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par Congowings à 3/14/2010 3:38:32 PM
For photos and an update from this morning, you may visit the CCB Eagle Nest Blog at
eaglenest.blogs.wm.edupar PiedmontN8ive à 3/14/2010 3:21:55 PM
2010 Eggs laid: Jan. 31@2:14pm; Feb. 3@11:50am; Feb. 6@12:29pm. The first egg hatched March 11th @1:10pm. 2nd egg hatched March 13th@ midnight. Pip has been confirmed on 3rd egg. All times EST.
par Congowings édité par Norfolk Botanical Garden à 3/13/2010 11:37:08 PM
The baby has punched a hole in the egg and is starting to hatch but it can take some time
par Norfolk Botanical Garden à 3/13/2010 11:01:00 PM
See the CCB faq above
par Norfolk Botanical Garden à 3/13/2010 11:00:30 PM
That refers to the white feathers on their head - the term bald is derived from an older word meaning white
par Norfolk Botanical Garden à 3/13/2010 10:59:39 PM
They eat raw meat - small pieces fed to them by mom
par Norfolk Botanical Garden à 3/13/2010 10:59:04 PM
There is no set schedule - the mom does need a break and dad does not hesitate to step in
par Norfolk Botanical Garden à 3/13/2010 10:58:44 PM
I will defer to the wildlife biologists at DGIF and CCB for that
par Norfolk Botanical Garden à 3/13/2010 10:58:11 PM
you must install the active x on your Windows Media player
par Norfolk Botanical Garden à 3/13/2010 10:57:28 PM
The parent will feed all the chicks, but they will still compete for food. The second one may still be gaining strength to sit up more
par Norfolk Botanical Garden à 3/13/2010 10:56:57 PM
yes they do make sounds
par Norfolk Botanical Garden à 3/13/2010 10:56:03 PM
They may eat during the night but not as much - watch for yourself tonight!
par Norfolk Botanical Garden à 3/13/2010 10:55:47 PM
it can 24 hours or longer
par Norfolk Botanical Garden à 3/13/2010 10:54:50 PM
They will leave this summer - late June or July
par Norfolk Botanical Garden à 3/13/2010 10:54:24 PM
The debris below the nest is partly from where they started a nest there in 2003 and then moved upstairs. But in the fall of 2007, part of the top nest fell down there as well
par Norfolk Botanical Garden à 3/13/2010 10:53:44 PM
There are 2 nests in the Garden, but this is the only one occupied at the time
par Norfolk Botanical Garden à 3/13/2010 10:52:32 PM
The parents mostly get fish from Lake Whitehurst - a 400 acre lake that surrounds the Garden
par Norfolk Botanical Garden à 3/13/2010 10:51:21 PM
parts of a fish
par Norfolk Botanical Garden à 3/13/2010 10:50:43 PM
Let's go back to see mom feeding
par Norfolk Botanical Garden à 3/13/2010 10:48:48 PM
They can see
par Norfolk Botanical Garden à 3/13/2010 10:47:10 PM
No their recovery is doing well
par Norfolk Botanical Garden à 3/13/2010 10:47:01 PM
The nest is about 90 feet up in a tree - dad is just resting
par Norfolk Botanical Garden à 3/13/2010 10:46:17 PM
THere is dad on a tree several hundred feet away
par Norfolk Botanical Garden à 3/13/2010 10:44:42 PM
Lets check
par Norfolk Botanical Garden à 3/13/2010 10:42:57 PM
They will eat small pieces of raw meat torn and given to them by the mother - around the edges of the nest you may see parts of fish that they have been eating
par Norfolk Botanical Garden à 3/13/2010 10:42:29 PM
when it becomes an adult and finds a mate - generally after 5 years old
par Norfolk Botanical Garden à 3/13/2010 10:40:52 PM
The shell is thick so it may take some time
par Norfolk Botanical Garden à 3/13/2010 10:40:22 PM
I know the mother ate within the last half hour, but have not been watching all afternoon
par Norfolk Botanical Garden à 3/13/2010 10:39:48 PM