Boy, those are ACTIVE little babies, Alice! The one keeps flapping his "wings" until he falls over! The adult face is amazing! Almost looks like a primate from some angles! Fun to watch all the seemingly impossible ways they can turn their heads! At the Decorah eagle nest the first egg hatched yesterday and the second today. I haven't seen the babies yet. About the only time the adults get up off the chicks is at the Changing of The Guard and feeding time. Decorah is streamed by USTREAM too, and all the advertising is very disrupting! A few days ago I had Decorah on and they went to an obnoxious ad just as "something" was happening! By the time the ad was over the "something" was over too! Grrr! Skybird Here is a link that might be useful: Decorah Eagle Cam -- and more!

If the hawk is hungry enough or a scavenger doesn't get it first, they all seem to balance nature out. It's not a "stupid" hawk it's simply doing what it's programed to do.

Probably. Their belly varies from very spotted to almost clear of spots. The black beak with yellow close to the face is also characteristic of them.

Yes it is a redtail hawk, it looks to be in mid moult that is why not all the deck feathers are red. most have an all red tail after the first molt, durring its first summer.