| Author | Content |
gardenglory
Gainesville, FL (Zone 9a)
December 30, 2012 1:24 PM Post #9370707
| http://www.ustream.tv/SouthwestFloridaEagleCam
Im not sure if anyone else likes these live bird cams. The eagle went on hatch watch yesterday. Nothing so far. |
Chillybean
Near Central, IA (Zone 4a)
December 30, 2012 4:37 PM Post #9370831
| Thanks for posting this.. I had no idea Eagles would be nesting anywhere at this time. There is quite a bit of traffic passing by right now. |
gardenglory
Gainesville, FL (Zone 9a)
December 30, 2012 5:04 PM Post #9370848
| Does seem to be sleeping now. Always wondered if birds 'sacked out'. I just couldnt stop watching them earlier. So beautiful and interesting. |
gardenglory
Gainesville, FL (Zone 9a)
December 31, 2012 5:19 AM Post #9371115
| No little eagles yet. Breakfast has been had.
Is it true that the birds have an egg tooth that they use to crack out and then loose it. I would have thought they used their beak.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0PImwfZKnk
Looks like I would have been up until 444 waiting for a change.
This message was edited Dec 31, 2012 8:58 AM |
Chillybean
Near Central, IA (Zone 4a)
December 31, 2012 8:08 AM Post #9371252
| Yes, birds do have an egg tooth, even Eagles, but they will fall off the first week.
http://raptorresource.blogspot.com/2012/03/frequently-asked-...
What a different climate in Florida. There's green! :)
|
gardenglory
Gainesville, FL (Zone 9a)
January 1, 2013 5:56 AM Post #9372067
| Looks like things are happening in the nest. Today might be the day we get the first eaglete. The parents have been up and down all night, sitting much higher in the nest this morning |
gardenglory
Gainesville, FL (Zone 9a)
January 2, 2013 4:47 AM Post #9372950
| Looks like we have the first eaglete all the way out, very exciting and interesting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Crfpi5c-eFU&feature=youtu.be
Video from last night that shows when little birdie emerges for the first time
This message was edited Jan 2, 2013 7:56 AM |
gardenglory
Gainesville, FL (Zone 9a)
January 2, 2013 6:29 PM Post #9373631
| http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ekh4FF43W2A
Mom gets up close with her baby and ready to feed it. She feeds it right after this, I dont think that shows the baby as good tho
Everybody seems to be sleeping now in the nest. The other egg is at 35 days. Wonder what happens if it doesnt hatch, and when the Mom will figure it out. Hopefully it will show itself at least starting out tomorrow. |
Chillybean
Near Central, IA (Zone 4a)
January 3, 2013 10:09 AM Post #9374179
| Oh, I hope that egg hatches. According to the site it seems most years are just one eaglet. A parent was feeding the one when I just looked. A hungry thing it was. I am always amazed at how gentle the parent eagles are toward their young. |
gardenglory
Gainesville, FL (Zone 9a)
January 3, 2013 10:49 AM Post #9374230
| http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9JPiQCmA1Y
This is a you tube video someone posted from noon. Earlier this morning, I was following the chat and it appears that the other egg has a crack all the way across it, no pip hole to be seen tho. Im not sure what that means but no one on the chat seems to worried yet, so I keep watching. |
gardenglory
Gainesville, FL (Zone 9a)
January 4, 2013 4:27 AM Post #9374908
| The second, and last eagle has hatched. Two little hungry mouths to feed.
Its raining this morning, Mom is all wet. Ive always wondered if birds just sit there and get rained on, or if the hunker down somehow. Guess they just get rained on, keep shaking their heads when it gets to wet, to get the water off. |
Chillybean
Near Central, IA (Zone 4a)
January 4, 2013 7:45 AM Post #9375079
| Oh, I am so glad to hear that. :D
In the site I linked to above, Raptor Resource Project, they talked about that. In our climate, we have snow and sometimes a LOT of it. They showed a video of one of the parents on the nest overnight, just covered in snow. At some point it, stood up and the snow just fell off. The eagles have a lot of insulating feathers that they do not get wet down to the skin. |
gardenglory
Gainesville, FL (Zone 9a)
January 4, 2013 8:29 AM Post #9375114
| Those little eaglets were sure cute in that site. Thanks for posting it |
ducbucln
Kelseyville, CA (Zone 8b)
January 6, 2013 9:37 AM Post #9377151
| I agree, the little ones are adorable! Thanks Nanny. |
Chillybean
Near Central, IA (Zone 4a)
January 12, 2013 7:57 AM Post #9382675
| I haven't had a chance to look at this much, since my husband works from home on the computer. But they look well and very hot. It was cute seeing a little one scramble from under the parent to peer over at the passing traffic. Maybe it's wondering where a meal is?
We just had an arctic blast blow in. Brr... The winds kept me up last night. |
gardenglory
Gainesville, FL (Zone 9a)
January 24, 2013 3:24 PM Post #9396446
| Baby eagles sure are growing. Mom feeds them so gently. Boy oh Boy do those little birds already have some big feet/talons |
