Norfolk Botanical Garden (NBG)

August 19, 2010

Adult Female Weathers Storm Aug 18

August 18 was a really “bad hair” day for the Norfolk Botanical Garden adult female. For the first time in a couple months she sat on […]
August 2, 2010

Azalea Returns to Northumberland County, VA

Azalea has answered one big question – will she return to where she flew to originally when she left Norfolk Botanical Garden last August 21? The […]
July 25, 2010

Adult Sits on Branch Behind NATO Bridge

For the past few weeks in the evening after 6:00pm one of the adult eagles at NBG has perched on a pine branch behind the bridge […]
July 15, 2010

Camellia Leaves NBG July 13

Well the next major phase of the life of Camellia has begun. He has now left home and is now on his own. After spending the […]
July 14, 2010

Adult Poses Below Camera

Today, July 14, the male adult (I think it is the male) flew to the front branch of the nest tree about 4:15, but sat there […]
July 12, 2010

Camellia Remains at NBG

Camellia’s satellite transmitter is sending signals most of the time now. There were a few time on July 9 when it did not. Since our last […]
July 10, 2010

Camellia & Yellow-Crowned Night Heron

Camellia (NC) has sat on the front branch of the nest tree for the past three afternoons. Yesterday, July 9, he sat there from about 11:50am […]
July 10, 2010

Camellia & Yellow-Crowned Night Heron

Camellia (NC) has sat on the front branch of the nest tree for the past three afternoons. Yesterday, July 9, he sat there from about 11:50am […]
July 7, 2010

Camellia Transmitter Finally Working!!

The sun has finally done its job – powered up the satellite transmitter that Camellia is wearing on his back. You will notice something different about […]
July 3, 2010

Aerial Display – What’s Going On?

On Friday July 2 Joe Foreman and I were witness to an extraordinary aerial display over Norfolk Botanical Garden by the two bald eagle fledglings banded […]
July 3, 2010

Aerial Display – What's Going On?

On Friday July 2 Joe Foreman and I were witness to an extraordinary aerial display over Norfolk Botanical Garden by the two bald eagle fledglings banded […]
July 2, 2010

First Camellia Map July, 1, 2010

Here is the first satellite map from the travels of Camellia (banded NC). It only contains partial data for June 28 and July 1. That data […]
June 26, 2010

Azalea has Flown 2,300 miles

Azalea remains at the catfish ponds near Plymouth, NC as of this morning, June 26. I forgot to recognize that she had been flying since June […]
June 16, 2010

Camellia Transmitter Sending Some Data

We know that everyone, including us, has been anxiously awaiting to receive data from the satellite transmitter that is fitted on the back of Camellia (NC). […]
June 15, 2010

More NE Release Photos

NE was alert and ready to go. He jumped out of the arms of Lisa Barlow up onto the perch. After a few seconds to look […]
June 14, 2010

NE Released at NBG June 14

After spending the night in the care of raptor rehabilator Lisa Barlow in Virginia Beach, NE was taken to Midway Veterinary Hospital and examined this morning […]
June 14, 2010

NE Takes a Swim June 13

For Chapter One of this story refer to Virginia Dept of Game and Inland Fisheries (DGIF) web page http://eaglecam.tumblr.com. At 9:55am June 13 I received an […]
June 9, 2010

Azalea Spends Night Off the Farm

For the first time in several weeks Azalea spent a night, June 7, off the catfish farms – BUT, not far away. Just across highway Rt 64. She […]