I don't know if it's raining or if it has stopped but the lens is "wet" The nest is empty but could that be Indy and Frank in the background on a favorite perch? I saw the same two eagles there yesterday.

The cam has been off for a couple of days.

Here is a video of Franklin and Indy in nest. Indy, the female, has a white spot on her left elbow, and a rather droopy left wing. She's also the larger of the two


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... tddALxzEy4

I took a few s'caps from the video partly because they seem to be somewhat clearer than the cam and the cam isn't on today.

Franklin/Frank is on the left and Independence/Indy is on the right.



Indy's big yawn.



A big wing stretch by Indy.

An even bigger stretch by Indy



This picture shows the damage on Indy"s elbow.



Frank does a flap and stretch

It's a rainy day at Dollywood even with the sun out...no eagles seen on cam.

Franklin made a short visit to the nest at about 5:30 nest time.




Here is what American Eagle Foundation's founder, Al Cecere had to say about the recent giving the Arapahoe permission to kill eagles!! This is the AEF cam.

http://video.foxnews.com/v/151026816800 ... can-symbol

A short note from the AEF site. I have not seen them there for days any time that I check the cam


March 17, 2012 - Lots of nesting activity. Indy and Franklin are either staying close to the nest, or actually in the nest. They continue to rearrange sticks, add nesting material, engage in mating — all in preparation for eggs which we hope will come soon


Indy and Frank on March 17th

This is what I see today. It's raining hard, the lens is covered with water and is out of focus, and there is one eagle in the background--probably either Indy or Frank perched near the nest.

A lone eagle perched on the nest this afternoon. I'm pretty sure that it's Franklin.