Author Topic: Big Bear Bald Eagle Cam (Read 100888 times)

Wrightwood · « **Reply #20 on:** Feb 12, 18, 09:44:55 AM »

Chick and egg#2 hit by stick while parents are doing nest maintenance

https://youtu.be/YVfAkq90cYg

Wrightwood · « **Reply #21 on:** Feb 12, 18, 01:56:50 PM »

Baby Bald Eagle #2 has arrived

ForestGal · « **Reply #22 on:** Feb 12, 18, 04:34:01 PM »

Looks like the first one is already standing up, and its eyes are open. This is so fascinating! Those tiny creatures look so helpless.

Joe Schmoe · « **Reply #23 on:** Feb 13, 18, 03:25:18 AM »

The howling of Coyotes echoing around the lake @ 12:38am were a good addition to the footage. Combined with the nighttime black and white picture it gave it a very spooky wintry vibe.

Wrightwood · « **Reply #24 on:** Feb 13, 18, 02:05:20 PM »

Fish and Fowl for lunch

Wrightwood · « **Reply #25 on:** Feb 13, 18, 02:23:59 PM »

If you are watching on YouTube Live you can go back up to 4 hours in time by using the scroll bar (red line) at the bottom.

Here's the live feed link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNdo6wu_Xug

Wrightwood · « **Reply #26 on:** Feb 19, 18, 09:30:24 AM »

Surely cold and windy in the nest today.

Joe Schmoe · « **Reply #27 on:** Feb 22, 18, 03:50:29 PM »

Interesting that they seem to respond to cold and windy conditions by picking up grass and bringing it to line the nest. Yesterday or the day before one of them brought some grass back and it struggled to get up to the nest with it. You could hear it panting afterwards - never heard or heard of such a thing.

Wrightwood · « **Reply #28 on:** Feb 22, 18, 05:26:33 PM »

Joe that is a fascinating observation.

While playing back some of today's YouTube footage I was able to capture a few images of the grass delivery.

Just after the parent left the nest the two youngsters were fighting.

A short time later the grass was brought back to the nest

Here's placing some of the grass

Joe Schmoe · « **Reply #29 on:** Feb 26, 18, 01:21:12 AM »

This being a calmer night, and one with some moonlight, about 9:40pm you could hear the faint calls of an owl in the forest. Even being nighttime this drew the attention of the bird on the nest. A few minutes later you could hear the flapping of wings (I listen using a headphones) and the eagle began squawking and you could hear a scuffle out of view of the camera. I believe there was a fight between the eagle off the nest and an owl. It went on for some time with flapping wing sounds coming a going a few times, with the eagle on the nest continuing to squawk Later the scuffle seemed to end and the eagle off the nest landed some distance away and they loudly called out to each other. I've seen video of fights between Bald Eagles and owls...they do not get along. Owls attempt to steal eagle nests.

Joe Schmoe · « **Reply #30 on:** Feb 26, 18, 02:19:45 AM »

Apparently the owl remained in the vicinity. It called for another 15 minutes afterwards. Another was also heard further away calling at the same time. Sounds like they are great horned owls. The eagles called to each other occasionally while this was going on. The eagle on the nest didn't finally go to sleep until about an hour after the ordeal. The call from the one not on the nest didn't sound quite right. Will be interesting to see if it was seriously injured.

Wrightwood · « **Reply #31 on:** Feb 26, 18, 06:29:44 PM »

Some kind of smorgasbord in that nest

Growing up quickly

Wrightwood · « **Reply #32 on:** Feb 27, 18, 11:49:24 AM »

Here's the live feed link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNdo6wu_Xug

This morning the camera was zoomed out for a short time and gave a beautiful view of Big Bear Lake in the background

ForestGal · « **Reply #33 on:** Feb 27, 18, 03:06:02 PM »

Nice picture! At least the snow will help keep their "delectable smorgasbord" from getting too "ripe"!

Wrightwood · « **Reply #34 on:** Feb 27, 18, 05:08:11 PM »

Big Bear Eagle Cam ~ The Match Up Begins ~ Sibling Rivalry ~ Dad Ends It

Fun video clip showing the siblings fighting (start at 4:00)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89g94lm_PI8

Elk · « **Reply #35 on:** Mar 23, 18, 08:44:49 AM »

Wrightwood · « **Reply #36 on:** Mar 23, 18, 09:04:56 AM »

That's so sad to hear. The lifeless baby is still in the nest.

AvocadoFlyer · « **Reply #37 on:** Mar 23, 18, 12:03:02 PM »

Stormy looks good, Baby Big Bear...poor thing...had a rough night and passed away.

Wrightwood · « **Reply #38 on:** Mar 23, 18, 01:11:30 PM »

Wrightwood · « **Reply #39 on:** Mar 23, 18, 01:12:09 PM »

Here's the live feed link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNdo6wu_Xug