Richmond, VA~2012

kittenface · **Posted:** Thu Jan 26, 2012 11:28 pm

I don't suppose there is any way the cam could be aimed down a bit to see what it might be

obxbarb · **Posted:** Fri Jan 27, 2012 10:04 am

Whatever it is is under the nest Kitten. I keep expecting an appearance on the nest when the eagles aren't there, but no show so far.

obxbarb · **Posted:** Fri Jan 27, 2012 2:05 pm

A few from last night and this morning.

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

Two videos from today. . .

Very, very windy for most of the day. . . this is dad

. . . and FINALLY. . .the oo lah lah moment we've all been waiting for. . Video by Mick

Mick · **Posted:** Sat Jan 28, 2012 8:38 pm

Love the windy video sgb. Thank you.

Both of these are from today.

Richmond female

Richmond male

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

Very active morning at the nest. . .with 2 videos to share. . . (and a 3rd one coming. . .my first poop shot of the season)

First video. . .I have personally NEVER seen a female do this before. . .Yes, mom is on top. . .since I'm not as familiar with eagles as I am with falcons, any body see this before?

almost immediately, both moved to the "love branch" and it was OOOO Lah Lah time

SusanE · **Posted:** Sun Jan 29, 2012 1:13 pm

Hmmmmm...... :hmmmm

Mick · **Posted:** Sun Jan 29, 2012 7:20 pm

Really interesting behavior sgb. The female also did this on Jan 23 on the nest and then they flew to the branches and mated off cam about 15 minutes later.

GREAT videos by the way!

Edit: I just scrolled back- really nice screencaps obxbarb.

PattiO · **Posted:** Sun Jan 29, 2012 7:22 pm

Are you SURE that was Mom on top??? Very strange . . . .

ETA ... just read your post Mick. Maybe that's her way of telling him she wants to fool around! :hapdance:

Mick · **Posted:** Sun Jan 29, 2012 7:25 pm

PattiO wrote:

Are you SURE that was Mom on top??? Very strange . . . .

ETA ... just read your post Mick. Maybe that's her way of telling him she wants to fool around! :hapdance:

For sure PattiO. I've seen her doing it twice before. She has an unusual way of signaling the male. She mimics male mating posture, I think...yes?

Mick · **Posted:** Mon Jan 30, 2012 3:24 pm

This same unusual (maybe not so unusual?) female behavior was seen at Decorah this afternoon. The female opened wings and put her foot on the male's back while softly vocalizing.

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

Mom and Dad were very busy in the nest this morning. . .

From Yesterday morning. . Dad enjoying a fish!!

kittenface · **Posted:** Sat Feb 04, 2012 4:31 am

Finalists announced for eagle names
Published: February 04, 2012 Updated: February 04, 2012 - 12:00 AM
We asked for eagle names, and boy did you give them to us.

From Sunday through Thursday, Richmond Eagle Cam fans sent the Richmond Times-Dispatch more than 560 emails suggesting names for the two big raptors nesting in the city along the James River.

From your submissions we picked these five finalists, with first names in alphabetical order:

Edgar and Annabel, for former Richmonder Edgar Allan Poe and his love poem "Annabel Lee."

Edith and Eggbert. We just liked the sounds.

James (for the river) and Virginia. A natural?

Liberty and Justice. We got a lot of suggestions with uplifting words like Freedom, Honor, Hope and Glory. These two seemed to work together the best. Liberty would be the female.

Ralph and Cricket, for longtime James River Park manager Ralph White and his wife.

You can vote for the winners in the Times-Dispatch's online poll through Thursday. Winners will be announced Friday.
VOTE HERE

Here are some of the best names that didn't make the final cut: Richmond and Virginia, Rich and Ginny, Grace and Franklin, James and Cary, Zeus and Hera, James and Rivah, Richard and Mildred (for Virginia civil rights pioneers Richard and Mildred Loving), Belle and James and Liberty and Belle.

Children offered particularly interesting names, including Neeb Neeb and Nab Nab from Sarah Rae Statelman, 7, of South Richmond.

A lot of the names had Baby Boomer pedigrees, including Lucy and Desi, Fred and Ethel, Gomez and Morticia, George and Gracie and Boris and Natasha.

There were names from mythology and literature, including Romeo and Juliet, Apollo and Athena and Thor with various mates.

Of course, there were Civil War-related names, such as Dixie and Yankee, Rhett and Scarlett and Lee and Grant.

Abe and Mary were pretty good, but really, here in the South?

And there were names that were simply offbeat, such as Desperado and the Regal Mrs. Steagal, Pluribus and Unum, Lob and Lolly (for the tree that holds the eagle's nest), Be-Bop and She-Bop (with "Bop" standing for bird of prey), Beeks and Squawkie, Cynder and Hex and Wow-Wee and Hoo-Hoo.

Several names came from couples in the news, such as William and Kate, Charles and Camilla and Bob and Maureen (McDonnell).

Several people suggested George and Martha, but we set them aside because they have been used for other eagles, including a pair in the Washington area a few years ago.

William and Mary were good suggestions, but we felt they were better suited for birds near Williamsburg. Please don't squawk.

The Richmond Eagle Cam is a project of the Times-Dispatch and the Center for Conservation Biology, a research group.

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

Breakfast. . .catfish head

Mom

Mom (top)

and my first poop video of this new 2012 Season!!!! This is mom

SusanE · **Posted:** Sat Feb 04, 2012 10:47 pm

Awwww, love the one where their two heads are together. Like Yin and Yang.

Mick · **Posted:** Sun Feb 05, 2012 12:01 pm

This mating sequence from 2-2-12

From 2-4-12

Mick · The male 2-5-12

The male 2-5-12

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

Mick . . I am still so amazed you caught that fly in on video!!! You must have a 6th sense. . .and we have been checking that area ALL Morning!!! no luck!!! Great Job!!!

PattiO · **Posted:** Sun Feb 05, 2012 9:33 pm

Kitten, thanks for the info. on the name voting. In my opinion ... too many Liberty's and Justice's. I think James & Virginia sound dignified. :)

Mick · **Posted:** Mon Feb 06, 2012 2:38 pm

That's my choice too Patti. Jimmy&Ginny :teehee:

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