You will fall in love with these two bald eagles caring for their eggs, live on Eaglecam!
Few birds are as fierce and beautiful as the bald eagle, a predator who is both a mascot of the United States and (tragically) one of the victims of this country's expansion into the birds' traditional habitats.
Still, many bald eagles survive — sometimes by adapting to human civilization. That's the case with these two, who have made their nest in the middle of a suburban park in Florida.
According to the Eaglecam site:
The nest resides 60 feet above the ground, in a Slash Pine tree. The camera faces South East . . . These bald eagles have been coming to this nest for the past 5 years. They reside in this nest between the months of October and April.
Before building this nest in 2008, the pair had a nest on the opposite side of Bayshore Road. This location is now known as Eagle Landing. This mature, mating pair continue to make Southwest Florida their winter home.
Thanks to a local real estate agency's sponsorship of the live feed, you can enjoy the domestic antics of these eagles — who welcomed two new eggs into their nest earlier this week. The eggs will hatch sometime around the new year.
You won't be able to stop watching this mesmerizing pair as they do little things like fluff up the grass in the nest, and reposition their wings to keep the eggs warm. All while cars are zooming by in the background. Nature really does find a way. (Source)
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Photo by:Tom Taylor & Heidi Wise collection
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First egg was laid on November 26 at 1:47 pm.
Second egg was laid on November 29 at 6:38 pm.
Update: Hatch of eaglet 2! The second egg just hatched
VIDEO RECORD UPDATE SW Florida Eagles_01.03.13_Eaglet 2 Has Arrived_949PM EST
Are there other eagles around?? I seem to hear the same chirp while both parents had their beaks full and feeding.
How much can the chicks see now?
I cant see my newer comments anymore, the last one is of the big dead bird. I will continue to view the chicks progress everyday until the cam stops, Thank you once again for the Eagle Cam.
so 10:25 AM. Mom is feeding one baby and the other is by the mom's tail feathers. The one by the tail feathers keeps pulling mom's tail with its beak trying to get her attention and give it some food....lol!!!
at around 10:30 this am I watched the mom feeding one baby and the other baby standing by mom's tail feathers. The baby by the tail kept pulling on mom's feathers. It was hungry too!! LOL that was funny
i see people gathering down there.
And so both the chicks survived so far? i mean, those talks before about one chick killing and eating the other had me worried.lol. So far so good.
i hav'nt been on here for a few days . My, havn't they grown.what big feet they have and still trying to learn how to use them. lol
OHMYGOSH! HOW SWEET! The babes are face to face beak to beak lovin each other! After a nice big breakfast! Now it's nap time.
Sure are some high winds there rocking the cradle. Those high winds are starting to reach here now(NJ).
BUONANOTTE, FAMIGLIOLA FELICE! E NON SANNO DI ESSERE OSSERVATI DA MILIONI DI UMANI !
QUESTO SI' CHE E' UN "VERO REALITY", GENUINO E COMPLETAMENTE NATURALE ED I QUATTRO INTERPRETI SONO "CREATURE MERAVIGLIOSE"! GRAZIE A VOI, HARRIET, OZZIE, HONOR AND HOPE, SIETE "STUPENDI" !!!
Facts about the American Bald Eagle.(link)
http://www.baldeagleinfo.com/eagle/eagle4.html
Chicks - Sometimes two chicks will survive, but it is not uncommon for the older eaglet to kill the smaller one, especially if the older is a female, as females are consistently larger than males. Should one chick decide to kill its sibling, neither parent will make the slightest effort to stop the fratricide.
They are getting so big! Love the the snow caps! I see they are actually lovin' each other more and more. Actually sitting side by side sharing breakfast without the older one pecking the younger one. I saw them cleaning each others beaks the other day after they ate, it looked like they were kissing each other.
With all the people that are out by the eagle nest everyday I will be surprised if the eagles return next year.
must be a bit warm there today as the eaglets are in the shade of the tree.
Ah! eaglets hav grown and changed so much
Chicks are molting...can't wait to see their "true colors"
MANGIANO TRANQUILLAMENTE I NOSTRI SIMPATICI AQUILOTTI E CRESCONO RAPIDAMENTE, SOTTO LO SGUARDO DI MOLTI MILIONI DI PERSONE NEL MONDO, CHE SEGUONO ATTENTI L'EVOLVERSI DI QUESTO INTERESSANTE PERCORSO NELLA VITA DEI PICCOLI NATI E DEI LORO GENITORI. E LORO NON IMMAGINANO DI ESSERE SPIATI, DI ESSERE UN'ATTRAZIONE PER COSI' TANTE PERSONE...!!!
I never see the grown eagles anymore feeding or protecting the babies. How can they survive without water or feed ???
hey yo howz bout a newer camera, H.D. or?
Picture is getting worse with every log in!
Too bad I guess.
Sweet
Really beautiful! Its just too too bad that the camera quality sucks!! big time! So Sad. Awwwww!!
What has happend?????? Please explaine!!
wow! they are getting so big!
They should be flying or close to it in a month
Wow! Its been a couple weeks since I've checkedon the babies, they sure are growing! They look so different! Nice to see they both made it! :)
Buonanotte, meravigliosa famigliola !
That was an interesting meal. The stronger sibling dragged the fish to start eating, then the adult came and took it off him and ate most of it. Thats what you get if you dont ask first i suppose. Flapping of the wings and practicing jumping too i see.
I've been watching this since Dec 1st and I have to say, it has been an honor to watch this unfold and I thank the provider of this so very much! babies practising pumping their wings and jumping up and down-I feel like a proud parent seeing this as it happened, right from the beginning!!! such a gift!
Anonymous, yes i feel the same i'll be sad to see them go they have all been so gentle with each other. I wish them safe journeys and much freedom. Thankyou to all who has helped provide so much viewing time for us.
Where is the second?
yes one on the perch and the other must be nearby getting ready for their biggest adventure, wish we could see them fly, is anyone going to position another temporary camera? p l e a s e !
Have they flown out of the nest at all yet?
i have seen them go onto the branches but dont know any more than that . the older sibling gobbled up a fish on his own yesterday.When mother brought a second fish , he stole that too, but mum took it back. the younger sibling still gets food but not as much. I will miss these when they have gone.
Still on and off the nest. Eating fish on their own now.They'll soon be off.
Lots of squwables over fish between mum and 'teens' getting very possesive on the breakfast table.
i've been off the air what has happen have they left I heard strong storms pass does anyone know?
Glad to see them back again. Just watched readjusting in the nest and saw two eggs!
Some animals can see infared light, and it seems the insects are attracted to the infared or ultraviolet light from the night vision camera. The eagles appear to be negatively affected by this. I hope that they use different technology so the eagles can be in peace at night.