like old times!! Isn't this soooooo special! What a parent!!
What did spunky take off to eat over there?
I am going to say Spunky is to the right of Mom getting fed, BigBoy at the top of the nest and InBetween right beside Mom. Anybody else agree with that? Don't think Spunky fledged either.
WOW! quite a crowd...3 eaglets and a parent! good to see that...
Tell me......when can I get a life again?
10:24am GUESS - Big Boy at noon, Spunky at 2:00 and Inbetween beside the parent ----Now they just moved all around - BigBoy still does his 'hop' moving... I give up - no more guesses for me.............
10:27 a.m. Oh come on, Jo, keeps it exciting. BigBoy is definitely the blackest. InBetween the biggest and still eating to get even bigger and Spunky just flapping his wings.
Sharon - I think we guessed the same! Aren't they something else - all in that nest! Oh, so much flapping. Love it that the live feed is up! That might be Spunky exercising his wings...
Spunky (I think) looks to be the same size as BigBoy now. Okay, I give up.
Okay, now who was it that just flew off?
Of course, the live feed went back to the beginning so I could not review it.
Melissa - I can't be certain. Afraid to even take a guess.
I think Big Boy just returned and Inbetween is under the camera and Sppunky is up top laying down resting for the big event. Does that sound right to you others? Not sure they are all getting to be just about the sames size.
I think Inbetween left, Big boy at top, Spunky at bottom.
But I think it was Spunky that left this morning.
When he came back, he has same colors as Inbetween, but is smaller. Big Boy is the darkest.
That's my opinion...
My real player has shut down twice this morning and wouldn't come back up until I restarted the computer. I am sure with all the videos and pictures I have saved on here, the memory is getting mighty low. Might be the problem.
WV Gal, how did you save the video?
11:18am It really looks like Spunky on the nest at 4:00. If Spunky fledged or when he fledges, he won't be back for awhile to the nest. Right?
I know Little Guy "Spunky"at least went branching because I saw him take off, but I'm not smart enough to know how to get a video of it! I even lost my connection in my excitement of trying to do the Frap and couldn't even rewind to watch it again! Boy was I mad at myself! Hope someone comes up with it because it happened this morning!
Is that Spunky on the launch pad and now flapping all over the nest?
Looks like Big Boy laying down and Spunky by the trunky
Did someone just drop off a huge fish?
That has to be BigBoy eating now. Did you see him cover that fish with his wings?
Also, I can not do the review on my real player anymore. Is anybody else having that problem?
Something out there sure does have BigBoy's attention. Not even thinking about the food at the moment.
I agree with you Sharon. I really thought it was Spunky that fledged this AM but it also seems strange to be that he would be able to come back so quick. I don't know what is more scary...watching the eagles or getting ready for "another" hurricane here in Florida. Gee who put the bulleye back on Florida again this year.
No doubt, anonymous. I hate that they have another one coming in Florida. They need to move to WV and away from there. Of course, we had hurricane Hugo come right through Bluefield several years back so I guess no where is safe from mother nature!
Maybe Big Boy and Ms Inbetween told Spunky when they were visiting yesterday that if he left, he better show back up for Mealtimes - that it was hard to hunt all on your own!
He was gone for over an hour, right?
Guess they needed some encouragement from Mom - "you know, boys, there are starving eagle over in Africa - clean your plate" LOL
Paula - did you get my e-mail yesterday? I want to be a momster!
All three in the nest again. Took that food right away from Momma. That looks like InBetween!!
I'm not sure if I got an email from you yesterday or not. Did you get an invite back from the group?
If you didn't get an invite back, email me again at pccompton@yahoo.com.
Or we are also in yahoo groups - Go to Science/biology/animals/birds/raptors/eagles and we do show up in there now.
Wow, Family lunch! Cool!
Did the live feed just go out for anybody else?
live feed is out for me..
Sharon
Do you live in Bluefield? I have family that lives there.
Anonymous, I do live in Bluefield and have all my life!
Has someone contacted NCTC to let them know that the live feed is down?
Sharon
Do you know the Bartels? My uncle runs Bluefield dental lab.
NO LIVE FEED FOR ME....
Live feed is back up. Thanks so much.
I graduated from high school wiht Kurt so yes I sure do!! His dental lab is about 3 blocks from my house. Small world we live in. Where are you?
WV gal, I sent you an email back!
Sharon
That is too funny! It really is a small world. I live in Hagerstown Maryland. If you would happen to see Kurt and Oswald, tell them hello for me. I haven't been to visit in a while, since my father's funeral. His name was Terry Shaw.
Hi Serena in Hagerstown! I'm in Hagerstown, too!
MOM/DAD, JUST BROUGHT SOMETHING BACK TO EAT.
I don't know what I was thinking, but I thought once they fledged, there were only few visits to the nest, only few feedings and they were to be taught how to do this stuff for themselves. Today, it is like they have never fledged. What wonderful parents we have here. I was thinking we were about to have empty nest syndrome but how can we miss then when they won't leave! LOL.
Man, that is a nest FULL of birds!
Oh My, in my previous post there were 4 birds, now all 5!!!!
Hi Sunny in Hagerstown!
GUESS THEY ARE NOT HUNGRY, BUT MOM/DAD IS...
Spunnnnnnnnnnky pllllllllllllleaaaaaaaaaaaaaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eat!
OK ALL YOU EAGLE EXSPERTS OUT THERE, QUICK, WHO IS WHO?????
OK Mits InBetween is eating again, spunky is lying down and BigBoy is perching above Spunky (or maybe vice versa) BigBoy is lying down and Spunky is perching.
2:10pm I have been out for about 3 hours, but thanks to all your comments I feel I've been here all along! I hear you all saying it's still questionable about Spunky's first flight.....Guess I'll be glued to the monitor again..........
Sunny,
I just found your email. Yahoo put it in my bulk folder (junk). I'll send out your invite right away. Welcome!
THANK YOU SHARON!!! ANOTHER QUESTION BECAUSE THEY PARENT LOOKS KIND OF SMALL, DO YOU THINK THAT IS DAD????
Thanks Paula, I'll take care of it after work tonight!
Steve, will these eaglets be banded for future data collection, etc.?
Bird Girl
Bird girl, we asked Steve that question before and he said because the population of eagles is growing, they don't feel it is necessary to band these eagles. I wish they would put cameras on their heads and let us travel with them. That has happened before. Really cool contraption.
2:23pm Inbetween is surely getting comfortable - really spread out relaxing up there at 12noon. I think Spunky is really getting ready... to do it!
hey everyone, I finally got the live feed! yeah!!!!!! it's up and running as of 11:25 am Pacific time...
Bird Girl
p.s. The osprey chick is soooo adorable!
Bird Girl/Sharon: Steve C and Steve W also told us last week that it's too late to band the eaglets now. I think they said that after about 8 weeks, it's too risky for the human because of all those talons!
2:26pm Did you see that hop! skip! jump! and almost away we go..........
Jo I did see that. InBetween is so funny, just spreading out all over the place. Is that Spunky at the launch pad?
Bird Girl,
Are you watching the osprey chicks at Blackwater? In case anyone hasn't checked on them lately, they are really getting big, really pretty coloration coming in. And I believe there is still 4 chicks in the nest....in all the excitement here lately, I haven't checked in on them very much, usually have them and our eaglets up at the same time....
Looks like a lazy, dazy day of summer!
Can someone tell me who is who. Which one is on the launch pad and who is at 12?
To me in my uneducated opinion, it looks like BigBoy at 12 o'clock and Spunky at the launch pad but it is so hard to say because they have gotten really close in size. Other opinions?
Actually, I'm watching the Connecticut Audubon Osprey Camera... she has 1 chick and 2 eggs. She just fed the chick and has settled in for a rest. She took a few minutes to tidy up the nest. What's that blue thing in the foreground of the nest???
http://67.86.143.68:81/view/index.shtml
I can understand about the talons. I rescued a baby barn owl the other day, and already his beak and talons were SHARP!!!
Bird Girl
WV Gal, I said totally different from you. That is too funny. I thought it was Ms. InBetween flaked out all over the place taking a nap. But who knows?
did the live feed just go down?
My live feed is still up.
Sharon---I know from experience, when "kids" leave the "nest" they always return with laundry----looking for home cooked meals-----I have heard that "some" never leave----but we have learned how to get handle that---WITHHOLD FOOD!!!!!-----Eagles are the best parents in the world---
Bird Girl,
I think that is the osprey with the blue teddy bear
There is a lot of white on the eaglet at the launch pad, so I am going to say that is Spunky.
OK, SO I AM DATING MYSELF, BUT THIS REMINDS ME OF ABBOTT AND COSTELLOS' "WHOSE ON FIRST BIT". ANYONE ELSE OUT THERE OLD ENOUGH TO REMEMBER THAT BIT???
it's amazing what birds will drag into their nest! surely the osprey didn't think it was food?
one nest I found had easter grass woven through it, all different colors -- it was quite pretty!
I agree w/ WV Gal Spunky at noon, Big boy laying down, Inbetween at the launch, although, now Spunky is laying down in the middle of the nest
Bird Girl,
If you go to Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, and check out their osprey cam web log, one of the posts talks about the quirkiness of osprey housekeeping. There is also a bunch of different links to view osprey nests with weird stuff in it from that web log.
Paula, do you have the URL? I had it somewhere and now I can't find it....
Thanks for the info!
When Spunky spread out in the middle of the nest, I knew it was him. I think now that it is BigBoy at the launch pad and InBetween lying down at 12 o'clock.
Okay, now who is who. And, the picture is getting yucky again.
2:55pm NEW BLOG UP.......MIDDAY
Okay, I just went to the Osprey site. That teddy bear is so cute. All babies need a teddy bear to cuddle up to.
Bird Girl
it is www.friendsofblackwater.org
Is my thinking wrong that sometimes these babies "branch"to other limbs before actually taking off? I thought sure I had read and seen that actually happening in a nest I was watching in Florida earlier this year!
Here they are again, ALL 3!!
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