NORFOLK BOTANICAL GARDENS ~ 2012

Mick · **Posted:** Sat Dec 31, 2011 9:36 pm

Happy New Year

PLEASE BEGIN YOUR NEW 2012 POSTS HERE

Cam Link:

Norfolk Botanical Gardens (NBG):

USTREAM

Nest location:
Norfolk Botanical Garden in Norfolk, Virginia. The eagle pair at Norfolk Botanical Garden were together for 9 seasons. On April 26, 2011 the female was struck by an aircraft at Norfolk International Airport. Her 3 eaglets were removed from the nest and cared for by the Wildlife Center of Virginia.
The male at NGB is 15 years old and has produced 20 eaglets. In late September 2011, the male was seen with a new female. She is at least 5 years old and is most likely from the Hampton Roads area. We wish them well.

Photo of the new female by Reese Lukei

kittenface · **Posted:** Mon Jan 02, 2012 7:43 pm

New year, new start for Norfolk bald eagles

by Joe Flanagan
WVEC.com
Posted on January 2, 2012 at 3:07 PM
Updated today at 3:22 PM
Great little video and article here

Mick · **Posted:** Tue Jan 03, 2012 1:14 pm

Great video with that article kitten. Thank you!

obxbarb · **Posted:** Wed Jan 04, 2012 10:43 am

Reese took some nice shots of the pair yesterday afternoon on the cam:

Mick · **Posted:** Wed Jan 04, 2012 1:47 pm

Thanks for posting the images obxbarb. This is a handsome pair and Reese is capturing great images. In some of the pictures of her it looks like she has grayish feathers around her eyes like the Decorah female does.

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 63313

Those really are great pics...thanks for posting them, barb...

obxbarb · **Posted:** Wed Jan 04, 2012 4:40 pm

Mick wrote:

Thanks for posting the images obxbarb. This is a handsome pair and Reese is capturing great images. In some of the pictures of her it looks like she has grayish feathers around her eyes like the Decorah female does.

Yes. Reese and Bryan say that's the sign that she is young (a first year breeder).

SusanE · **Posted:** Wed Jan 04, 2012 8:11 pm

Thanks for pointing out the gray extending out from the new female's eyes. I hadn't noticed it before, but that will help with ID. :girlyes:

gigi · **Posted:** Wed Jan 04, 2012 10:44 pm

SusanE wrote:

Thanks for pointing out the gray extending out from the new female's eyes. I hadn't noticed it before, but that will help with ID. :girlyes:

and I need all the help I can get! Thanks.

jim · **Posted:** Fri Jan 06, 2012 5:57 am

Good Morning. Here are a couple of the male from yesterday afternoon around 3:30
perched on the Love Branch.

Beth · **Posted:** Fri Jan 06, 2012 8:53 am

Thank you for all the wonderful pics!

Happy New Year Jim!!

SusanE · **Posted:** Fri Jan 06, 2012 10:40 am

Thanks, Jim! Always enjoy your photos. :wavingsnowgiril:

gigi · **Posted:** Fri Jan 06, 2012 4:24 pm

SusanE wrote:

Thanks, Jim! Always enjoy your photos. :wavingsnowgiril:

I agree!

Mick · **Posted:** Fri Jan 06, 2012 9:11 pm

Thank you Jim. You are a wonderful photographer and the love you have for the eagles shows in every image.

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 63313

Jim, its great to see you....and Happy New Year...

What gorgeous pics!!!!

Mick · **Posted:** Sat Jan 07, 2012 1:10 pm

Posted last night on the NBG FB page, a photograph taken by Bob Mislan yesterday of the pair.

Photo, Bob Mislan, 1/6/12

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 63313

gigi · **Posted:** Sat Jan 07, 2012 1:41 pm

Beautiful!

Beth · **Posted:** Sat Jan 07, 2012 2:01 pm

jim · **Posted:** Sat Jan 07, 2012 2:26 pm

Thank you everyone for the kind words. Happy New Year to all. :thumbup

Yesterday afternoon Pops landed on the Love Branch around 4:15.
Here are few from then.

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