Norfolk Botanical Garden (NBG)

January 24, 2010

Azalea Remains at Alligator River NWR Jan 24

Azalea was in the “roost” area of Alligator River NWR between South Lake and East Lake overnight Jan 23/24. Satellite map to come as soon as […]
January 23, 2010

WVEC feed down Jan 23

Techs have been notified that the WVEC feed appears to be down this a.m. Camera working – eagles arrived at nest at 6:40 – mated on […]
January 22, 2010

Azalea Jan 18-21

Azalea continues to find Alligator River NWR attractive. She has not moved about much during this period. She did fly south across Rt 64 on Jan […]
January 18, 2010

NBG Eagle Cam In Operation

A power surge on Sunday afternoon knocked out the router and cut off the camera. All now back up and running. Live eagle cam is at […]
January 17, 2010

Camera down at NBG

The camera at NBG went down this afternoon (Sunday). I do not have a picture either so cannot keep you informed of nest activity. OF COURSE, […]
January 16, 2010

Busy Morning at NBG Eagle Nest Jan 16

In contrast to the morning of Jan 15 when both adult eagles came to the nest early in the morning, stayed about 30 minutes and then […]
January 12, 2010

Muskrat for Lunch Jan 12

As the scientific name for the bald eagle – Haliaeetus leucocephalus (white-headed fish eagle) indicates, their principal diet is composed of fish – as much as […]
January 11, 2010

Expected Egg Laying Date

There have been several inquiries as to when we can expect the NBG adults to begin egg laying. The best estimate we can make is to use their […]
January 6, 2010

Adult Bald Eagles at Norfolk Botanical Garden

This is the first of what will be many postings to this blog site about the 2010 mating and nesting season of the pair of bald […]
December 30, 2009

Azalea – 2009 Year-end Review

A few facts about Azalea (banded HH): Egg layed Feb 13 Egg hatched Mar 22 Banded HH April 22 Satellite transmitter fitted May 20 Fledged June […]
December 25, 2009

Merry Christmas Surprise

About 3pm Christmas this almost 4 year old male bald eagle landed on the front branch of the NBG nest tree and stayed until 4pm when […]
December 21, 2009

Azalea, Conowingo, Machipongo Dec 16-19

As of Dec 19, there are three bald eagles fitted with satellite transmitters in southeast Virginia in the area known as Hampton Roads. On this map […]
December 16, 2009

Azalea in Virginia Beach and NC (Dec 13-16)

After a few days exploring the North Landing River in Virginia Beach (including the river bank along the golf course at Stumpy Lake Country Club), Azalea […]
December 15, 2009

Home for the Holidays (Dec 10-13)

Azalea left Virginia’s Northern Neck last week and headed to Virginia Beach. Her flight path passes over the Norfolk Botanical Gardens. Did anyone see her in […]
December 12, 2009

Preparing for 2010 Eagle Season at NBG

Both eagles and humans are busy preparing for the upcoming 2010 bald eagle nesting season at Norfolk Botanical Garden. On Friday Dec 11 both the adult […]
December 2, 2009

June 16 to Dec 1 Satellite Map

BONUS TIME!!! Here is a satellite map of the journey that Azalea has taken since she fledged from her nest at Norfolk Botanical Garden on June […]
November 10, 2009

NBG Camera Cleaned

In preparation for the 2009-10 bald eagle nesting season at Norfolk Botanical Garden, yesterday the camera was cleaned, spiders removed from the inside of the camera […]
October 16, 2009

Extended stay on Little Wicomico River: Oct 11-16

Hi Eagle Fans, Azalea continues her stay on the Little Wicomico River in Northumberland County, VA MD. Here’s a link to a photo of the river’s […]