Posted on 03/24/2007 8:04:14 AM PDT by paulat
Don't click on this pic!
Go to the link below the title (Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife), hit the orange button sorta in the middle of the page that says "View Cam Live."
When that comes up, you can switch between cams by using the dropdown list that says "View Another Live Cam!"
Our cams are:
EagleCam1 - Kent
EagleCam2 - Kent
EagleCam3 - Kent NEW!
Let me know if you have any problems.
Rush would say ANY time is a good time...but the gestation period is about 35 days.
Smokin' time should be around April 26.
http://www.zoomontana.org/exhibits/eagle/index.html
Bald Eagle Haliacetus leucocephalus alscanus
Common Name: Bald Eagle
Scientific Name: Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Class: Aves
Order: Falconiformes
Family: Accipitridae
Statistics: Weight: 10-13 lbs; Wingspan 6-8 feet; Body length: 2.5 - 3 feet.
Description: A large "fishing" eagle. Both sexes have the characteristic white head and tail feathers when adults, usually by 4-6 years of age. Females are generally larger than the males.
Range/Habitat: Once widespread throughout North America. Now found in a few locations in the lower 48 states. Frequent rivers, lakes, marshes and quiet coastal waters where there are tall trees for them to roost and nest.
Adaptations: Their broad wings, with deeply slotted tips, enable the eagle to soar and fly for long distances. Their keen eyesight helps them to spot their prey moving far below. Their featherless legs adn feet and the sharp talons are ideal for fishing. The bald eagle sometimes dives underwater to catch a meal.
Courtship/Gestation/Birth: Breeding season lasts from December to April, depending on the location in N. America. Eagles mate for life and use the same nest each year. The female usually lays two white or pale blue eggs which hatch after 35 days of shared incubation by both parents. Both parents feed the young, bringing meals to them and tearing it up into smaller pieces. Competition for food is so great that it is rare for more than one chick to survive. The young practice flying from the aerie (nest) but they return nightly until their parents force them to leave at the end of summer. The immature birds are dark brown in color and don't have the adult plumage or the yellow beak for several years.
Prey/Predator: Predator
Diet: ZM- fish, wild game. Wild- primarily fishes but also waterfowl and carrion (dead animals).
Status: Endangered. Hunting by man, habitat destruction and loss, and the poisonous effects of chemical pollution have caused damage to the population. The pesticide, DDT, caused the most damage to the poulation in the 1960's and 70's before it was banned in this country. The pesticide was ingested through the food chain and concentrated in the eagle. High DDT levels caused female eagles to produce eggs with extremely fragile shells, which broke easily and therefore, no young survived. The bald eagle is now fully protected in the United States and numbers are slowly rising again in some areas.
Special Notes: Was adopted as our national emblem in 1782.
Hey everyone........I got caught up in the current webcams.
If you scroll down the page, there are streaming videos of last years nesting! AWESOME!!!
It loads with RealPlayer and takes awhile....worth the wait!
Fifteen years of marriage and a couple of kids will do that.
It was outstanding to watch, but we didn't have any real concept of their size until later that spring, when we went on a field trip to a place that rehabilitates raptors, and saw a bald eagle up close. That eagle's wing had been damaged when he was young, and couldn't be repaired, so the man kept it as a pet. It was funny to watch the eagle place himself between the man and we who were listening to the man talk about the birds. The eagle was protecting him! The eagle would untie the man's shoes as we were listening to him, too, it was hilarious! I was amazed, though at just how HUGH the bird was, so when we looked at the eagle's nest the following year, we realized that the thing must be 6 feet across to accomodate those birds, and for them to look small in comparison to the nest!
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I almost feel like passing out cigars:-)
HUGE Too! couldn't resist
Thanks for the info...I have watched this EagleCam for several years and it never fails to be a thrilling experience...especially once the chick is born and we can watch it seemingly grow bigger day by day...
Thanks again...
Thank you so much for this 'heads up.' I've watched this EagleCam with delight and curiosity for several years. And, on a related noted, I saw the first Canada Geese yesterday, March 23, also. Two very, very welcome harbingers of spring, here in NE Alberta. Praise God! It's been a tough winter.
When the eaglet is born, maybe.
thank you for the ping! great stuff
Your geese have been wintering here. They like to hang out in the collecting pool next to the Safeway distribution center up the street. I haven't seen them lately, so it looks like they've headed back north.
I did see two Northern Flicker woodpeckers on my neighbor's roof yesterday, doing a mating dance. The male was pecking on the chimney cover and dancing around to impress the female, who responded by shaking her "booty" at him. That was a new one for me, I usually just see the male raiding my bird feeders and never see the female.
And our cherry trees are in full bloom! Ah, spring!
35 days? That's over 300 beers away! (If one paces himself).
How could I have left YOU off!!
pingy-dingy!!
A little history...
COOL!
EagleCam ping.
I’m glad that Ben Franklin didn’t get his way and make the Turkey our national symbol – although it would be more appropriate lately.
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