This evening March 28 just before dusk, the male adult brought in a large Gizzard Shad for dinner. Chick #1 walked out of what is left […]

Yesterday, Sunday March 27 was calm, cool and cloudy at the eagle nest at Norfolk Botanical Garden. With the camera mounted only abouy 12 feet away, we can […]

For those who did not make it up in time for a sunrise breakfast with mom and her three offspring, here are a few photos, including […]

The viewers of the WVEC/DGIF/NBG eagle web cam were treated today March 22 to a very special event. The day had been quite different than we […]

Bald Eagles are born with soft fluffy feathers known as natal down. This down covers their entire body except for the beak, feet and legs. It […]

A frequent question on the two WVEC eagle chat’s is “Where are the eagles ears located?”. Only during the eaglet’s first two weeks or so when […]

A frequent question on the two WVEC eagle chat’s is “Where are the eagles ears located?”. Only during the eaglet’s first two weeks or so when […]

Breakfast provided by mom as the sunrises March 20, 2011

Photos from the NBG/DGIF/WVEC eagle cam March 18 of the three eaglets. The eaglets received some national and international publicity today. This morning a photo of […]

The waiting, suspense and tension are finally over. For the fifth year out eight years the breeding pair of bald eagles at Norfolk Botanical Garden have […]

The waiting, suspense and tension are finally over. For the fifth year out of eight, the pair of breeding bald eagles at Norfolk Botanical Garden have […]

Sometime “about 12-noon” today March 15, the second eaglet emerged out of the egg shell in which it had been developing for 37 days. The time […]

The first eaglet of the 2011 season at Norfolk Botanical Garden received its first feeding of fish – Gizzard Shad – at 2:54pm about 3 1/2 […]

The first of three eggs hatched this morning March 13, 2011 at about 11:15 to 11:25. WVEC web cam viewers got to see half of the […]

Today March 5 at Norfolk Botanical Garden photographer Shelly Fowler captured an outstanding image of the incubation patch – also known as the brood patch – […]

A question asked by WVEC eaglecam viewers is “What size are the eagle eggs?” In 2008 it was necessary to remove the first two eggs laid […]

Understandably, viewers of the WVEC eagle cam at Norfolk Botanical Garden continue to ask “how many eggs are in the nest?” Understandable because recently due to the buildup […]

No easy answer for these often asked questions. How do bald eagles choose their mate? Does the female or male make the decision? Is there competition? […]