Camellia Remains at St Brides in Chesapeake 8/4
Grace Touring Charles City, New Kent, Prince George Counties 8/4
August 5, 2014Grace Remains on James River at Brandon Point Aug 6
August 7, 2014Camellia remains in the St Brides area of southern Chesapeake. Beverly Nettleton has captured photos of Camellia from a private farm road as he flies about the area. He is molting into his adult plumage. Note in Beverly’s photos the missing feathers in each wing and the uneven look of the trailing edge of the wing feathers as the new flight feathers (remiges) grow in. Thanks Beverly, for the photos.
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Awwwww, he is looking so grown up. Thanks for finding him and getting some great shots during some pretty yucky weather.
I watched his egg be laid, watched him hatch, and his fledging is a vivid memory. Then I became an adopter after he was fitted with his transmitter. And now look at him! Virtually all grown up! I think it will be great if his transmitter battery lasts long enough for us to see him take a mate.
It always brings a smile to see images of the bird.
I anxiously await seeing Grace with white on both ends.
Thanks to Beverly and Reese for making this viewing possible.
Well done Ms Beverly.. even scruffy..he is still a handsome “stinker”Hope he makes this area his home.
Thanks for the update Reese! Glad to see he is still in the area. Good job Beverly! TFS!
Great spotting, Bev. Cammy is looking so grown up. Thanks for the photos. Thanks, Reese for the updates.
Just surfing and seen this sight. Where was Cammy born? I’d like to know more about him, and Grace.
Response – Grace is a 2014 female born in the Witchduck area of Virginia Beach. She was fitted with a transmitter on May 20 and fledged on June 15. She left her natal territory on July 22 and flew to the James River.
Camellia was born at Norfolk Botanical Garden in Norfolk. He was fitted with a transmitter on May 5, 2010 and fledged on May 27, 2010. Camellia is molting into adult plumage and has wandered from Norfolk to the Potomac River to Currituck County in North Carolina. About time for him to settle down and find a mate.
You can look back through the archives on this site to learn more about these two eagles as well as two others, Azalea and KE both of which no longer have transmitters that are sending signals.
Yay! Wonderful captures Beverly! Love seeing our young NBG eagle, especially since he was pretty hard to find for so much of the time! Keep up the super tracking work, – we really appreciate it! Reese, thanks much!
I haven’t heard much about HK lately. Is he doing alright?
Response – HK has not made his presence known lately. Probably taking a summer break from nest duty. A couple of us have checked on him and not found him at home.