HK is the brother to Azalea (HH), both of whom were banded at their nest site at Norfolk Botanical Garden in Norfolk, VA on April 29, […]

Questions abound this time of year about bald eagles that are just leaving their nest tree (fledging) for the first time. At what age do they […]

Throughout the mid-atlantic region young bald eagles are taking to the air for their first time. A portion of these fledglings are coming out of urban […]

Viewers have inquired as to whether HK has been seen lately along the North Landing at Honey Bee Golf Course. On the north edge of the […]

Report from Dr. Bryan Watts, Director The Center For Conservation Biology The pair of eagles that have taken up residence within the dunes of a Virginia […]

While flying a shorebird survey over the Virginia barrier islands on April 26, 2013, Dr Bryan Watts, Director of The Center for Conservation Biology, and Barry Truitt, […]

On Jan 30, 2013 I posted that HK for the past year has not gone far from Honey Bee Golf Course and the North Landing River […]

Some facts about Norfolk Botanical Garden bald eagle wearing purple band HK: Egg laid Feb 10, 2009 – Hatched March 21, 2009 – Banded April 29, […]

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You may now pre-order your 2013 “Garden of Eagles” calendar for shipment in September. The calendar highlights the 2012 year of change at the bald eagle […]

On May 19, Dr. Bryan Watts received the Mitchell A. Byrd Award for Scientific Achievement during the joint meeting of the Virginia Society of Ornithology and […]

This morning female #3 known as Dirty Tail did some preening at sunrise and one of her down feathers stuck to her beak. Click photo to […]

On March 10, 2007 the first of three eaglets hatched in the nest at Norfolk Botanical Garden. On April 17, 2007 this chick and its two […]

The camera feed to WVEC is down this morning but the camera is working. Here are a few photos. Both eagles active at the nest this […]

This evening female #3 presented the opportunity to get some closeups of her tongue. The tongue of a bird is extremely sensitive, filled with tactile sensory […]

On March 22, 2008 a bald eagle egg was laid in the nest at Norfolk Botanical Garden, the fifth of the breeding season for the eagle […]

On March 22, 2008 a bald eagle egg was laid in the nest at Norfolk Botanical Garden, the fifth of the breeding season for the eagle […]

Surprise! Surprise! At 8:06 this morning, April 28, 2012, a beautiful pair of Wood Ducks paid a brief visit to the Bald Eagle nest at Norfolk […]