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March 22, 2010
Published by Center for Conservation Biology at March 22, 2010
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Photo 1 – The Crop – Every day the question is asked “What is the crop?” In short it is a pantry or storage area below […]
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March 19, 2010
Published by Center for Conservation Biology at March 19, 2010
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Dad feeding breakfast to the three eaglets at sunrise March 19. Click on photos to enlarge.
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March 18, 2010
Published by Center for Conservation Biology at March 18, 2010
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In our world of animals, only birds grow feathers. Most birds are hatched with feathers called down, also known as plumulaceous. That is what we see […]
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March 16, 2010
Published by Center for Conservation Biology at March 16, 2010
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“Wow! It sure does look like a big world out there. Wonder what’s on the other side of these sticks and pine straw? My dad is […]
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March 16, 2010
Published by Center for Conservation Biology at March 16, 2010
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“Wow! It sure does look like a big world out there. Wonder what’s on the other side of these sticks and pine straw? My dad is […]
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March 15, 2010
Published by Center for Conservation Biology at March 15, 2010
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Now that incubating and hatching of the three eggs is complete, the next chore for the adults is to keep three hungry eaglets fed. The hatchlings […]
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March 14, 2010
Published by Center for Conservation Biology at March 14, 2010
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Well the Norfolk Botanical Garden bald eagles have done it again – produced three eaglets. Sometime overnight the third eaglet hatched. At 9:09 this morning I […]
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March 14, 2010
Published by Center for Conservation Biology at March 14, 2010
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This morning, Sunday March 14, the camera is working but it cannot be moved or adjusted. There was a power failure last night. However, the camera […]
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March 13, 2010
Published by Center for Conservation Biology at March 13, 2010
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The second eaglet hatched during the night. The exact time of hatching was not observed so midnight March 13 is the time that will be used […]
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March 12, 2010
Published by Center for Conservation Biology at March 12, 2010
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These are photos of eaglet #1 who hatched March 11th with her mom early this morning. The eaglet is being given droplets of moisture from the […]
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March 11, 2010
Published by Center for Conservation Biology at March 11, 2010
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Today, March 11, 2010, the most anticipated event of the season became reality – the first eagle hatchling in the nest at Norfolk Botanical Garden. At […]
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March 5, 2010
Published by Center for Conservation Biology at March 5, 2010
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Photo from Webcam March 24, 2009 at 5:02pm – This is the third egg to hatch (other two chicks are under moms wing) and chick will […]
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March 5, 2010
Published by Center for Conservation Biology at March 5, 2010
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Photo (R. Lukei, Jr) – Azalea’s younger sister HE on June 2, 2009 after leaving her nest a few days too early One of the most studied […]
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March 5, 2010
Published by Center for Conservation Biology at March 5, 2010
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Photo (R. Lukei, Jr) – Azalea’s younger sister HE on June 2, 2009 after leaving her nest a few days too early One of the most studied […]
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March 3, 2010
Published by Center for Conservation Biology at March 3, 2010
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A frequent question on the WVEC web cam chat is do eagles have good hearing and where are their ears? Unlike humans and many other animals […]
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February 26, 2010
Published by Center for Conservation Biology at February 26, 2010
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Illustration from “Bird’s Eggs” by Michael Walters In an earlier blog post I discussed the size, shape, color and weight of a bald eagle egg. But, just […]
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February 21, 2010
Published by Center for Conservation Biology at February 21, 2010
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Sunrise Feb 21 was just right. No wind, rain or snow. Both the male and female posed for the camera. After spending most if not all […]
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February 18, 2010
Published by Center for Conservation Biology at February 18, 2010
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Many people have asked questions about an eagles eyes and just how good is their vision? There are many myths and misinformation about how well eagles […]
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