Live, Bald Eagle nest cams....

Good question!!

I'm not an expert, but I think she carries water in her beak, and they get a little at a time. At that age they probably don't need a lot. As they get older, I'm thinking that the blood from their food helps to keep them hydrated.

Anyone else have any ideas?
 

PeppermintPatty said:
I see sheā€™s feeding the young chunks of snow for water. I wonder what she does if there is no snow.
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She is not feeding it chunks of snow, if you watch the video you will she she digs up a half of a fish, puts to her left and tears off small pieces to feed the babies.
All baby birds get their moisture from their food.
How do I know this..................... I am a licensed wildlife rehabilitator.
 
You know, the funny thing is, I don't know which eagle is which until they're in the nest together.

Also, I have three computer screens at work, and I'll put this feed on one of them, and even without watching it, the sounds are cathartic.

When I first started doing it, people would say "You're watching a camera looking at a nest? And that's all it does?"

Those people that would shake their heads are the same ones that pop their head in and ask how the birds are doing. LOL.
 
squirrelwhisperer said:
She is not feeding it chunks of snow, if you watch the video you will she she digs up a half of a fish, puts to her left and tears off small pieces to feed the babies.
All baby birds get their moisture from their food.
How do I know this..................... I am a licensed wildlife rehabilitator.
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Thank you. I didnā€™t watch the video for long.
That makes more sense. Iā€™m surprised that theyā€™d get enough water from their food. Thatā€™s very interesting. We have lots of eagles around here. Thereā€™s a big salt water lake nearby. Wouldnā€™t a salt water fish be too salty?
When i eat the salt water fish , I get very thirsty. Then again, Iā€™m not a baby eagle. lol
 
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PeppermintPatty said:
Thank you. I didnā€™t watch the video for long.
That makes more sense. Iā€™m surprised that theyā€™d get enough water from their food. Thatā€™s very interesting. We have lots of eagles around here. Thereā€™s a big salt water lake near bye. Wouldnā€™t a salt water fish be too salty?
When i eat the salt water fish , I get very thirsty. Then again, Iā€™m not a baby eagle. lol
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There is enough moisture in the food to sustain them. And salt doesn't cause problems for them like it does for humans.
 
squirrelwhisperer said:
There is enough moisture in the food to sustain them. And salt doesn't cause problems for them like it does for humans.
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Thank you. Thatā€™s very interesting. This time I watched the video and increased the size. Iā€™m watching on an iPhone so couldnā€™t see too well. This time I made sure I could see well and she WAS definitely feeding them food.
Iā€™m surprised that they donā€™t drink water.
 
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Here in PA, we have a few bald eagles. I have often seen them flying over the big river (Susquehanna River) we have here in the state. I was fortunate enough to see a nest while on patrol. And one fall evening I noticed how huge it was when compared to a robinā€™s nest. I never saw any eaglets or even a mate, but I never before knew the difference between a male and a female until I spoke with a game warden a few years later and he said the females are larger than the males, but it may still be hard to tell the difference.
 
squirrelwhisperer said:
She is not feeding it chunks of snow, if you watch the video you will she she digs up a half of a fish, puts to her left and tears off small pieces to feed the babies.
All baby birds get their moisture from their food.
How do I know this..................... I am a licensed wildlife rehabilitator.
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Cool!!!!! I bet you have seen some amazing things!
 
I started another thread on Jackie and Shadow at Big Bear (The eagles at Big Bear are tending new eggs) some time ago but this new one seems more popular. Originally it was under my old name Alizerine but the more recent one is from Babs2u.
 
Babs2u said:
I started another thread on Jackie and Shadow at Big Bear (The eagles at Big Bear are tending new eggs) some time ago but this new one seems more popular. Originally it was under my old name Alizerine but the more recent one is from Babs2u.
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I'm sorry that I started a thread that already existed. I'm not sure how to check on something like that. šŸ˜•
 
Wild birds, particularly raptors, owe their existence to naturalist Rachel Carson, author of Silent Spring (1962).
Without her insight, DDT and other organochlorides would have caused their extinction by now.

Silent Spring is an environmental science book by Rachel Carson.[1] Published on September 27, 1962, the book documented the environmental harm caused by the indiscriminate use of DDT, a pesticide used by soldiers during World War II. Carson accused the chemical industry of spreading disinformation, and public officials of accepting the industry's marketing claims unquestioningly.

In the late 1950s, Carson began to work on environmental conservation, especially environmental problems that she believed were caused by synthetic pesticides. The result of her research was Silent Spring, which brought environmental concerns to the American public. The book was met with fierce opposition by chemical companies, but it swayed public opinion and led to a reversal in US pesticide policy, a nationwide ban on DDT for agricultural uses,[2] and an environmental movement that led to the creation of the US Environmental Protection Agency.[3][4]

Silent Spring - Wikipedia
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PeppermintPatty said:
This is fascinating to watch. I love watching how the male osprey brings the food and she eats and eats and feeds her young one.
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I've decided that the Ospry is my favorite bird. Although, I love to watch all birds, so it was a hard decision. I was thrilled to find that the nest cam was working again!
 

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