Hello Everyone,
About the darker egg, someone on the cam page "chat" (just below the cam picture) surmised the egg got wet in the heavy snow, got muddy from the nesting material. Is that possible? To me the bowl looks clean and grassy.

On the Eagleholics thread judy (garyandjudy) said this:
"maybe I'm making a bad judgement but the LaFarge eagles had three eggs last season but one was grey and the chick didn't hatch. So when the egg is grey it's not suppose to be good..."

EGGS THIS MORNING 2/28


I wanted to post this pic from last week of the membrane closing over the eagles eye which I happened to catch:

I know there is a name for it but can't remember....

I am totally hooked on the Decorah nest. It certainly will be an amazing view of any eaglets, God willing they hatch one or two... The panning capabilities of the cam are fun to watch. Perhaps that's why there are over 4100 viewers this morning...

Cam operator is panning right now. Here is the egg (just missed the really good capture, of course)
It looks more like it did last Thursday, so perhaps it WAS coated in a bit of mud.....



The farm setting and close-up of the male eagle:

You all have done such a great job here today!! Last year I was the only one posting here most of the time...I love having company!!!!!

I'm going to post my little summary of today...it was pretty uneventful as are most nests when the parents are incubating...but I have a couple of nice ones.




Here was an egg roll in the middle of the night. I wonder if they all do that?? I've never seen it before.




Good Morning, Dad. Looks like a bit of bed head going on!




Mayline...you were right! The egg didn't look nearly so bad this morning as last night. A poster elsewhere said off color eggs never hatch. I don't think that is so. Some eggs get dyed different colors according to what vegetation the parents use in the nest just by being rolled around in it. I'm sure I have seen successful hatches from "colored" rggs.

3 more from Feb 28th


Mom was gone most of the morning...maybe "Mom's day out"?....She's back!!


Mom loves to sprawl in the nest. I love the beautiful white feathers on her back!


Dad scolding Mom for being away so long.

Another 3 from the afternoon of Feb 28th.


Dad's "eagle eye". Boy he's handsome!!


Mom basking in the late afternoon sun.


Check out the speckles in the yellow part of Mom's eye! Great camera work by the "zoomer"!!

Last 3 from Feb 28th.


Dede....here is another shot of that nicitating membrane on Mom's eye. I think they are spooky looking.


Can't a girl get any sleep around here?


Out for the night and me too!

Good MOrning Decorah Family..Tuesday March 1,2011

Beautiful caps from yesterday everyone... Mary i saw egg rolling at night at the WVa nest...
8:48am
dad was incubating.. let out a call and left..sorry i missed it all on cap..view of eggs.. one in question not as dark

8:50 am
Mom is back .. settled on the eggs incubating them ...

8:58am
Mom is looking in all directions... windy at the nest today..


ETD... Thanks Mary i changed my post to reflect that it was Mom on the nest...

RRP took us on a little tour of the farm.

2:59 pm (pics time-stamped using PST; add 2 hours for real time),


3:00 pm (edited time-stamp on this one due to ads),


To come: Mom flies to the nest and Dad flies up on the right barn window.