Eagle cam: Eaglets are beefing up
WILDLIFE -- Less than two weeks old, three eaglets are starting to get big enough in their nest that the parents have a hard time settling down for a restful night.
Stay tuned along with about 4 million viewers EACH DAY watching as a bald eagle family flourishes in a northeast Iowa nest under the watchful eye of a web cam that's capturing the activity live at the Decorah Fish Hatchery.
Some drama darkened the nest last night.
Viewers watching the web cam at midnight reported that an owl came close enough to rile the eagle parents, who did a good job of letting the owl know the nest was off limits.
One eagle cam fan captured about 5 minutes of the action and posted it on YouTube. The eagles are quite vocal, although there's a buzz in the audio.
The YouTube poster says you can fast-forward to about the 4:27 and 4:52 marks to hear the owl calling back
If you want a review, here are some highlight clips of the major developments:
First hatch 4/2/11.
24-hour collage of first egg pip and hatch
Second hatch 4/3/11.
First glimpse of second hatchling
Third hatch 4/6/11.
Close-ups of the third hatch
Click here for a tutorial on telling the difference between the male and female bald eagle adults, which share the duties of raising the young.
