MISC. Eagles ~ 2012

gigi · **Posted:** Wed Feb 01, 2012 3:39 pm

I also checked and got 35° too. Someone is right there, just not on the egg.

Mick · **Posted:** Wed Feb 01, 2012 5:34 pm

Thank you gigi.

I'll get in line behind you and worry some. :-|

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

Someone is finally on the egg... its really dark, but I think its mom...can't be sure.

I need to read up on the history of this nest and this pair. maybe this is normal for them... . or maybe they think they are peregrine falcons.

I'll try to get my pics posted later

wskrsnwings · **Joined:** Thu Jan 26, 2012 1:03 pm **Posts:** 88

What a surprising day! Hope laid her first egg and I got a glimpse during lunch at work, but was wishing for more! :tantrum2:

Thanks, everyone for the photos and talk here today. I could read a little at work but couldn't post. Was worried maybe egg not viable. Only time will tell!! As far as history of the nest, if you go back to kittenface's first post about the nest, there is an article you can read about history of the nest. And I saw a photo on their FB page that shows them with eaglets in 2010. We have to trust Hope and Valor know what they are doing. I've learned we are only observers... but I truly hope this will be a great nest year for them. :ohyes:

The moderator of their FB page seems to think all is well with this pair!

I'll be peeking in from work again tomorrow. I drove my coworkers nuts talking about it today... I'll try to do the same tomorrow. :teehee:

kittenface · **Posted:** Thu Feb 02, 2012 12:28 am

Oh I can't even start to tell you how many people I have thinking I am totally nuts at work someone can be talking about how to cook a roast and some how I turn it into Eagles, Falcons Owls Osprey or Hawks and there is one girl that changed shifts cuz as she put it Jannice is crazy for those dam birds and I'm tired of hearing about it
Well I'll tell you if i would have known thats all it took to get her out I would have done it years ago :laugh2

Mt boss loves it she says I get very animated about them and as she said once to someone I get a glowy look and I'm at my happiest when I talk I have a couple girls there and yes girls 18 & 20 that want to go looking with me this spring

kittenface · **Posted:** Thu Feb 02, 2012 1:37 am

I just had to share this I subscribed to sprevuznak on utube and he/she is close to an Eagles nest and I have been getting updates and this one is just to good not to share it is at Pinellas Park, Fl.

gigi · **Posted:** Thu Feb 02, 2012 10:31 am

kittenface wrote:

... Jannice is crazy for those dam birds and I'm tired of hearing about it

.

SusanE · **Posted:** Thu Feb 02, 2012 11:18 am

That one in Pinellas Park, FL looks like an osprey nest. Cute to see the little head sticking up from the ground level. (KF, you are so funny!)

Mick · **Posted:** Thu Feb 02, 2012 9:48 pm

kittenface wrote:

....there is one girl that changed shifts cuz as she put it Jannice is crazy for those dam birds and I'm tired of hearing about it
Well I'll tell you if i would have known thats all it took to get her out I would have done it years ago :laugh2

I love this part :teehee:

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

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

Upper Mississippi

I do not know how long the egg has been left unattended (and I didn't stick around). .. could have been all night or could have been 5 seconds. . .who knows. Could be another egg today. . .we'll see.

kittenface · **Posted:** Fri Feb 03, 2012 2:29 pm

SusanE · **Posted:** Fri Feb 03, 2012 9:58 pm

Thanks, KF. Good to see a parent back.

wskrsnwings · **Joined:** Thu Jan 26, 2012 1:03 pm **Posts:** 88

Last photo before nightfall and mom on nest.

They left the cam on tonight so am not getting anything done even though you can hardly see mom on nest. she hasn't left and it was raining (since 8pm cst) and windy and now snowing according to weather at Fulton, IL. :sosad

If you dare to look, her head is at 9 o'clock. I keep hearing ?geese in the background...what are they doing up at night?
I attempted to keep track of the time spent on the nest and mom was there mostly and the egg was not uncovered for long periods. It was above freezing today. No new egg. Hope Hope does okay tonite. Can't help but worry about her. Before dark, Valor brought in food and didn't share. I don't understand that, but am learning more each day.

kittenface, I don't dare talk much about work, but I hear ya! Actually my residents just love watching the eagles... wish I had more time to let them watch, so I can watch too!! :hapdance:

kittenface · **Posted:** Sat Feb 04, 2012 12:55 am

That is great that your residents like to watch do you have a laptop or whats those things called kendle or something like that they are small enough you might get away with caring it around and ppl will think its a book or clip board :teehee:

wskrsnwings · **Joined:** Thu Jan 26, 2012 1:03 pm **Posts:** 88

kittenface wrote:

That is great that your residents like to watch do you have a laptop or whats those things called kendle or something like that they are small enough you might get away with caring it around and ppl will think its a book or clip board :teehee:

have iPhone. Great idea to use tablet or laptop... trying to talk admin into letting me bring in laptop and hook it up to community room tv, won't happen. I could show them lots of eagles and other wildlife and domestic animal sites. They just love seeing all the activity. One wanted to "catch them and take them home". It's great to see them so interested!

Gotta get to bed so I can see how Hope is early in am.

kittenface · **Posted:** Sat Feb 04, 2012 4:47 am

wskrsnwings · **Joined:** Thu Jan 26, 2012 1:03 pm **Posts:** 88

Upper Miss-Hope and Valor: :cheer

Two eggs!! :cheer

SusanE · **Posted:** Sat Feb 04, 2012 9:34 am

wskrsnwings · **Joined:** Thu Jan 26, 2012 1:03 pm **Posts:** 88

The family :smilegirl:

Just seven minutes before this, Hope called for Valor, to relieve her I thought. When she left, he left with her. I noticed this yesterday, yet he was sitting a couple times during day. Emailed the admin of the SUMR FB page asking if this is typical of the pair. Thought I'd drive someone else crazy, since I'm not at work driving coworkers crazy! :hahah

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