‘Camellia’ (NC)

June 3, 2010

NC – Camellia Poses for the Camera

Camellia – banded NC – is testing his wings and learning what flying is all about. But eagles must also rest and in the shade on […]
June 1, 2010

Azalea – No Changes – It's Catfish

Azalea has found no reason to move on. She has not left the confines of the catfish farms since our last satellite map on May 24. […]
June 1, 2010

Azalea – No Changes – It’s Catfish

Azalea has found no reason to move on. She has not left the confines of the catfish farms since our last satellite map on May 24. […]
June 1, 2010

NE Fledges May 31 12:30pm

Do I fall or fly??? NE had to make a very quick decision at 12:30pm May 31 as he attempted to change his position on an […]
May 31, 2010

Camellia's Adventure Begins

The journey and adventures of Camellia – wearing purple band NC – has begun. He fledged from the confines of his nest tree at 8:09pm May 27. […]
May 31, 2010

Camellia’s Adventure Begins

The journey and adventures of Camellia – wearing purple band NC – has begun. He fledged from the confines of his nest tree at 8:09pm May 27. […]
May 29, 2010

ND Fledges May 29

At 6:52am the morning of May 29 the middle eaglet ND flew from the nest tree for the first time. A search with the web cam […]
May 27, 2010

Camellia (NC) Makes Maiden Flight

The evening of May 27, 2010 was VERY eventful. All three of the eaglets in the Norfolk Botanical Garden nest were quite active, but the prize […]
May 25, 2010

All three branching

Early Tuesday morning May 25 all three of the NBG eaglets were out of the nest – branching – at the same time!!
May 23, 2010

Camellia (NC) branching May 23

Three times this morning (so far), Sunday May 23, Camellia (NC) has jumped up on one of the branches to right of his nest – at […]
May 15, 2010

Camellia on Branch May 15

At nine weeks of age Camellia (NC) has taken a giant step toward fledging and independence. The first photo above by photographer Duane Noblick taken at […]
May 7, 2010

Are the Eaglets Male or Female?

Photo above- left to right NE (youngest), NC (oldest- Camellia), ND (middle) – waiting to be returned to their nest – Photo Reese F Lukei Jr […]
May 5, 2010

All Three Eaglets Are Now Banded

The three eaglets at Norfolk Botanical Garden were removed from their nest today by Dr Bryan Watts, Director of  The Center for Conservation Biology, with assistance from Tim […]
May 5, 2010

Hi – My Name is Camellia

Today, May 5, 2010, the oldest of the three eaglets at Norfolk Botanical Garden was fitted with a satellite transmitter by Libby Mojica, Raptor Biologist at […]
April 30, 2010

Eaglets Eating Catfish

This morning, April 30, after 10am the male delivered a catfish to the nest. The oldest eaglet (NC) was first in line to get his share of […]
April 19, 2010

Self Feeding

April 19 marks a major milestone for two of the three eaglets. For the first time NC and #2 fed themselves. Between 7:05 and 7:24 this evening NC first stood […]