It's About Liberty: A Conservative Forum
Topics => General Board => Topic started by: Damn_Lucky on April 01, 2011, 05:47:46 PM
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If they can continue so can we!
http://www.ustream.tv/decoraheagles (http://www.ustream.tv/decoraheagles)
::cool::
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That sounds pretty interesting but there wasn't anything streaming when I clicked through.
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How cool is that???
::cool:: ::praying:: ::bows::
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That sounds pretty interesting but there wasn't anything streaming when I clicked through.
Try again... it's live footage of a Bald Eagle Eyrie - with lil' chicklets too.
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That sounds pretty interesting but there wasn't anything streaming when I clicked through.
Same here. Tried twice.
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That sounds pretty interesting but there wasn't anything streaming when I clicked through.
Try again... it's live footage of a Bald Eagle Eyrie - with lil' chicklets too.
WTF I missed the hatch!
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It says "First hatch is imminent. It could occur anytime today." I assume that means it hasn't happened yet, or else the site hasn't been updated.
Right now I just see the mother in the nest; no eggs or chicks.
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That sounds pretty interesting but there wasn't anything streaming when I clicked through.
still on my comp.
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An egg with a hole! She just stood up for a moment and I saw it.
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It says "First hatch is imminent. It could occur anytime today." I assume that means it hasn't happened yet, or else the site hasn't been updated.
Right now I just see the mother in the nest; no eggs or chicks.
Due date was today. But if you have kids you know what that means. Hurry Up and Wait! ::beertoast::
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That sounds pretty interesting but there wasn't anything streaming when I clicked through.
Same here. Tried twice.
Wonder if it's a browser thing. I can get it to come up no problem.
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Shift change! I didn't get a clear view of the eggs.
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Shift change! I didn't get a clear view of the eggs.
Wasn't that cool!
Ok I'm a nature Geek
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If you cant get it google (lord I hate that word?) Iowa eagles nest and follow the links from there
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I've seen the current occupant of the nest (the mother, I think, based on the description on the site--it was apparently the father who was there before "shift change") uncover the eggs twice, and I didn't see the hole I thought I saw earlier. Maybe it was just a piece of dirt.
It looks like the camera may have changed to night vision mode. It looks black & white now.
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I went back to the EagleCam and now it says "First hatch 4/2/11. Second hatch imminent."
So the hole I glimpsed last evening was real, and the egg must have hatched during the night. I haven't seen the chick yet.
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The parent (I'm not sure which one this is) just got up and I saw the chick. Just a little gray ball of fluff, as the camera is still in night-vision mode.
Edit: It just switched to daylight mode.
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One down and two to go! ::whoohoo::
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A few minutes ago there was another shift change and I got a clear view of the chick. Unfortunately I forgot how to take a screen shot and missed the opportunity.
Then a couple of minutes later, the parent stood up. This time I was ready.
(http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k247/rickl_2006/Web/Picture1.png)
(There's two eggs and an empty eggshell there.)
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I'm just wondering how long they will let that rabbit on side of the nest to age before eating it.
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I'm just wondering how long they will let that rabbit on side of the nest to age before eating it.
I didn't even notice that. Is it the gray thing off to the left? I'll bet they're saving it for the chicks.
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Here are a couple more screenshots. I missed a couple of great shots, with the chick's head visible. I'm not a good photographer.
Edit: This beats the hell out of network TV.
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I minimized the screen so I can watch and read at the same time. This is too cool.
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My kids have been watching this and it's funny to see the excitement build when the birds stand or move, then they take about 10 seconds to get bored again, then the bird moves and the excitement ramps up...
I don't know which is cooler, seeing the Eagles do their thing or watching my kids do theirs!
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Ok there is holes in both of the remaining eggs!
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Here'a a couple more screengrabs - blurry because the subjects were moving, but still kinda cool.
(http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p98/IronDioPriest/Picture1-16.png)
(http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p98/IronDioPriest/Picture2-13.png)
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The live video feed is down for the time being, but here is a highlights video of the first hatching. I saw the chick at 6:10 am, with the camera switching back and forth from night to daylight mode.
Decorah Eagles First Egg Pip and Hatch (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8U_pme0dPhs#)
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All right, the live feed is back up.
http://www.ustream.tv/decoraheagles (http://www.ustream.tv/decoraheagles)
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More pictures:
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Aww...
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Yep, she's tearing up the dead rabbit and feeding it to the chick.
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They finally broke out thr rabbit and started feeding the first chick. ::cool::
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The other eagle arrived at the nest and then went to a nearby branch. The camera panned over to it.
Yes, I'm still watching this.
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The second chick has hatched, but I keep missing getting a screenshot.
Here is the parent tearing off chunks of the rabbit carcass, and feeding the chicks. The first one is already twice the size of the second one!
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More pics...
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Quite fascinating.
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Quite fascinating.
It's absolutely addictive. I've had it running in a separate window since Friday night. I just linked it at Belmont Club.
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Feeding time.
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Why do I feel that if the third chick hatches it will be forced out by the other two ::whatgives::
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Why do I feel that if the third chick hatches it will be forced out by the other two ::whatgives::
Because that is Life, Sad but true.
Survival of the Fittest or like I would say the Best Trained!
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Why do I feel that if the third chick hatches it will be forced out by the other two ::whatgives::
Because that is Life, Sad but true.
Survival of the Fittest or like I would say the Best Trained!
Or most ruthless!.......Just sayin! ::whatgives::
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Dang. Link doesn't work for me. Where is this at?
We've had nests up at our lake, but just watched through binoculars, shuld think about a camera! Probably have to go through the lake association though...
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There's a guy in Minnesota, a fellow bannee from a certain gas price web site ;), that does this for loons. Several TV stations have covered it.
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Oh, that's why I don't know...I haven't watched a local news broadcast in eons...I think I'd rather gargle used motor oil than watch that brain-destroying crud!
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What are you lookin' at?
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Indeed. Heheh.
It's not called the eagle-eye fer nuthin'.
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Oh, that's why I don't know...I haven't watched a local news broadcast in eons...I think I'd rather gargle used motor oil than watch that brain-destroying crud!
More like the outdoors shows. Just google Minnesota loon cam and you'll find it.
Then tell yourself, he was banned for using the term "loony liberal." ::hysterical:: The kind of term that gets you banned, at so-called neutral web sites.
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Oh, that's why I don't know...I haven't watched a local news broadcast in eons...I think I'd rather gargle used motor oil than watch that brain-destroying crud!
More like the outdoors shows. Just google Minnesota loon cam and you'll find it.
Then tell yourself, he was banned for using the term "loony liberal." ::hysterical:: The kind of term that gets you banned, at so-called neutral web sites.
Wow, then they'd really go apeshyte over my old Yahoo moniker of liberalslayer!
::rolllaughing::
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Man can you imagine the stench in that nest with all those carcasses in it. ::puke::
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I haven't looked in for a couple of days but the third chick hatched yesterday.
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I'm not seeing the 3rd Chick. (Sat., April 9) 5:12 e.s.t.)
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Here they all are, in a screenshot I took a minute ago. The one in the middle seems to be doing most of the eating. I'm guessing the one on the right is the youngest, since it's less active.
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Here are some more pictures showing all three chicks.
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I'm not seeing the 3rd Chick. (Sat., April 9) 5:12 e.s.t.)
There she is. You can just see her peeking out from behind the frosty mug...
(http://media1.break.com/dnet/media/2010/8/10/98%20Three%20is%20Definitely%20a%20Magic%20Number_thumb.jpg)
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Uhhhh, what mug? I don't see a mug . . .
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I think the one in front likes me.
What was I doing? Oh yes, eagles. The parent just left the nest for a moment (bathroom break?) and I got a screenshot of the three by themselves. They all watched the adult fly away, and one of them seemed to try flapping its little wings.
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They're all resting quietly now.
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OMG. I have no idea what the parent is doing, but it looks gnarly. He/She seems to be cleaning the nest and spraying dust on the eaglets. I shudder to think what that is.
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Been seeing activity here as I drive by, no cam set up that I can find -
http://abcnewspapers.com/2012/02/15/eagles-roost-in-coon-rapids/ (http://abcnewspapers.com/2012/02/15/eagles-roost-in-coon-rapids/)
The cam on the ones in an undisclosed location in central MN is up, windy up there today, has two chicks -
http://mnbound.com/live-eagle-cam/ (http://mnbound.com/live-eagle-cam/)
Catch the clips further down the page pretty good!
::thumbsup::
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I was on my way back home from Buffalo yesterday and a bald eagle flew directly over my car.
I saw him weaving back and forth high above the road as we approached, and the closer we got, the lower he came. As we got close, it looked like he was flying down directly to meet our vehicle, almost like a dive-bomb. By the time we got to him, he swooped down right at the side of he truck, and then almost straight up and away. If I'd had my window open and arms about 8 feet long, I coulda touched him. It was severely cool.