By Staff
November 21st, 2024
BURLINGTON, ON
There is something fascinating about watching wildlife in their habitat.
The first pair of eagles were watched by hundreds of thousands.
These eagles, Nancy and Beau, were followed by viewers worldwide last year
A camera, known as EagleCam, was installed by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, and is now live on YouTube
You never know what you are going to see – at times they are not at home. Save the link and check in from time to time.
Click HERE to see the nest.
It would be a great nature project for younger children
It’s expected to be popular, given that a previous EagleCam from the department attracted hundreds of thousands of viewers who followed the lives of their favorite eagles, including an eagle pair that became known as “Nancy and Beau.”
Sometimes the eagles aren’t home.
The new camera is placed in an undisclosed location where a new eagle pair have nested for at least four years and reared “several broods of eaglets,” according to the department. It will provide viewers with an insight into the “intimate lives of breeding birds, providing a virtual experience in nature,” the department said, adding the stream was expected to show the adult birds court each other while building up their nest, as well as hatching and raising chicks.
This eagle-cam in Minnesota just went live. From the site, “The DNR EagleCam goes live each F. The pair typically increase their activity at the nest as winter progresses and normally by mid-February will have two or three eggs, which the adults incubate for about 35 days. Both adults participate in incubating the eggs and caring for the chicks. Once the chicks hatch, the camera zooms in closely to follow the delicate process of raising bald eagle ”
Always interesting to see the eagles incubating in a blanket of snow but based on following this cam last year, it really gets interesting from mid-March when the first egg hatches.