Baldheaded eagle webcam

Eagle webcam (which I'm sure there's several worldwide). Right now, the eagle in relation to cam, looks photogenic.

http://www.hornbyeagles.com/webcam.htm Hornby Island is one of the Gulf Islands off the coast Vancouver Island.

Thanks for the link -- that's wonderful. I can't wait to see babies. I hope they can back off enough to show branching, etc.

Our hawks just hatched, but the babies aren't very visible yet. Sometimes I wish we could get a webcam on our nest -- other times I am glad we have to let them retain their mystery and magic.

Cool! Hopefully the eggs will hatch and we'll get to see them fledge. :)

I think the more proper term is Bald eagle, not bald headed.

From wikipedia: Bald in the English name is derived from the word piebald, and refers to the white head and tail feathers and their contrast with the darker body.

How cool! This is wonderful. Thanks for the link.

Thanks for the link!

Ok, I admit that I am hooked on these eagles. I even have a link on my browser at work and sneak peeks throughout the day. This is so interesting!

Just saw the eagle move around and saw the eggs..now. Then gone, now that mother or father sat on them.

Sigh... a big chunk of my life is now controlled by reproducing raptors. I came back from watching the hawk babies in person and immediately checked the eagles online.

It is fascinating to get a close view of how they keep the eggs warm and covered. I had wondered how they roll the eggs -- now I can watch! She was vocalizing a lot tonight -- maybe hungry? She also was working with some nesting material that looked like moss. At first I thought it was dinner, but it wasn't.

Apparently the eggs are due to hatch soon!

I saw that too. So are we having eaglets soon???? Fascinating!

I must say this one's a better quality one than the ones I've seen before. I hope the chicks make it!

Babes are expected May 1. There's a good bit of information on the site if you browse around -- like how to tell the parents apart. Same as hawks, the females are bigger, but that's hard to judge if you aren't looking at them together. Eagle mom's head looks messier -- like she needs to comb her feathers. I think (not sure) dad is on the nest right now.

Yes, I hope the chicks make it. I have 5 or 6 baby hawks in Manhattan to worry about, and now these two. I'm going to be a wreck.:p

First pip hole today and you can hear the babies chirping!

How long does it take from pip hole to eaglet? I watched that nest all day. I'm so excited!

According to this article, it takes about 24 hours from pip hole to hatch. I'm not sure when this pip hole appeared -- I guess no one can be certain.

I think it was first commented on in the Hornby forum this afternoon. So maybe tomorrow?

One of the eaglets is half way out of the shell :cool:

I got a quick look at the baby this morning. Also saw Mom (I think) moving a piece of eggshell. At this point they are treating the baby as if he's still an egg.
I know they don't start feeding right away -- anyone know how long that takes?

The eaglet is getting fed right now.

I got to see two eagle feedings today! Eagle baby was just starting dinner when I came home from seeing my local hawk babies! How lovely to have raptors in two different time zones.

Thanks for the link. Now everybody at my work's addicted to eaglecam!

I got to see the eaglet feeding tonight too. This is so fascinating. I'm really enjoying watching this family. Our office is tripped into it too, staceysue!

I forwarded this to all the teachers at my elementary school and half of the classrooms were watching it today. It was great. One of the 5th grade teachers kept calling me in my office and saying, "You better come see! It's totally out of the shell!"

There is a discussion group here. Because we all need to spend even more time on this, right?

They have named the baby Phoenix.

:rolleyes: Hey great, people are enjoying and learning as they watch.


Meanwhile some of us "closer" to the eagles' home nest, still didn't catch seeing the babies yet. I checked late this afternoon but one of the parents seemed to be watching over a twiggy hole in nest. :confused: Or was sitting on top, etc.

Anyway another day to see.

I just saw the eaglet geting fed, so cool. I made my husband watch.

Somehow I missed this post yesterday, but am watching now :D Pity I missed the hatching but they are so cool to watch!

Ok, I must go to the store...go to the store...there is no food in my apartment...go to the store :p

Beautiful view of sitting eagle right now.
I did manage to see baby being tucked underneath parent's wing a few days ago but haven't checked again until now.

I take for granted this creature in our area..that I forgot to send the link back to friend and family back in Ontario.

Family squabble! Dad flew in, decided to move one of the nest sticks. Mom disagreed and grabbed other end of stick; two majestic raptors played tug-of-war for a few seconds. Mom prevailed and the stick stayed where it was. Commotion woke the baby who said "Eeep! Eeep!" Mom finally fed baby; dad flew off in a huff.

Okay, "huff" is anthropomorphic, but it sure looked that way.

There's a pip in the second egg!

This is very cool! Thanks for the link!

The Hornby nest discussion group seem to think the second egg won't hatch. I thought there was a pip, but perhaps it was just a bit of dirt?

I can't believe I missed this! We have a lot of bald eagles here in Missouri--we even have one along our bike trail. If you get up early enough, you'll see him fish for breakfast. But I don't think I've seen a webcam with with audio!

Gotta go--Dad just joined Mom in the nest :D

Careful, Trek, you'll get hooked. It's fascinating. We have a nest along the Tunnel Hill trail too but you only get a glimpse of the eagles flying to and from. This is so awesome to actually peer inside.

It doesn't look like the second age is going to hatch, does it?

First, my students and I love this site. Since I introduced them to it earlier this week they have come into class each day asking if they can see the eagles. We check in on them for a few minutes each class period.

Second, anyone know what happened to the egg that did not hatch? It was in the nest last night. I just checked in and it is nowhere to be seen.

Third, did you know the adults stash food around the perimeter of the nest? I just watched "dad" return to relieve "mom." Phoenix appeared to be hungry and "dad" began combing the fringe of the nest only to pull out a fish which he then shared with Phoenix. So cool!

I noticed the missing egg, too. I've read that eagles eat the eggs that don't hatch but don't quote that.

Yes, I love the way raptors stack food on their nests. With the red tail hawks I watch in person, sometimes it's really piled up. The dad hawk recently brought fresh food for the baby hawks and took some older food away for himself.

Glad your students are enjoying the wonderful baby eagle.

The egg is still there, surprisingly. Perhaps it was covered by nesting material before. I am so addicted to this thing and now I have half my family addicted.

I just saw Dad feeding the baby. When the baby seemed satisfied, Dad called Mom, and there was a changing of the guard.

The baby has really grown too, hasn't he? He's not the bobblehead he was last week.

Where's the baby?!?

Update: Never mind! It wandered out of camera view and for awhile. How upset was I thinking baby had fallen out or been snagged by a predator?! Goodness, this baby sure has captivated me.

Here's a nest I watch in Maryland... My SO and I ride each year w/Terry Bikes through Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge...

http://www.friendsofblackwater.org/camhtm2.html