Bald Eagles, Osprey and Penguins
a photo album from various web cameras and links
to them
(remember to click on thumbnail photos to see full size)
http://www.bsc-eoc.org/research/speciesatrisk/baea/index.jsp?targetpg=historyFor bald eagle fans, here is an update on the changed status of the bald eagle in southern Ontario - Nov. 09
"An indication of the successfulness of recovery efforts for this species came in 2009 when the status of the Bald Eagle in southern Ontario was changed from Endangered to Special Concern. This is a great victory for a bird that was nearly lost from southern Ontario, although monitoring remains an important task to ensure that this positive trend continues".
And for those searching, there are no
publicized
bald eagle nests in Cambridge, ON .....again, NO NESTS!!!
Supposed bald eagle nests in Cambridge are more than likely Osprey nests:
Fountain St., Linear Trail, etc.
A few of our local folks, self appointed experts, want to morph the bald eagles into a 'red herring' for personal
reasons, hence the nest issue.)
As their population continues to increases, it is entirely logical that the bald
eagle nesting range will extend northwards up the river valley.
Osprey photos and links:
Wonderful Scottish link with sound:
http://www.rspb.org.uk/webcams/birdsofprey/lochgartenvideo.aspx
another wonderful camera with sound in Scotland:
http://www.thewebbroadcastingcorporation.com/swt/swt.php
3 photos on right from Fountain Street at the Speed River bridge
Photo on left Walter Bean trail between old King St. and Hwy #8 bridge.
two photos on left from Scotland. Map shows migration path of
one Osprey. All juvenile Osprey migrate until sexual maturity.
This link takes you to a major migration research page:
http://www.bioweb.uncc.edu/bierregaard/migration10.htm
And a note from the Scottish blog:
Both our juvenile ospreys have been on the nest this morning, seeing off corvid intruders quite stridently. They are both handling looking after themselves remarkably well, although dad is still supplying fish. It is hard to imagine them flying south in as little as two or three weeks, all the way to Africa, a mammoth journey of up to 4,000 miles.
What always amazes me is that, unlike many of our migratory birds, the ospreys do this journey alone, not following a flock or even their parents, but setting out alone. Our juveniles will be setting out at the grand old age of three months or so, into the wide world alone, as nature intends. Once they get to Africa (if they survive the hazardous journey) they will spend a ‘gap-year’ holiday there, fro anything from a year to four years. When they reach sexual maturity, the instinct to breed will drive them back to where they were born, or close by, to start families of there own.
Just how ospreys navigate is of course, still a mystery- migration is one of natures biggest enigmas. We know they use a mixture or genetic instinct, visual clues, and [probably some sort of geomagnetic perception, but this is an area we are learning more about every year.
A brand new bald eagle webcam, just discovered on Feb.18,2010.
The
CAROLINA RAPTOR CENTER has a wonderful explanation for Savannah, the wounded
adult.
Make certain to read their explanation of the centre's activity with these two
parent birds.
So far (Feb. 19/10) one egg has hatched and mother is feeding.
chick in nest
chick in nest
gps routes of 2009 juveniles
Blackwater Refuge _ Cambridge, Maryland (http://www.friendsofblackwater.org/camhtm2.html)
hole in egg
Feb. 21/09 2 eggs
March 2 snowstorm
2 chicks March 3
March 6 feeding
March 16 feeding
March 21 feeding
March 25/09 feeding
website webcam has the following two photos: resident pair yelling
at other visiting birds and lone eagle drying wings.
Bald eagles are spotted
almost every day perched on the Osprey nest.
Nov. 30/09
Nov. 26/09
Blackwater now has two eggs (Feb.2, 2010) and nest was hit by massive weekend snow storm.
nest egg cup and then snow storm - website has
incredible photos of both
parents sheltering eggs during the storm .... excellent bald eagle facts.
HORNBY ISLAND nest:- two eggs this year
Hornby pair
first egg 2009
Hornby nest tree
Hornby male
Hornby
Sidney nest & camera
Norfolk
Botanical Garden nest: -
http://www.norfolkbotanicalgarden.org/e-community/eagle-cam
camera is now on for Jan. 2010 season.
March 1 storm
head of eaglet
April 22 banding
Norfolk banding day photos
feeding April 23
full belly
New season - first egg on Feb. 1,2010 and a massive snow storm on same weekend.
all 3 above photos show egg in nest on Feb. 2/10 Fantastic webcam work this year!
Sutton, OK
nest -- unfortunately only one of the 3 eggs hatched this year. One
egg stuck to the female's
feathers when she left the nest and then it dropped to
the ground.
JJ on
April 21/09
April 18 electrical storm
2010 weason photos
Feeding the Eagles! Comox, B.C., Vancouver Island, Jan. 2009
"In January the
weather was so cold that the bald eagles were cruising over our houses
looking for helpless cats to make a quick meal.
Some kind
souls decided to feed the eagles down at Goose Spit so they would
survive the cold spell.
Here's
what happened! Take note, this is
Note: I did not take the above photos .... they
were sent to me by somebody on the west coast!
Penguin Colony - German Antarctic Receiving Station O'Higgins Base (63,32°S - 57,9°W) (http://www.martingrund.de/pinguine/pinguincam2.htm#2)
Sept 28 arrive back
Nov. 2 sunset
Dec5/08 summer
Dec. 6 nesting
Jan. 2/09 chicks
March 2709 moult
The 2009/10 season has suffered an incredible tragedy. The
forces of nature are not always gentle.
On Dec. 1 the nesting site experienced a storm with winds speeds between 150 and
200 km/h.
At least 18 nests were damaged. News from watchers was that the first eggs were
spotted on Dec. 17/09
Oc9/09
Oct. 27/09
Nov. 30/09 nests
