Eagle bald webcam in Decorah
Bald Eagle - description
The Orli Decorah nestles near the Trout Hatchery, the Decorah Hatchery, located on 2325 Spring Rd in Decorah, Iowa. The female is known as mom and the male is known as DM2 (the second male of the Eagle Decorah).
Generally, the courtship begins in October, productive mating in late January or early February, and laying in mid to late February. Hatching usually begins in late March to early April and young eagles fly out of the nest in mid-late June. While young people usually disperse between August and October, adults remain in the territory throughout the year. They eat live and dead fish, squirrels, other birds, rabbits, possums and anything else they can catch or find.
History of Eagles Decorah
Dad, the original male disappeared in April 2018. Based on the color of her feathers, she was four years old in 2007 and fifteen in 2018.
After two more males arrived and left, mom received a third suitor. In December 2018 Mom and DM2 worked on the N2B nest, defending the territory together and mating.
Raptor Resource Project 'has been broadcasting the nest online for 10 years.
Thank you to webcam operators: https://www.raptorresource.org/birdcams/decorah-eagles/
The Bald Eagle is a large predatory bird living in North America. It is the national bird and the state symbol of the United States of America. It occurs in most areas of Canada and Alaska, throughout the continental United States and northern Mexico, mostly near large open waters with abundant food supplies and old nesting trees.
The adult individual has brown feathers on the body and white on the head and tail. The tail is not too long and its shape somewhat resembles a triangle. Both males and females are colored the same way. The beak, the claws and the iris have a bald eagle in yellow. He has short, strong fingers with big claws on the unsightly fangs. A fingertip on the back finger pierces vital points on the victim's body, while his forefinger holds her motionless. It has a large beak of hooked shape with yellow rays.
An infant has brown feathers with white spots until their fifth (exceptionally fourth, rarely and third) year when they are sexually mature. The Bald Eagle is a large bird with body length 70-102 centimeters, 1,68-2,44 meter wingspan and 2,5-7 kilogram weight. The females are roughly a quarter bigger than the male, the average weight is 5,8 kg and in the case of the male 4,1 kg. Body dimensions vary according to the geographical location - the smallest individuals live in Florida, where the male exceptionally exceeds the weight of 2,3 kg and the 1,8 meter wingspan, on the contrary, the largest live in Alaska, where a large female can exceed the weight of 7,5 kg and a range of 2,4 meters
In the wild there is an average of twenty years, the oldest can live up to thirty years and in captivity even longer. In one case, a captive in New York has been living 50 for years. Just as dimensions, life expectancy is affected by the place of occurrence.
It produces faint, whirling sounds that are more pronounced in a younger than an adult.
Bald Eagle - Live
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Discussion
9-1-2020 Both of them will be sleeping at home today - that's how it should be!
7.1. testing of the nesting session showed that it is necessary to modify the nest again, so we are working together again
6.1. - 19:25 CET mating on a branch
Today we could see beautiful shots of our eagles !!! 🙂
6.1. About 16:15 DM2 brought a big stick, it is placed with the female. As always, the female has the last word 🙂
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Thank you, Frida
5.1. snow not snow, the nest must be worked
4-1-2020 If I missed something, our dear ones were seen until about 10 am - nothing for the rest of the day, not even sleeping at the nest. They probably wanted to have privacy today …… 🙂
4.1 in Decorah again attacked the snow, before daybreak female at observation
They took these positions yesterday after 17pm - a female on a tree closer to the road and DM2 above the nest, it was already beginning to pour snow.
3.1. the eagles continue to build their nest from early morning
3.1.20 - at 17 pm of their time - one eagle sitting over the road, the other over the nest, is reportedly -7st. and snow is pouring.
It is a little longer to see.
2.1.2020 nest construction continues
30-12-2019 Today the eagles showed up early in the morning - they worked on the nest. His mother then flew to the observation room and was still building DM2 - his "struggle" with the long branch was impressive. Then he flew to the female and they did not appear by evening. Since the afternoon we have light snow and wind blows dost.
I wonder how they have it in Iowa on New Year's Eve with pyrotechnics. May they have more sense than it is with us …………
29.12. eagles on the tree, squirrel in the nest
24-12-2019 Our eagles have rich food on Christmas Eve - something lies under the rock in the water and eagles enjoy it in turns.
24.12. Happy Christmas to all fans of our eagles.
Thank you, Mrs. Leono, and I also join in with the wishes of peaceful, pleasant Christmas days
22-12-2019 Today, only mom can be seen at around 16 pm - first at the observation point, then above the nest, then moved to the stables and spend the night on a tree near the bridge to Decorah. Good night, girl.
21-12-2019 Beautiful shots on both eagles from about 14,40 CET ………
19.12 - 17:37 CET pretty squirrel on the nest
That's a nice woodcock, I caught it on Tuesday. The girl should watch out or be on the menu 🙂, more likely 🙁
18.12 - 21:50 CET DM2 on the nest
He arrived to "arrive" his yesterday's catch. At about 23,40 CET, Mom D arrives and devours the last remnants.
17.12 approx 21:23 CET brings DM2 to the nest of prey, Mom follows him. DM does not want to divide, but eventually retreats and leaves food to the female. Close-ups, it's some kind of bone with meat. 23:30 CET sky turned pink.
Update - attack
Warning: For some it may be worrying! Look at your discretion.
The young eagle enjoyed the view of the maple, and after a while the other echoed. Shortly thereafter, one of the pair of Decorah chased them. One young man flew away, but the other didn't want to give up. He stretched his wings up and his legs straight back, as if to take off. Instead, he tosses his legs and pulls the underside of the extended claws up, a defensive position. Approaching one of Decorah's eagles grabs him with claws and begins to fall together.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00hlP0fcDHE
17.12. I watched it several times yesterday, but I can't explain it like Peter. Good thing we got Peter. Thanks.
17-12-2019 A young man reigns in the observation tree in the morning. Then it flies to a tree at the stables where it can be seen beautifully up close. After about ten minutes he leaves. In the meantime, our adult is already sitting on the lookout.
Mrs. Petra, please do not know what we find behind the birds in the area? I already wrote about them 14.12. Today there was a skirmish between one of them and our eagle. It could have been around eight in the morning.
Good evening, Mrs. Leono, they are young eagles. They can be descendants of Mom and Dad Decorah. But unfortunately we do not find out, there is no ring in the nest. Or they are eagles from another nest and are in the area. There are a lot of eagle nests in Iowa.
Thanks a lot for the answer. On Saturday I was sure they were eagles, although I thought everyone was different. Today I began to doubt whether they were eagles at all. They were very white when they spread their wings. Well, I probably won't be an ornithologist anymore 🙁
Our eagle's attack was quite harsh, perhaps the young man was not hurt.
Thanks again and good night 🙂
You're welcome. They have just enough white feathers in the second and third year of life. Here is such a guide I translated, there are nice photos. So hopefully it will help you.
https://www.zoocam.info/zapis/pruvodce-starnutim-orla-belohlaveho-a-jak-rozlisit-mlade-orly-belohlave-od-orlu-skalnich/
Those photos are beautiful! Thanks, I'm saving it now 🙂
15.12. snow is gone, small nest modifications continue
14.12 - 23:00 CET The beautiful sunset and again in Decorah began to snow.
14-12-2019 Around eight in the morning there is a "observable" young man, later he adds one, but he is older (according to my poor knowledge).
He leaves and remains junior - probably not our D33 - seems to me more bright on my chest. It leaves and our two adults settle on the tree. Well, it's pretty busy :-).
13.12. cooperation on the nest and headers from the female
11-12-2019 Around the 8,30, perhaps a young eagle sits on the "observation" tree. Can't it be, Petra, D33?
Greetings Leona, it looks like this year's eagle, whether it was D33 unfortunately not find out, but it could be him or a young eagle from another nest (there are more in the area).
Thanks. He left and immediately came "our" :-). It was a very strange feeling ……… (I was sorry).
10-12-2019 Today, only one of the eagles can be seen - again on the "observable" side - in the evening beautiful shots of the full moon.
9-12-2019 Today, only one eagle can be seen - on the "observation" tree. The squirrel on the nest and two squirrels on the "unfinished" nest.
It was snowing after lunch.
8-12-2019 This morning, the eagles had admirers again - it seems that every weekend in the morning people come with binoculars and cameras to admire.
Mom and DM2 were seen separately, only a male was working on the nest for a while, they met together for a while on a tree near the stable. Then they flew.