Starr said.....

"Especially since I'm in the adopted program and I'm the mommy Eagle for Azalea & Camellia..... If I remember correctly your in the program too? .I was hoping the last season they would have the adopted program again."


Yep--You are correct, Starr! I am in the Norfolk eagle adoption program. I was looking forward to adopting NX too but our girl has had a real run of bad luck. I think if she is at the WCV for much longer she might just move in with her big brother Buddy! :lol:

Just a joke folks...don't go telling everybody that I said NX will be staying at the WCV. They are still expecting to release her sometime. :dunno:

9.44 Eagle just arrived at nest tree... on the love branch. Not sure who it is yet...may be #4??? Maybe the male... It is hard to tell right now. We need some zoom action.

6.57

10:42 (where did that hour disappear to that we leaped over?) Hi All!

I saw on the blog that mating possibly occurred on branch and in nest with #4. My crystal ball is on permanent back order Starr so I will be finding this nest's twists and turns quite different along with y'all.

Wait and see what will be.......
carolyn

eta.....Just watched and saw Squirrel merrily stealing the nesting materials to bring it down to his nest.
This is a hoot. Someone said are we going to have to number the squirrels too?

While the eagles are away the squirrels will play, or steal nesting material away!

squirrel in basement stealing eagles nesting material

Morning all - Well I didn't even think about getting up at 3:45am my time to watch - I was in time to watch the opportunistic squirrel do his thieving. Have some good stills for later

Mr. Reese Lukei is viewing above and beyond what any one could expect or eve hope for - his report from this am

From CCB web site - Mr. Lukei
http://eaglenest.blogs.wm.edu/

Fourth Female of Breeding Season Accepted By Male at NBG Nest

For the fourth time this 2012 breeding season at Norfolk Botanical Garden the male, whose mate since 2003 died in April 2011, has accepted a five year old, first time breeding, female by mating with her. This female, identified by dark feathers in the top of her head and a few dark spots in her tail feathers, was first seen at the NBG nest at 6:45 pm March 7 and violently driven off by both the male and his then mate, female #3. Subsequent to that event the female #3 has not been observed at the nest since early morning March 8. The new female #4 has tried to win the favor of the male several times, but as of last night March 9 had not been accepted. That all changed early this morning, March 11, 2012, before sunrise. At 6:53 EDT the male was lying in the nest with female #4 on the back branch where she had been all night. The male flew to the branch and unsuccessfully attempted to mount the female. The female then moved to the nest, where the male then appeared to have successfully mounted and mated with this, his 4th five year old female of the breeding season.

A video clip of the action this morning can be viewed at www.norfolkeagles.com- under DeeJays’s Daily Observations or this direct link:
http://s737.photobucket.com/albums/xx16 ... Mating.mp4
Here are a few photos from the WVEC/NBG live eagle web cam www.wvec.com/eaglecam

1:12pm

Still no eagles in sight - shutterbug Bob reports seeing two soaring about a mile away from the gardens

So here are some stills of Mr/Mrs? Opportunistic Squirrel

1:28


Comment From Shutterbugbob
Male landed in old "mom tree" behind the cam. #4 soaring nearby with a juvy - 1:15

Thanks for the update Bet! Cute picks of the squirrel!