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Check out Nestcam - LKTraz - 02-26-2014
Berry College in Rome, GA is now home to a mating pair of Bald Eagles.
Here's the article from the cam webpage:
Rome, GA – When two bald eagles decided to make Berry College home in March of 2012, students gathered to watch. When they had two offspring around Christmas 2012, wildlife photographers and bird enthusiasts from across Georgia came for a peek. Now, this fall, the world will watch through two live streaming cameras.
The two views include a wider shot, “the approach cam” and an up-close shot showing the inside of the nest, “the nest cam”.
Berry College Director of News and Editorial Services Chris Kozelle said the nest at the top of a pine tree near a parking lot was so high, they couldn’t get a closer camera in place without help. Recently, Georgia Power donated a truck and manpower to install a small wireless camera with a direct view of the nest. The camera was donated by Sony and the wireless transmission and equipment was donated by Fluid Mesh Networks. Jim Ozier, a representative from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, was on site to offer support. At the time the new camera was installed, the eagles were not in the nest. But they quickly returned, offering a stunning view of the pair inside the nest.
Eagles often use the same nest year after year. Over time, the nests become enormous, weighing two tons. Since bald eagles remain with the same mate until one dies, officials at Berry College are hoping the pair will nest and lay eggs in the same tree this fall. Their return right after the camera was installed is a good sign. “But they’re wild animals,” Kozelle said. “You never know.”
http://amac.us/berry-college-eagle-cam
RE: Check out Nestcam - Twitchin Kitten - 02-26-2014
Well that is damn cool. There's a new baby in the nest now! Looks recently hatched since the shell is still there. Looks like another one ready to hatch too. It's hard to tell.
RE: Check out Nestcam - twisteroo - 02-26-2014
I can't really tell for sure but it looks like they have a duck laying there to eat on.
RE: Check out Nestcam - Twitchin Kitten - 02-28-2014
There is some kind of bird in that nest for food. Watching them now, so it's not a duck, no webbed feet, but I definitely see another egg in there waiting to hatch. Mom is feeding Jr now.
I added a quick link up in the welcome box next to the Africam so we have it fast for when this thread gets buried.
RE: Check out Nestcam - TenFour - 02-28-2014
bald eagle is a terrible mascot for any country, but i gotta tell you we're really doing a great job of living up to the standards that bird has for itself.
RE: Check out Nestcam - twisteroo - 02-28-2014
I still think it was a duck. The other night it was ripping chunks off and eating it and trying to feed pieces to the chick. I sure looked like it had a duck's bill on it when it was getting ripped up.