The eagle(s) have landed!
March 24, 2017 4:37 AM   Subscribe

Last week, both Hanover Bald Eagle eggs hatched successfully. The young are being fed round-the-clock by their doting parents, "Freedom" and "Liberty." The frequent feedings result in the nest being liberally decorated with the remains of their fish, squirrel, and rabbit repasts. The live cams (Camera 1, Camera 2) allow excellent viewing opportunities.

Eaglets typically fledge in around 12 weeks. Last year, neither fledgling survived; this nest has experienced harsh weather conditions recently, and occasional aggression from other eagles, but all appears to be well thus far.

(Previously)
posted by I_Love_Bananas (19 comments total) 9 users marked this as a favorite
 
Oh boy oh boy oh boy! E9 of the Southwest Florida nest is about to leave permanently ( having recently fledged and seemingly really enjoying his/her independence) so I'm delighted to have another nest to enjoy. The Pritchett's cameras have been a constant background of my life for the past few months and I was feeling a little sad about probably having to wait 'til next season for more.
posted by gloriouslyincandescent at 4:40 AM on March 24, 2017 [2 favorites]


ah, needs Flash, which all of my browsers on all of my platforms have decided that I don't need.
posted by scruss at 5:14 AM on March 24, 2017


ah, needs Flash, ...

Really? Otherwise VLC to the rescue! Paste URL below in dialogue for "Open Network..."

http://edge01ny.hdontap.com/ingest03-hd1/hanovereagle-pov_pgc.stream/playlist.m3u8
posted by stFire at 5:25 AM on March 24, 2017 [2 favorites]


Hanover, PA. I hope they don't stuff themselves silly on potato chips and pretzels.
posted by lagomorphius at 5:39 AM on March 24, 2017 [2 favorites]


For those who are interested in some wild kingdom action, RIGHT NOW she has just brought some sort of duck or other bird to the nest; it's not quite deceased, but is currently in progress as the meal du jour. Yikes. As the site states, "Nature can be difficult to watch."
posted by I_Love_Bananas at 5:44 AM on March 24, 2017 [1 favorite]


The duck looks pretty deceased now.

The wind is moving the tree with the nest around relative to the ground while the other trees in the background move, too. Full screen it kind of makes me start to feel slightly seasick.
posted by lagomorphius at 5:58 AM on March 24, 2017 [1 favorite]


Jesus, talk about "feathering your nest." It looks like the duck died in a pillow fight.
posted by gladly at 6:04 AM on March 24, 2017 [2 favorites]



The duck's name: Felder.
 
posted by Herodios at 7:53 AM on March 24, 2017


Do they ever tidy up? Because at full screen there are a lot of flies hanging around that nest.

If knew Hanover just a little better I could probably figure out where this is.
posted by lagomorphius at 10:13 AM on March 24, 2017


I've been checking in daily with the Minnesota DNR Eagle Cam, and the three eaglets have been feasting on a wide variety of carnage. Yesterday I saw a rabbit get disassembled very efficiently. Loads of carp and buffalo fish in varying states of consumption.

Bird of prey nest cams are really awesome.
posted by mcstayinskool at 10:16 AM on March 24, 2017 [1 favorite]


This is so great! It's good to be reminded to watch animals instead of the clock at work. Thanks!

Good lord, there's a baby hummingbird cam too. *dies* Fast-motion birds, mind; less meditative.
posted by heyho at 10:31 AM on March 24, 2017 [3 favorites]


Reading this made me wonder how the peregrine falcons at my alma mater are doing. Ladies, gentlemen, and others, I give you the National Aviary's University of Pittsburgh Falcon Nest Cam.
posted by WizardOfDocs at 10:56 AM on March 24, 2017


Good lord, there's a baby hummingbird cam too. *dies*

Those babies are hanging onto that tiny tiny nest in the wind for dear life. It's like watching some kind of hummingbird Harold Lloyd movie.
posted by lagomorphius at 2:55 PM on March 24, 2017 [2 favorites]


Holy smokes, I just tuned in and one of the eagles swooped in with a fish. Good eatin' there!
posted by computech_apolloniajames at 10:49 AM on March 26, 2017 [1 favorite]


Has anybody tuned in recently? The chicks are so much bigger only ten days later!
posted by computech_apolloniajames at 4:26 PM on April 5, 2017 [1 favorite]


I've had the feed on in the background while I work all day long since this has been posted. I'm fascinated for some reason! I was worried in the beginning because it looked like only one was eating but really there was no way to tell if they were just eating in intervals.
posted by LizBoBiz at 6:35 PM on April 5, 2017 [2 favorites]


I was just noticing that they seem to have drastically increased in size in just a couple of days! Is it possible that the camera is zoomed in more?
posted by I_Love_Bananas at 7:38 PM on April 5, 2017


Baby raptors regularly eat their own weight in food in a single day, so they can grow amazingly in only a few days.
posted by tavella at 8:59 AM on April 6, 2017


Their real feathers are starting to come in!
posted by LizBoBiz at 11:29 AM on April 18, 2017 [1 favorite]


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