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Humboldt bay Grow(up) with eagles - Live cam
- Thread starter Al Botross
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Great while smoking a joint, I watched the mom and dad trading off duties. Got to watch the chicks eating, so cool. I see them circling in the air from my house. Gotta be somewhere on the Mad River.
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nice...when I was just watching, only saw the eagle sitting in its nest by itself. After a few minutes the eagle started shifting its weight around and then stood up a bit and I saw a chick underneath it. I didn't know that birds sat on their chicks, thought they just sat on the eggs. Guess the little tikes can't generate enough heat yet. Learn something new every day!
Give me six months, an infinite supply of sticks n twigs, and my two bare hands, and i still wouldn't be able to make a nest like that
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What are bald eagles' nests made of, and how big are they?
They are made of interwoven branches, with fillers like grass, hay, etc. The eagles repair and add to the structures every year, and they generally do not discard any remains of prey, those become part of the nest. The largest nest recorded so far was 2.7 metres (8.9 feet) in diameter and 3.6 metres (11.8 feet) high; its estimated weight was almost 2 metric tons. Most nests are about 1.5 to 1.8 metres (4.9 to 5.9 feet) in diameter and 0.7 to 1.2 metres (2.3 to 3.9 feet) tall.
They are made of interwoven branches, with fillers like grass, hay, etc. The eagles repair and add to the structures every year, and they generally do not discard any remains of prey, those become part of the nest. The largest nest recorded so far was 2.7 metres (8.9 feet) in diameter and 3.6 metres (11.8 feet) high; its estimated weight was almost 2 metric tons. Most nests are about 1.5 to 1.8 metres (4.9 to 5.9 feet) in diameter and 0.7 to 1.2 metres (2.3 to 3.9 feet) tall.
SneekyFarmer
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Thank's for posting this Al.. Eagles are awsome to watch in nature! I was steelhead fishing on a river in the pacific n/w , and got to watch a big eagle swoop down on a smaller eagle and take a nice sized trout away from him/her! I will never forget seeing that.. It was awsome!!!
one more time - Bump...
Thanks for the link, amazing to watch.
What the hell is that terrible noise coming from at the link? Sounds like some machine ready to break down.....
The birds and the bees do it....up for your consideration is some eagle love...go to the 5 minute mark to catch all the action:
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Damn...female eagles sure do make it easy on male eagles!
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Damn...female eagles sure do make it easy on male eagles!
I keep a tab open on them but forget from time to time, when the dad comes in screeching it startles the crap out of me. I haven't heard machine but the mom and dad make some strange sound.
Edit - ah just heard it ...sounds like a boat motor of jet ski? maybe a chainsaw something like that.
Edit - ah just heard it ...sounds like a boat motor of jet ski? maybe a chainsaw something like that.
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Yeah...a chain saw that is idling...
Oh man, that is so amazing to watch.
Thanks for the link! Added to my list of ustream channels to follow.
Thanks for the link! Added to my list of ustream channels to follow.
stinkyigloo
Active member
thats amazing, thanks for posting
There's a Bald Eagles nest cam in Minnesota, I keep 2 taps open. Interesting to see the difference between the two. The MN male is rather scruffy I'm thinking it's the harsher winters.
http://www.ustream.tv/mneaglecam
http://www.ustream.tv/mneaglecam
It's been a nice sunny winter here on the Ca. coast.
Could use more rain though, but the eagles are probably loving this weather.
Could use more rain though, but the eagles are probably loving this weather.
