nestcam

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 […]
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 31, 2009

Barn Owls hatching

To see a very, VERY late hatching of Barn Owls go to www.wvec.com – cameras – falcon cam – Cobb Island Barn owls have been nesting […]
August 22, 2009

Azalea on the Move

This is the last web photo of the season of Azalea as she looks down at Joe Foreman take her photo which has been posted on […]
August 14, 2009

Raccoon in Eagle Nest

This evening, August 14, just as it was getting dark about 7:55 a raccoon climbed into the NBG bald eagle nest. It stayed there only about […]
July 30, 2009

Juvenile eagle plumage patterns

Earlier today EagleEye asked a question about the tail pattern on juvenile eagles. The question is a broader matter of identification and the coloration of tail, […]
July 27, 2009

No avian pox

Last week the question was asked as to whether this year’s young eagles showed any signs of avian pox. An excellent question considering that is what […]
July 26, 2009

Have HE and HK left?

Azalea (HH) was at the nest and camera tree all day today all by herself (photos). One of the adults brought in a fish about 8:00am […]
July 3, 2009

HK fledged a month ago

Eagle HK fledged one month ago today on June 3. Here he takes his third flight that day. Today he was at “the dump” on the edge […]
June 27, 2009

the mantle vs. to mantle

Right photo – The (or a) “mantle” refers to the feathers in the upper middle of the back that form a “V” shape below the neck […]
June 21, 2009

Happy Birthday HK

The first eaglet to hatch this season was on March 21 at 12:30pm. It is the male wearing band HK. He celebrated being 3 months old with […]
June 18, 2009

A "third eyelid"

Last evening while HK was sitting near the camera you saw some very close up views of his eyes. Birds have two eyelids, upper and lower. […]
June 18, 2009

A “third eyelid”

Last evening while HK was sitting near the camera you saw some very close up views of his eyes. Birds have two eyelids, upper and lower. […]
June 16, 2009

Azalea returns to nest – Satellite operations

After two failed attempts, Azalea made it back to the nest. About 4:35 she flew in from the left back of the nest and smashed right […]
June 13, 2009

Let the tracking begin

At 6:51 am today Azalea finally made the big leap and flew from the nest tree. She exercised for nearly an hour jumping from branch to […]
June 11, 2009

What is it??

A few minutes before 6pm today the male adult brought a pigeon to the nest. There was the usual scramble for the prey and Azalea (HH) […]
June 11, 2009

Hi there! I am HK

Viewers of the WVEC web cam late this afternoon got a special treat. The male eaglet HK sat directly below the camera just 3 feet away. […]
June 11, 2009

Azalea still nest tree bound

As of 11am this morning Azalea (HH) has still not found the “courage” to join her brother (HK) and younger sister (HE) by flying from the […]