Since the pair started raising a family, Alcoa (whoever they are, probably a company or something) has installed an "Eaglecam" which streams live video of the nest (and the eagles when they are in the nest, which is most of the time) 24/7, at least in the exciting part of the year when Liberty & Justice are raising a family. The eggs (three this year) were laid last month, and this month's big thing is the hatching of the eggs. According to the blog (at the link which I'll give you in a minute), two of the eggs have already hatched. The third was being hatched today! I got on board and found the live cam at around lunchtime today, but could see no baby birds yet. I wasn't surprised though, as the process probably takes a long time.
I come upstairs and tell my sister and mother about it. Alison--my sister--gets real excited, and very enthusiastically asks to watch the eagles, hoping to watch the actual hatching. To be honest I didn't offer her much hope, but I got the Internet up for her anyway. Well, about ten minutes later, we were both very privileged to watch the final baby bald eagle hatch from its' egg!!! I thought that was really really cool, I've certainly never seen a bald eagle--much less one hatching--up so close.
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| You can see the newly hatched baby right above the big stick...Mother "Liberty" is watching over her brood proudly! |
So that's what we've been doing this afternoon. It's fun to watch Liberty & Justice feed and care for their brood, and to hear the babies' little chirps! Occasionally you can hear geese flying overhead as well. The hatching isn't the only exciting thing, however; the eaglets grow quickly and I am told will fledge around late May or early June. So go head over to the link below, and watch America's icon in family life up close! I'll tell ya though, it's quite addicting! :D
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