Nah, you're just more sober. :D

Kathie, it is not your imagination. The whole set-up is different from last year.

These eagles have nested each year in a a particular tree, but this year they decided to build a new nest. Probably Mrs. Eagle has been nagging for a while about needing new accommodations. As a result of the new nest location, they had to move the camera and equipment and do some upgrading.

Same two eagles as last year, who raised three eaglets successfully. Just a different location and camera angle.


The eagles on this site already have three eaglets hatched. However I don't like the site nearly as much.

http://www.friendsofblackwater.org/camhtm2.html

Loved seeing the bald eagle's nest! What a great opportunity! There is also a bear cam focused on a bear named Lily. I'll see if I can get the website.
Thanks!

Three eaglets have now hatched. It is really fun to see them grow and learn to fly.

Cool! Mom's feeding them as we speak.

Dad brought in a fish and now mom is feeding all three. The last one hatched on march 17 and already catching up to the others. You can write off a whole day just watching this cam. Totally amazing.

I spent so much time last year watching the three eaglets grow and learn how to fly. It is beautiful and fascinating. I've learned a lot from the Blog beside the Cam which answers ongoing questions.

The mother eagle is a terrific mother. She pulls in her talons around the babies and always makes sure they all get enough to eat. The babies are never left unsupervised. The eagles take turns hunting for food, and sitting in the nest or in a nearby tree. They are both very good parents.

Banding Right Now
 

For those of you that watch the banding is going on RIGHT NOW.

At the time of this post there's a man rigged up working on something! BTW, what is banding?

Update: Ah, think I've figured it out. A band is placed on the leg for tracking.

http://www.iws.org/bald_eagles/nestchat.html

This website lets you click on a bar that takes you to three different eagle sites at the same time with sound! The three sites are in California. All three eagle moms have eaglets in different stages of development.

OMG, they are awesome, as is the scenery!
:mademyday::BigApplause:

And I love the sound on the Califormia sites and the Decorah site. But my overall favourite of all Eagle sites is still the WVEC site, even tho it doesn't have sound. Because you can ask questions of the "eagle experts". I've learned so much about eagles!

Tragedy at the Eagle Cam
 

I am so, so sorry to tell you this news:


Norfolk Botanical Garden:
This morning an adult bald eagle was struck and killed by an incoming airplane at Norfolk International Airport. It is believed that this bird was the female of the nesting pair from Norfolk Botanical Garden (NBG). The strike occurred sometime between 8:30 and 8:50 a.m. These eagles were well known through the Norfolk Botanical Garden Eagle Cam provided by the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (VDGIF), Norfolk Botanical Garden, and WVEC, and have been at NBG since 2003.

According to Stephen Living, VDGIF biologist, and Reese Lukei, a research associate with the Center for Conservation Biology (CCB), “We are fairly certain that this is the Norfolk Botanical Garden female eagle due to her physical characteristics, size and the fact that she has not been seen at the nest since the strike.”
This year the pair of eagles has produced three chicks at that nest site. Biologists with the VDGIF, CCB, and the staff at NBG will continue to monitor the nest and are working to ensure the health of the eaglets.

I have been watching all afternoon and in tears. It is so emotional. I sure hope Dad comes back and takes over feeding these precious eaglets. It has been such a joy to watch and so I hope we can continue to do so. I will be on sight until dark. I am and have been hooked to the sight for two years. Nature is so wonderful and emotional.