On Fri, 08 Apr 2011 09:23 -0400, "Daniel J. Matyola" <[email protected]> wrote: > 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.
"Planets"? Does NASA know about this? 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 heard about the site a couple of weeks ago - 'Eagle Cam' actually featured on one of our evening news programs here. Cheers Brian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ > > 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. -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Access your email from home and the web -- 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.
