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Live Eagle Camera...feeding and raising

sleevendog (5a NY 6aNYC NL CA)

3 years ago

Ive been enjoying this and checking in once a day to follow the progress...the feeding patterns...... link HERE

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sleevendog (5a NY 6aNYC NL CA)
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3 years ago

Eagles are no longer endangered but very protected. It was DDT that caused the egg shells to be so thin the chicks did not survive. And they were hunted.

Shore birds that are hunted like Turr, aka Murre, and Puffins have an odd flavor. I'm convinced it is the diet of all seafood. Mostly small sand eels and capelin...similar to anchovies. Like that dark, almost black, 1/2 inch to inch sometimes found in a tuna steak. Like a braised beef, liver, hints of sea life. Turr needs a long braise, then shreds like pulled pork. But tastes a bit like liver. Often used in a winter pastry pie with lots of potato and peas/carrots and the braising liquid as a gravy. That was 20 yrs ago when we were gifted this delicacy before I knew what I was consuming. Beautiful birds, the Turr. Like little penguins. A million and a half nesting pairs and not declining but more of a winter sport now. 50 and more years ago it was a winter food source. Little wing span so they take off from a floating water position, then skirt along fast, close to the water, not a flight. Hence the 'sport'.

We actually do not care much for duck or geese unless in the hands of a great chef. Not yet said, "I crave a duck breast!", like I do for salmon or collards, artichoke....any number of things. Shake Shack, lol.

Dad sent this one. A hummingbird nest built on a string of Christmas lights. 😳...feedings seem to be about every 10-20 minutes.

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lindac92
3 years ago
I've watched this one for years....
One nest has birdies and another is waiting for a hatch...w.ell maybe by now they have chicks too.
https://explore.org/livecams/bald-eagles/decorah-eagles
sleevendog (5a NY 6aNYC NL CA)
Original Author
3 years ago
Thanks for the extra links.

What amazes me is their ability to lift up their rears and shoot out and over the edge of the nest. Such young chicks. Seem to be born potty trained. (screen grab)
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Just a few tidbits to enhance your viewing pleasure. The eagle you see on the nest feeding the young can be either the female or the male, as they both take turns raising the eaglets. See if you are able to notice that one parent is notably larger than the other. That would be the female. Female eagles can weigh 10 to 12 pounds, while males are usually in the 6 to 8 pound range. Surprisingly light for such large birds, eh? (Females can have an 8 foot wingspan, and males about 6 foot.) Eagles nest in the winter (hence the nice show going on right now), and the young have often fledged by February. Young eagles take several years to develop the white head and tail of the adult birds. They are usually either solid brown, or brown with various white markings here and there as they are maturing. They have longer wing & tail feathers than the adults, so they often look larger. When you see a turkey vulture silhouette soaring towards you, you will notice a shallow "V" shape to the wings. (Called the "dihedral" angle). When you see an eagle soaring towards you, the wings will be held straight out & flat, with no dihedral angle. So it is often easy to distinguish that the large soaring bird in the distance is probably a turkey vulture rather than an eagle. A huge percentage of an eagle's diet is fish, which is why they so often nest near bodies of water. They will catch fish in their talons the same way an osprey does, but will also steal fish from other birds any chance they get. Why do all the work when another bird has done it for you? And one last tidbit to ponder. Eagles mate in flight. Talk about "feeling the earth move!" ;o) Marcia
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LoneJack Zn 6a, KC
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I love watching them.

I have a nesting pair of Sharp Shinned hawks in a tree about 30 yards from my house. This is the second year they've nested in the same tree. I think the eggs were laid about a week ago so they probably won't hatched until around May 1.

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sleevendog (5a NY 6aNYC NL CA)
Original Author
3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago
One of the best things about Spring. Forsythia and my big ornamental cherry tree is blooming oven the kitchen deck. Daffodils, crocus...

My hummingbird feeders are clean and ready. Woodpeckers are loud and pecking.

Sneezing more than ever from the early pollen. Don't mind at all.

Odd that I have video of a puffin colony just off the coast. Small rocky island about the size of a two story million home in suburban NJ. They shoot their poop straight to the rock island rather than the ocean. Hmmm. Wonder why. It has dried on the rocks so the entire island is near white over the years. Reflects the summer hot sun?

Birds have one shoot, so the urine is the white crystalized with the poo being the brown tiny terd. Comes out at the same time.

Nature is an endless journey of knowledge and fascination.

Good friends are commercial fishermen. Amazing trips out with them. They were on a Canadian version of DeadliestCatch I've not seen. DH goes green but does not bother me.
olychick
3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago
A couple of weeks ago I stayed at an AirBnB on Puget Sound. There was a saltwater marsh on one side and the Sound in front so there was a plethora of fabulous birds and wonderful bird watching. The most amazing thing we saw was a Bald Eagle take a gull (we didn't see if from the air or the sea) and they were both in the water. The eagle could not lift it from the water, so was swimming to shore pulling the gull. The eagle was then able to get in a position to fly with the gull and flew off to the nest with breakfast.
nancyofnc
3 years ago
So are eagles edible?
sleevendog (5a NY 6aNYC NL CA)
Original Author
3 years ago
They fish and poop just like us, 😂.
nancyjane_gardener
3 years ago
nancyofnc they are scavengers, just like vultures. Would you want to eat one? Also.....National bird, so.....NO.
nancyjane_gardener
3 years ago
Oh yeah, thanks for the link, sleeve. On my favorites!
nancyofnc
3 years ago
Joking - wouldn't even consider eating wild birds let alone protected species.
olychick
3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago
I was looking at the webcam and reading the comments below. Someone posted a great video they took of one of the adults as it left the nest and had an encounter with a fox...

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