NORFOLK BOTANICAL GARDENS ~ 2012

gigi · **Posted:** Sat Jan 07, 2012 3:13 pm

The love branch! Love it. Thanks Jim and Happy New Year!

Mick · **Posted:** Sun Jan 08, 2012 7:45 pm

Adding a few images of the new female from Reece Lukei's blog. I think her neck feathers are especially beautiful.
All photographs courtesy of Reese from his Eagle Nest Blog

10/25

12/24

1/1/12

Mick · **Posted:** Sun Jan 08, 2012 8:05 pm

Again an image from Reese's blog 12/6/11

gigi · **Posted:** Sun Jan 08, 2012 8:29 pm

that last one is so sweet! :girlluv:

PattiO · **Posted:** Mon Jan 09, 2012 1:02 am

Wowwww ..... that last one is ........ nostalgic ... makes me sad to think of Mom being gone. I hope this girl can make Dad happy.

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

What a beautiful sight!!!

obxbarb · **Posted:** Mon Jan 09, 2012 2:30 pm

Reese caught a little hanky panky at the nest this morning!!! Won't be long now :hapdance:

http://eaglenest.blogs.wm.edu/2012/01/09/nbg-eagle-pair-first-observed-mating-jan-9/

gigi · **Posted:** Mon Jan 09, 2012 2:57 pm

Love is in the air...

Mick · **Posted:** Mon Jan 09, 2012 7:47 pm

Thanks for the update obxbarb

Beth · **Posted:** Mon Jan 09, 2012 7:59 pm

thanks Mick and Barb!

With Springlike temps. they are probably "in the mood" :teehee:

gigi · **Posted:** Tue Jan 10, 2012 10:04 pm

Oh dear.

kittenface · **Posted:** Tue Jan 10, 2012 10:05 pm

Have you heard if anyone has a guess yet carly? I was reading about that a while ago at the Jordan nest but had to leave the house so I didn't get a chance to go looking about it.
This is a shame I sure hope someone has spotted the pair today, and such a big what the heck happened to the Eagle if there wasn't any wounds or injuries please keep us updated if you hear anything it is horrid of me to say but I sure hope it was an intruder. I'll be praying it isn't the new female

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

So very sad...but, I'm glad that mating behavior was observed Monday. I'm hoping that means the resident pair is still intact!!!

since there were no apparent injuries, I hope we don't have another lead poisoning here...Hopefully, NBG will be able to figure it out...

SusanE · **Posted:** Wed Jan 11, 2012 12:30 am

Oh my gosh, this is just terrible news. :sosad

Dutch Eagle Fan · **Posted:** Wed Jan 11, 2012 7:36 am

From the Blog of Reese Lukei:

Quote:

Overnight Jan 8/9 both the adult bald eagles stayed in the nest tree, with the male in the nest and the female on the back branch. Just before 7:00am the male moved to the back branch next to the female and at 7:02 the pair mated for the first time this breeding season.

This confirms that the dead Eagle found on January 6 is not one of the resident pair.

obxbarb · **Posted:** Wed Jan 11, 2012 4:45 pm

Dutch Eagle Fan wrote:

From the Blog of Reese Lukei:

Quote:

Overnight Jan 8/9 both the adult bald eagles stayed in the nest tree, with the male in the nest and the female on the back branch. Just before 7:00am the male moved to the back branch next to the female and at 7:02 the pair mated for the first time this breeding season.

This confirms that the dead Eagle found on January 6 is not one of the resident pair.

You are correct Ingrid.

PattiO · **Posted:** Wed Jan 11, 2012 10:35 pm

Wellll ....... today it sounds like Reese is not ENTIRELY sure it's not the resident female... :???:

Quote:

NORFOLK – An adult eagle was found dead Friday morning at Norfolk Botanical Garden.
Department of Game and Inland Fisheries employees are examining the bird but have not yet determined how it died. DGIF officials do not believe this is the female eagle that's been building a new nest with the resident male since the fall.
"We know the age of the dead eagle and it was the same age as the one who came to nest with the male," said researcher Reese Lukei of the Center for Conservation Biology. "So that raises some questions as to whether or not that is the bird.
Since last week’s incident, the male has been spotted mating with an adult female at the nest. Officials believe it could be the same female eagle who has been there since fall, but can't say for certain. Neither of the adult eagles is tagged with an identification band.

gigi · **Posted:** Wed Jan 11, 2012 11:02 pm

If the dead eagle is the new one since last fall, this dad has no trouble moving on. Wonder if we will ever know.

Mick · **Posted:** Thu Jan 12, 2012 1:57 am

From Reese Lukei's blog posted Jan 9th.

"Overnight Jan 8/9 both the adult bald eagles stayed in the nest tree, with the male in the nest and the female on the back branch. Just before 7:00am the male moved to the back branch next to the female and at 7:02 the pair mated for the first time this breeding season."

Here a link to some pics of the pair on Jan 9th

gigi · **Posted:** Thu Jan 12, 2012 11:11 am

thank you for the clarification Mick

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