Our nest is in the middle of the former Doris Duke Estate, now an environmental education center. The area was all farmland 5o years ago, but the fields all sprouted condominiums and strip malls.
For as long as I can remember, Duke Gardens maintained a fabulous set of greenhouses there, displaying flora from all over the known planets. Each house featured a certain clime of garden style: desert plants, and English garden, a Japanese garden, etc. The foundation that owns the property decided that was environmentally incorrect, and has therefore replaced the gardens with an environmental education center. The eagle found there own way there, as they have in several of our state parks in Central Jersey. The Eagle Cam has been a big hit; perhaps the low numbers reflect in part the fact that at least two websites carry the live broadcast. I'm glad you enjoyed it. Late yesterday afternoon was the best show I have ever seen. The male brought a fish to the nest, and the female chewed up pieces and fed them to the first chick (2 eggs have yet to hatch) while the male stayed in the nest to watch. Dan -- Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 9:13 AM, Bob Sullivan <[email protected]> wrote: > Dan, > Thanks for the link. I've been facinated by the nest camera in Decorah, Iowa. > (Me and 150,000 other viewers.) > I'm surprised to see only 3,300 following the site. > Decorah is a small t own on the Mississippi river in the NE corner of Iowa. > I've been there thanks to Mickey D's, but can you say 'rural'. > Their nest is next to the fish hatchery... > Regards, Bob S. > > On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 11:54 AM, Daniel J. Matyola <[email protected]> > wrote: >> Although my home state of New Jersey is the most urbanized and crowded >> part of the US, we do have wildlife here, including bald eagles. >> There is an "eagle cam" set up near a nest at Duke Farms in >> Hillsborough, just a few miles from my office. >> >> The first of the three eggs hatched today. You can spy on the family here: >> >> http://www.dukefarms.org/Education/Eagle-Cam/ >> >> -- >> Dan Matyola >> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
