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Norfolk Eagles

13 years ago

I had not gone to the site since last spring, when their "nesting" season was over. I now thought that perhaps there would be some action starting, so went there. I am broken-hearted.....the nests are being removed since there have been a number of plane/bird accidents. I've always looked forward to the eagle cam. I know there are others, but this was so special.

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grandma_bonnie
13 years ago
...sad day... Hopefully the lonely bachelor will find a mate and set up housekeeping elsewhere...
moonie_57 (8 NC)
13 years ago
Yes, it was sad that they had to be removed but IMO, it was the right thing. The bald eagle is just beginning to make a strong comeback in the area so why would anyone want to take the chance to have them killed off by being sucked into an airplane engine or splattered on the windshield? In April 2011, 2 were killed, just a couple of weeks apart. There were 2 other eagle strikes as well, but they were unconfirmed. The pilots said they were eagles but the birds were not recovered in order to make it official.

The eagles were nesting at Norfolk Botanical Gardens. At the entrance of the NBG, there is a hill. Climb that hill and you can look out over the airport runways.

A lot of bird strikes are reported at Norfolk International. It's almost scary. With the NBG next door, there are many different types of large birds that make their home there.
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