BS: Live nesting bald eagles feed!

Subject: RE: BS: Live nesting bald eagles feed!
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 03 Apr 06 - 05:12 AM

The same is true of gamekeepers Ard Macha, Red Kites were reintroduced on the Black Isle north east of Inverness a few years back, and they have been doing quite well. They would be doing even better if they weren't being killed by poison baits left out for them by gamekeepers who consider the grouse shooting of a few yahoos to be more important than the welfare of the kite, or the bio diversity of the region.
They also kill Hen Harriers, a beautiful bird, for the same reason. It is of course illegal, but nobody seems to get caught!
Giok

Subject: RE: BS: Live nesting bald eagles feed!
From: ard mhacha
Date: 03 Apr 06 - 04:42 AM

The Eagle in the Killarney tale would have been a Golden Eagle, they were extinct in Ireland from around the 1900s, some have been introduced in Donegal and are doing well.
Please don`t mention this to any farmers you know, a farmer friend tells me that they should never been brought back, so much for the keepers of our environment.

Subject: RE: BS: Live nesting bald eagles feed!
From: Rapparee
Date: 02 Apr 06 - 06:52 PM

Last August I presented a class on "Intimidation" to the staff of the library. One of the things I passed out was a drawing similar to this picture.   It's one of the most intimidating stares I know of -- sort of a "you're interesting, but of little consequence because you're too big for lunch" sort of thing.

My wife bought me a long-sleeved tee shirt at the Sitka Raptor Center with this view of an eagle on it. Underneath it says "I AM smiling!"

Subject: RE: BS: Live nesting bald eagles feed!
From: vectis
Date: 02 Apr 06 - 05:32 PM

Why are they called bald eagles, she's not bald at all?

Subject: RE: BS: Live nesting bald eagles feed!
From: Lady Hillary
Date: 02 Apr 06 - 05:19 PM

As I was driving up to Mystic on Rte 95, last Tuesday, I saw 2 immature baldies in a tree watching us drive by. I've noted before: THOSE BIRDS ARE HUGE!!!

Subject: RE: BS: Live nesting bald eagles feed!
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 02 Apr 06 - 03:33 PM

Where Eagles Fare!
G.

Subject: RE: BS: Live nesting bald eagles feed!
From: open mike
Date: 02 Apr 06 - 03:16 PM

i got to see the changing of the guard just now..
i could tell it was going to happen
i saw the nesting bird look up and
there was a shadow of the landing bird
before it joined the other on the nest.
after the first bird flew off, the in-
coming bird rolled the eggs
...i think this is
more for even heating of them than
comfort as posted above. incubators
turn eggs to distribute the warmth.
it is windy on hornby island today.

Subject: RE: BS: Live nesting bald eagles feed!
From: ard mhacha
Date: 02 Apr 06 - 07:02 AM

The Irish Sunday Tribune in it`s times past section offers this amazing story from The Leinster Journal of 4 April 1767,

" From Killarney in the county of Kerry we are told that one Laughlin Brady lately attempted to rob an Eagle`s nest over the famous Lake in that place, within sight of the parent bird. The Eagle flew at him with great fierceness, upon which he tried to make a prudent retreat, but being too precipitate, he slipped from the rock and fell into the Lake.

This circumstance would not have been attended with any fatal consequence, as he was an excellent swimmer, had not the Eagle pursued him into the water and striking with unceasing fury at his head, reduced him to the necessity of diving every moment, so that he became quite exhausted and eventually drowned.

It is rematkable that when the body was taken from the water, the eyes were picked out of the head and the whole face was so dreadfully mangled that a more shocking spectacle could not be raised up to imagination".

Take notice all of you birds egg collectors and remember the tale of the poor unfortunate Laughin Brady.

Subject: RE: BS: Live nesting bald eagles feed!
From: GUEST,Art Thieme
Date: 01 Apr 06 - 10:41 PM

To see what I've been looking at for the last7 years or so, go to

http://www.nu.com/eagles/default.asp

Art Thieme

Subject: RE: BS: Live nesting bald eagles feed!
From: Rapparee
Date: 01 Apr 06 - 10:40 PM

The first time I looked I had several members of the staff in the office with me. We saw the eagles change which one was sitting on the eggs -- even saw the replacement roll the eggs under for, I assume, more comfort.

Subject: RE: BS: Live nesting bald eagles feed!
From: GUEST,Art Thieme
Date: 01 Apr 06 - 10:32 PM

I've been watching and saving individual shots (they update with new photos every 5 to 15 minutes)from a live eagle cam on the Connecticut River ever since 1998. These same two birds have raised from one to two little ones a year -- except for the one year when a storm took out the eggs. Eagles mate for life. (Kind of like me and Carol.) It's a wonder to behold these birds laying there incubating the eggs with several inches of snow on top of them. After a while, the male will take over incubating the eggs while the female goes to feed and stretch her wings. I, for one, get emotionally attached to the birds. It's almost as addictive as this forum. Pretty amazing!!

Arty Thieme

Subject: RE: BS: Live nesting bald eagles feed!
From: John O'L
Date: 01 Apr 06 - 06:35 PM

The mate just landed. He hung around for a while, preened her a bit and then took off again. She then started rearranging her nest. Pretty amazing.

Then I got kicked out. I'll try again later

Subject: RE: BS: Live nesting bald eagles feed!
From: Little Hawk
Date: 01 Apr 06 - 06:03 PM

She just did a whole bunch of screeching, and you could hear another eagle (her mate, I presume) answering from off in the distance.

Subject: RE: BS: Live nesting bald eagles feed!
From: Little Hawk
Date: 01 Apr 06 - 05:07 PM

This is so cool! It's very windy there today, the sun is shining, and mama's looking extremely alert.

Subject: RE: BS: Live nesting bald eagles feed!
From: Janie
Date: 01 Apr 06 - 04:44 PM

Oops. Thank You RAPAIRE!

I just got told my processor is too slow to handle the feed. So everybody keep telling me about it!

Janie

Subject: RE: BS: Live nesting bald eagles feed!
From: open mike
Date: 01 Apr 06 - 12:08 PM

hey it's not RAPTOR to thanks for these raptors, it is Rapaire!! thanx

Subject: RE: BS: Live nesting bald eagles feed!
From: SINSULL
Date: 01 Apr 06 - 11:53 AM

Poor Mama! Sits, looks around, changes position, checks the eggs, sits, looks around.
Hurry up, babies!

Subject: RE: BS: Live nesting bald eagles feed!
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 01 Apr 06 - 11:45 AM

I got in very easily this morning. She's looking good.

Subject: RE: BS: Live nesting bald eagles feed!
From: katlaughing
Date: 01 Apr 06 - 09:58 AM

INCREDIBLE: for each of the past 4 days nearly 40,000 people are watching our eagles -- the capacity of our server. BY tonight 3 more servers will come on line to serve more viewers.This has mushroomed in 4 days from telling 98 people.

Incredible!

Subject: RE: BS: Live nesting bald eagles feed!
From: Janie
Date: 01 Apr 06 - 08:30 AM

Waaaa....I can't get in! Too many people and not enough servers--Guess I'll try again tonight.

Thanks Raptor!

Janie

Subject: RE: BS: Live nesting bald eagles feed!
From: GUEST,dianavan
Date: 01 Apr 06 - 12:08 AM

Somebody introduced possum to Hornby Island, a few years back. So far, they haven't invaded the other islands. As it turns out, eagles seem to think the little critters are quite tasty.

I have a picture of an eagle in a nest with a possum hanging out of her mouth. It was taken on Hornby. There's something comical but also very sad about that image.

Subject: RE: BS: Live nesting bald eagles feed!
From: catspaw49
Date: 31 Mar 06 - 11:05 PM

Karen and I are completely hooked. Thanks for the link.

Spaw

Subject: RE: BS: Live nesting bald eagles feed!
From: Ebbie
Date: 31 Mar 06 - 11:00 PM

Keep in mind that when the eggs hatch - often several days apart - the older chick may push the young'un out of the nest. Nature is natural but she ain't always purty.

Subject: RE: BS: Live nesting bald eagles feed!
From: open mike
Date: 31 Mar 06 - 04:46 PM

raptors do not eat berries..
but they eat things that
eat berries, and bugs, and....
but the concentrations of
toxins that they get often
travel up the food chain..
and the main effect is not
necessarily actual death
but inability to hatch a
new generation due to brittle
egg shells not being able to
withstand the weight of the
nesting adult .

we have an osprey nest near here
that was destroyed by storm and
wind damage this winter so they
will have to build or re-build.

Subject: RE: BS: Live nesting bald eagles feed!
From: katlaughing
Date: 31 Mar 06 - 04:10 PM

Thanks! These are great. Love watching them!

Everyday, when we lived in WY and drove in from our ranchette, we'd see golden and, once in awhile, bald eagles, as well as hawks. ONe year on an old highway between WY and CO, in a low tree, a baldie had a nest with hatchlings. It was almost low enough you could walk right up to it, though you wouldn't want to...bit risky with a bird that big!

Subject: RE: BS: Live nesting bald eagles feed!
From: open mike
Date: 31 Mar 06 - 03:40 PM

they are not feeding yet..the eggs have not hatched..
here are some other eagle cams..and osprey cam
http://www.nu.com/eagles/default.asp
http://wdfw.wa.gov/wildwatch/eaglecam/index.html
http://www.nestingeagles.com/
http://www.friendsofblackwater.org/camhtm2.html
http://www.briloon.org/ed/eagle/

Subject: RE: BS: Live nesting bald eagles feed!
From: Little Hawk
Date: 31 Mar 06 - 03:28 PM

Wow! Very cool.

They oughta do this with Angelina Jolie too.

Subject: RE: BS: Live nesting bald eagles feed!
From: gnu
Date: 31 Mar 06 - 03:16 PM

I saw a golden about 35 years ago. Beautiful. Too bad they couln't eat Agent Orange. We lost a lot of species to Agent Orange... then to Round Up... now to Vision. Of course, it's their fault because they can't read the "DO NOT EAT THE BERRIES" signs.

Subject: RE: BS: Live nesting bald eagles feed!
From: jeffp
Date: 31 Mar 06 - 02:46 PM

Thanks for posting this! I can't believe the video quality. The technology sure has improved over the last few years.

Subject: RE: BS: Live nesting bald eagles feed!
From: Rapparee
Date: 31 Mar 06 - 02:36 PM

Sorry, I found it and I have already. Also the golden eagles that fly around and nest here.

Subject: RE: BS: Live nesting bald eagles feed!
From: gnu
Date: 31 Mar 06 - 02:35 PM

Hey... can I count these for the birding thread? We won't get eagles around my house until late fall.

Subject: BS: Live nesting bald eagles feed!
From: Rapparee
Date: 31 Mar 06 - 02:31 PM

Hancock House publishers is hosting a live, realtime, video feed of a pair of nesting bald eagles; the links to the feed are here

The pair is on Hornby Island, British Columbia and there are two eggs. there's more info on the page with the links.