There is a wonderful on-line drama unfolding in Decorah, Iowa. A beautiful pair of Bald Eagles are about to hatch their first egg of the season. This is a successful pair who have raised chicks (I think "eaglettes" is probably the more correct term) the past two seasons. They have 3 eggs, and according to my count, the first of the three should be hatching today. This is the link:

http://www.ustream.tv/decoraheagles

I hope you'll join the thousands of others with me and watch as this pair take on parenthood again this year!

Thank you for sharing this with us :D:D:D

Thank you for sharing....this is so educational sent it to my grandkids!!

You're welcome.. I'm fasinated by these birds. I've been watching them for several weeks now, they are so dedicated.
When they pan out farther you'll see they have a meal (squirrel) ready for that first hungry baby.

Judie, thanks so much for sharing this! I'm at school today and I have this in the background on my laptop. Should it hatch before classes end this afternoon, the children will be able to see it! How cool is that?

Thank you. This is the one that I have been watching (below) for a few hatchings. Glad to have another one to keep tabs on.

http://www.hancockwildlife.org/index...toria1#closeup

Thank you BeeNana.. I'll ckeck that one out too.. I think it is amazing we have these camera that stream us live shots 24/7.. Something we could never really see before.

Suzee, I'm glad the kids may get to see this event.. When the chicks get here there will be a lot of action in the nest.. the kids will love that!

I thought they had a squirrel there waiting, but looking at it again a while ago, now I think it's a rabbit laying there waiting for a hungry chick. Have you gotten to see it?

I agree. Then we have those horses grazing below. What a shot.

I haven't checked this year, but there is another site I would have to google again. It is Hornby cam in Canada I believe.

Could it possibly be the site listed above by Suzee? That site is in British Columbia.. Canada.. I suppose there are quite a few.. I've just gotten to know this pair and so I feel connected to them... They are just such beautiful birds. And BIG.. my oh my!

The area they are nesting in is right close to a fish hatchery. What an ideal location.. and it's on private property, so hopefully that will also help protect them.

Oops, sorry NanaBee.. I've messed up your name now and also gave credit to Suzee for your site listing.. I am sorry.. My mind is on babies I guess! I apologize for my inattention to the important details.. geeze. I'll try to watch what I'm doing!

Not a problem at all.
I did have a good time trying to see the link that Suzee posted............many many :lol:

Here's a link to the Hornby cam. I used to be really involved with this wonderful group of people. I think it's the best nest cam on the Net, but I'm a tad biased! :D

CRT I don't see the link, but I can google. Thanks.
This bald eagle watch here has a great view of the nest.
I drop all the sites off my desktop in the winter then put them back in the spring.

OOPS! :oops: LOL.....

Here it is!
http://www.hornbyeagles.com/webcam.htm

Thanks.
Last year they also showed a wider view, as well as the present close up. You could see the water and a lady living in a house below would post a message and then go out her back door and wave a white sheet.........

This is almost in my backyard (20 miles away). We have a pair around the farm every winter; they have flown off-maybe sharing a nest somewhere? Kids at school just love this!

Just checked it out and there's over 45500 people watching!

This eagle nest was on TV's "Sunday Morning" today.
Two of the 'kids' have hatched. On the web site
there are two video's of these hatchings.
This site is by far one of the nicer views.

.http://www.ustream.tv/decoraheagles

I agree the online site is doing a great job. I was surprised to see it this morning on the morning news show.

Those little guys are as cute as can be.. we were right that the parents had brought that bunny for those first meals.. They had it all ready and waiting. It will be interesting to watch these babies grow up. I know many don't survive, read or heard that something like 40% con't make it to their maiden flight from the nest. It will be hard not to be attached.