We do not yet have all our questions answered about the death of the adult female bald eagle at Norfolk Botanical Garden on Jan 6, 2012. However, […]

Statement prepared by Dr Bryan Watts, Director of The Center for Conservation Biology, with respect to the death of an adult and a juvenile bald eagle at […]

The eastern gray squirrel is a very common small mammal (rodent) in the mid-Atlantc region. They are tree squirrels (rather than ground squirrels). They usually make […]

Overnight Jan 8/9 both the adult bald eagles stayed in the nest tree, with the male in the nest and the female on the back branch. […]

Both adults came to the nest about 4:45 today. The male stayed until 5:05. The female then layed in the nest squirmimg around in the grass […]

Do you wonder what all the raucus noise is about and why there are swarms of birds chasing a raptor? That action is called mobbing. It […]

This morning January 1, 2012, both adults arrived at the nest together at 6:45. The female stayed only about 6 minutes and then flew off. The […]

December has been one fantastic month for photographing and identifying Norfolk Botanical Garden juvenile bald eagles that are wearing purple identification bands. Today was another of those days. […]

Today for the first time this season the two NBG adults came to the nest in the middle of the day. Here are some of the […]

From our nest to yours, we wish each and everyone a safe, happy and healthy holiday season.

Both adult eagles came to the nest last evening. The female stayed all night, but sometime during the evening the male left. Here are photos from […]

For the first time since Dec 5, both of the adult eagles are spending the night in the nest tree tonight. Photo 2 they have their […]

Here are a few photos of the bald eagle pair in their nest this morning Dec 9 as the sun rose. Other photos are being posted […]

The Norfolk Botanical Garden bald eagle pair have been staying one at a time in the nest tree – most nights – sometimes neither stay like […]

As many of you are aware, I attended the Fraser Valley Bald Eagle Festival (www.fraservalleybaldeaglefestival.ca) in British Columbia, Canada earlier this month. The festival is supported […]

The female brought in a green pine bough this morning (photo 1,2,3) and the male contributed a stick (photo 4), and relocated the green pine bough (photo […]

There is a general pattern of nest activity nearly every day. Early in the morning and late in the evening. Some nights either the male or […]

The female stayed on the back branch all night last night where the male has been roosting. Always something different. One thing that remains the same […]

Both the adult eagles were in the nest by 7:10 this morning. The female left twice and returned without sticks then flew without returning. The male […]

Photos of the female sitting/roosting for the night on front branch of the nest tree in front of the IR light night of Oct 27/28.

The male arrived first at 7:00am and the female a minute later. The male only stayed a few minutes and left without returning.  No nest building […]

Photos taken with the DGIF/NBG/WVEC eagle web camera Oct 14 and 16. Photo 1 Female in front, Photo 2 and 3 Female on left, Photo 4 and 5 […]

Here are three of my photos of the wonderful ceremony and dedication yesterday at Norfolk Botanical Garden of the David Turner life size American Bald Eagle […]

Here are three of my photos of the wonderful ceremony and dedication yesterday at Norfolk Botanical Garden of the David Turner life size American Bald Eagle […]