Bald Eagle Cam
March 27, 2008 12:11 PM Subscribe
Mounted 70 feet up in a white pine tree on the coast of Maine, the BioDiversity Research Institute's live eagle webcam provides, "live video of a nesting pair of bald eagles, 24 hours a day. These eagles are the most successful pair in the state. They have nested at this site for 13 years, and raised 20 offspring."
Warning: the live stream can be habit forming (especially when waiting for the eggs to hatch).
There's also a blog, where you can read the observations of a biologist who's watched them for years.
posted by VicNebulous at 12:36 PM on March 27, 2008
posted by VicNebulous at 12:36 PM on March 27, 2008
The only way this could be cooler would be if it was located on Mars.
posted by bondcliff at 12:59 PM on March 27, 2008
posted by bondcliff at 12:59 PM on March 27, 2008
bondcliff -- are you a NH native?
posted by VicNebulous at 1:06 PM on March 27, 2008
posted by VicNebulous at 1:06 PM on March 27, 2008
Sweet. They seem to be tidying up the nest right now.
posted by troubles at 1:28 PM on March 27, 2008
posted by troubles at 1:28 PM on March 27, 2008
Has this never been posted? I love these bird-cams.
posted by Stewriffic at 1:44 PM on March 27, 2008
posted by Stewriffic at 1:44 PM on March 27, 2008
So why is it a crime when we place the same camera in someones home without their knowledge? I just don't get this whole "law" thing.
posted by blue_beetle at 1:46 PM on March 27, 2008
posted by blue_beetle at 1:46 PM on March 27, 2008
Has this never been posted?
There were these two, but they are different links so this one isn't a double.
But it is awesome.
posted by quin at 2:31 PM on March 27, 2008
There were these two, but they are different links so this one isn't a double.
But it is awesome.
posted by quin at 2:31 PM on March 27, 2008
sweetness... more things to do instead of my job at work tomorrow!!
posted by Julnyes at 6:49 PM on March 27, 2008
posted by Julnyes at 6:49 PM on March 27, 2008
Not as facetious as it sounds: do you think they mind the camera?
It's currently 11:30 p.m. E?T and the "Archived Images" link takes me to 4o4notfound.com (?!), so I can't tell for sure, but it looks like the camera's awfully close. Maybe my mental image of something blinking and whirring is way off, but "conservationist" and "webcam in a tree five feet away" seem pretty incongruous to me.
posted by fogster at 8:37 PM on March 27, 2008
It's currently 11:30 p.m. E?T and the "Archived Images" link takes me to 4o4notfound.com (?!), so I can't tell for sure, but it looks like the camera's awfully close. Maybe my mental image of something blinking and whirring is way off, but "conservationist" and "webcam in a tree five feet away" seem pretty incongruous to me.
posted by fogster at 8:37 PM on March 27, 2008
VicNebulous, thanks for the great post. I have kept a window open in the background while I work and can often hear the eagle calls when they are returning to the nest so it's a great cue to take a peek. It's awesome!
I was trying to find out exactly where the cam is and came upon more info about the cam and some pictures of three eaglets hatched last year - omg, I hope that happens this year.
posted by madamjujujive at 11:44 AM on March 29, 2008
I was trying to find out exactly where the cam is and came upon more info about the cam and some pictures of three eaglets hatched last year - omg, I hope that happens this year.
posted by madamjujujive at 11:44 AM on March 29, 2008
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Thanks, VN!
posted by paddysat at 12:19 PM on March 27, 2008