Anybody else watching the Big Bear baby eaglets?

[Lars39]

Guilty!

[JoseBalow]

1. Link to live web cams

Big Bear Bald Eagle Nest 2025

[Lars39]

3. Thanks!

[JoseBalow]

5. No problemo!

Thanks for the heads-up

[efhmc]

12. Why are mom and dad gone so long?

[JoseBalow]

13. I don't know. Hunting for food, I guess?

[efhmc]

14. I think dad should come home so she can go out for wine night with her friends

[efhmc]

21. What are the eaglets being fed?

[efhmc]

15. Sleeping. All good.

[efhmc]

16. How long does it take for these babies to be ready to leave the nest.?

[JoseBalow]

17. Good question. I looked it up...

Baby bald eagles typically stay in the nest for about 8 to 14 weeks before they fledge and begin to fly. After fledging, they may remain in the nesting territory for an additional 4 to 12 weeks while learning to hunt and fly.

https://cbop.audubon.org/conservation/eaglet-biology

[efhmc]

18. Lots of goood info. Thank you.

[JoseBalow]

19. You're welcome

It's nice to see the family together, and the babies getting bigger!

[IcyPeas]

2. I was* watching....

I stopped after one of the chicks.......

It breaks my heart too much.

But it does amaze me how they parent and survive.

[Lars39]

4. I somehow missed that.

That sounds upsetting. Real life can be so grim.

[a kennedy]

9. Yah, one year they had that "black band" over a cat that the parents picked up for a later supper.....

there’s a lot of elementary school kids that watch these eagles (Decorah Eagles) and they had to block out the cat so the kids wouldn’t see it. I absolutely love nature until it has to eat.

[Lars39]

10. Oh boy!

Therapy for life if they hadn’t censored that one.

[a kennedy]

6. No.....but am watching the Decorah Eagles......

https://www.raptorresource.org/birdcams/decorah-north-nest/

[Lars39]

7. Thanks for the link!

[a kennedy]

8. Love the snow now all around them.....mom and dad, when he gives mom a break...

[Lars39]

11. Sweet

[JoseBalow]

20. Link to the live web cam

About the Eagles

The Decorah North eagles are nesting on private property north of Decorah, Iowa. Their nest is located in a white oak tree in a scrap of forest bordering a valley. A stream is located across a field where cattle are pastured. In general, the eagles begin courtship in October, productive mating in late January or early February, and egg-laying in mid to late February. Hatching usually begins in late March to early April, and the eaglets fledge in mid-to-late June. While young usually disperse between August and October, the adults remain on territory year round.

I saw her adjusting one egg earlier, not sure if there are more.

[efhmc]

22. Seems awfully cold. Hope the chicks make it.