It gets quite interesting when they have chicks to feed. There is a link under the video that goes to a video from last year when a hawk tried to steal one of the eagle chicks. The result is predictable. <G> Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Thu, Mar 20, 2014 at 11:00 AM, Jack Davis <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks, Dan! Took a look at Mom (probably) in place on the eggs. Interesting! > I'll keep the link for awhile. > > Jack > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Daniel J. Matyola <[email protected]> > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > Cc: > Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2014 6:11 AM > Subject: OT: Eagle Cam > > A very popular pastime here in the most heavily populated state of the > US is watching our new eagles being born each year. > > > Eagle Cam focuses on 3 eggs ready to hatch at Duke Farms > > March 19, 2014 > original > > HILLSBOROUGH — Spring is the season for new life and you, along with > 8½ million others, can witness the marvel of birth through Duke Farms’ > Eagle Cam. > > The webcam focuses on a bald eagles’ nest perched 80 feet in a > sycamore tree on the 2,000-acre property that has been preserved as > center for environmental stewardship. The web cam is located higher in > the sycamore tree and though it can be operated remotely, it is mostly > pointed down to give a birds-eye view of the nest. > > There are now three eggs in the nest. The eggs were laid at 3:55 p.m. > Feb. 17, 3 p.m. Feb. 20 and 4:45 p.m. Feb. 23. With a gestation time > of about five weeks, the time for the eggs to hatch is fast > approaching. The first hatch date could be March 24. > > “So far, so good,” said Nora Wagner, director of public programs at > Duke Farms. You may see the progress yourself by going to > MyCentralJersey.com. > > Since the eagle nest was discovered in the fall of 2004, 18 eagle > chicks have been hatched and fledged — growing feathers large enough > to fly — at Duke Farms. Fledging usually takes 10 to 12 weeks, Wagner > said > > The webcam first was installed in 2008 and began transmitting video in > March 2008. Since then, Wagner understated, “it’s gotten pretty > popular.” > > As of Tuesday, the Eagle Cam, Wagner said, had close to 8½ million viewers. > > Duke Farms and the Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey have > created lesson plans for students in schools along the East Coast to > learn about the habits of the country’s national bird. For example, > the mother and father share incubation duties, though the mother > spends more time with the eggs. > > Most of the time, the webcam captures nothing more exciting than an > adult eagle protecting the eggs and keeping them warm. When the eggs > hatch, suddenly the nest becomes busy with activity until the chicks > grow their wings. > > But occasionally there is drama. In one of the more harrowing scenes > captured by the webcam, on March 24, 2013 a red-tailed hawk swooped > down on the nest but was killed by one of the adult eagles, who then > feeds the hawk’s remains to a chick. The webcam captured every second > of the life-and-death drama. > > An eagles’ nest was first discovered at Duke Farms in 2004. But in > 2012, Hurricane Sandy’s 90-mph winds tore the top off the upper half > of the nest tree, destroying the nest. > > But like many New Jersey families whose homes were destroyed in the > storm, the eagles returned to Duke Farms and built a new nest in the > sycamore about 100 feet from the first nest two months after the > storm. The camera was moved to the new nest tree in the fall of 2013. > > There are now 96 pairs of eagles incubating in New Jersey, according > to the Conserve Wildlife Foundation. > > Link to the Eagle Cam: > http://www.mycentraljersey.com/interactive/article/20140319/NJLIFE13/140319001/WATCH-LIVE-Eagle-Cam-Duke-Farms-Hillsborough > > 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. > > -- > 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. -- 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.
