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a kennedy

(29,838 posts) Sun Dec 24, 2017, 05:53 PM Dec 2017

Yippie, the eagle cam in Decorah, IA has some activity

http://www.ustream.tv/decoraheagles One of my most favorite sites.

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Yippie, the eagle cam in Decorah, IA has some activity (Original Post) a kennedy Dec 2017 OP

Thanks! BigMin28 Dec 2017 #1

I've been watching for 4 years now Nictuku Dec 2017 #2

Ya, always get a kick out of that cornhusk...... a kennedy Dec 2017 #4

Right now, the eagle is posing for the camera. Very cool (looks cold too). Thanks. Hoyt Dec 2017 #3

i quit watching them a cpl yrs ago when one of the new fledglings.. samnsara Dec 2017 #5

I know, I love nature until they have to eat...... a kennedy Dec 2017 #7

i saw male a few weeks ago. all the nests were piffed up + prepared, pansypoo53219 Dec 2017 #6

I used to watch the Ozzie and Harriet one until a chick died. Since then another chick died and then kerry-is-my-prez Dec 2017 #8

Nature can be a cruel Mother Nictuku Dec 2017 #9

Also check out the Northeast Florida cam brucefan Dec 2017 #10

I thought the eagle cam's name was Yippie. Iggo Dec 2017 #11

Ha ha..... a kennedy Dec 2017 #12

BigMin28

(1,191 posts)

1. Thanks!

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Sun Dec 24, 2017, 06:01 PM

Dec 2017

Love this site. I followed all last season.

Nictuku

(3,630 posts)

2. I've been watching for 4 years now

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Sun Dec 24, 2017, 06:05 PM

Dec 2017

I very much enjoy checking in.

Right about now they should be finishing up the work on the nest. I think mating is late jan/feb for egg laying.

A cornhusk was a courtship item for Bald Eagles. Who knew?

a kennedy

(29,838 posts)

4. Ya, always get a kick out of that cornhusk......

Reply to Nictuku (Reply #2)

Sun Dec 24, 2017, 06:32 PM

Dec 2017

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)

3. Right now, the eagle is posing for the camera. Very cool (looks cold too). Thanks.

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Sun Dec 24, 2017, 06:08 PM

Dec 2017

samnsara

(17,678 posts)

5. i quit watching them a cpl yrs ago when one of the new fledglings..

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Sun Dec 24, 2017, 07:03 PM

Dec 2017

..electrocuted himself ..also cuz they don't kill those bunnies when they eat them.

a kennedy

(29,838 posts)

7. I know, I love nature until they have to eat......

Reply to samnsara (Reply #5)

Mon Dec 25, 2017, 03:15 AM

Dec 2017

pansypoo53219

(21,022 posts)

6. i saw male a few weeks ago. all the nests were piffed up + prepared,

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Sun Dec 24, 2017, 09:50 PM

Dec 2017

same for montana osprey nest. female eagle showed up a few days ago.

kerry-is-my-prez

(8,133 posts)

8. I used to watch the Ozzie and Harriet one until a chick died. Since then another chick died and then

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Mon Dec 25, 2017, 03:26 AM

Dec 2017

Ozzie. I had really been obsessed with the eagle cam until then. Are the Decorah Eagles pretty safe to watch? I can't go through any more heartbreak.

Nictuku

(3,630 posts)

9. Nature can be a cruel Mother

Reply to kerry-is-my-prez (Reply #8)

Mon Dec 25, 2017, 04:48 PM

Dec 2017

A couple of years ago, there was a big storm that took the tree and nest down, but fortunately it was after the fledge and before nesting time. They built a starter nest for them and they actually ended up using it the next season.

I don't think that anyone can guarantee that something terrible won't happen. The fledgling that got electrocuted did help to educate people on what needs to be done to power lines to keep them safe for eagles.

brucefan

(1,549 posts)

10. Also check out the Northeast Florida cam

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Tue Dec 26, 2017, 04:47 PM

Dec 2017

http://nefleaglecam.org/ I can watch for hours!

Iggo

(47,627 posts)

11. I thought the eagle cam's name was Yippie.

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Tue Dec 26, 2017, 04:50 PM

Dec 2017

Ugh...my brain...she no be work.

a kennedy

(29,838 posts)

12. Ha ha.....

Reply to Iggo (Reply #11)

Tue Dec 26, 2017, 04:54 PM

Dec 2017

I probably could have worded it a lot better.....sorry.

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