Is the nest on a farm or something? I keep seeing an animal(s) walking by. Looks like it could be a horse or Maybe it's a dog. Hard to tell with the distance.
What is the area around the nest like?The nest is in a cottonwood tree on private property near the Decorah Fish Hatchery (operated by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources), on the banks of the babbling waters of Trout Run in extreme northeast Iowa. The nest can be seen from the hatchery, but visitors to the hatchery should keep their distance from the nest tree, both to respect the private property where the tree is located and to avoid disturbing the eagles.Here is a ground-level video of the surroundings, taken in March 2010:
Someone's playing with the camera right now
Who does the panning, tilting, and zooming, and when does that happen?Bob Anderson, Executive Director of RRP, switches to the PTZ cam when time and weather permit, and especially when there appears to be interesting activity in the nest. He will be especially attentive when hatching begins.
She's very restless this morning.
I saw her moving the eggs around a little bit ago .. she's adjusting things a lot
Damn!!!... I missed the eggs ....It would be so easy to make a joke about adjusting eggs!
She swapped places of them ( rolled them over maybe ? )and she fluffed up the nest around them a little .. I was watching for awhile it only took her a minute or 2 .. it will be hard to catch if you're not lucky to be watching at that minute .. I can't wait to see the hatchlings
I had it on last night for awhile but didn't see anything but the mother sitting there
LOL .. me too .. I got lucky watching this morningwould be nice to see her man take her place for a little while so she can go get something to eat or drink
LOL .. me too .. I got lucky watching this morningwould be nice to see her man take her place for a little while so she can go get him a sammich
The nest exchange! This is from last year. Looks to be the same nest.How big is the nest?5-6 feet across, about the same deep; it weighs about 1½ tons.
Fixed
Mama must be exhausted
The second egg hatched!
Both mom & dad on nest now.He brought dinner
bout time