Monday, June 15, 2009

Eagles and rain.

Hi All,
I so happy about the success and growth of these two eagles. I visited the site on Friday and captured some video to post this evening as a video blog. The chicks are becoming more mobile in the nest and continue to eat well. This last ten days of rain may have dampened their spirits but they are old enough to generate their own heat and now have some good downy insulation and 'contour' feathers that help to shed/reflect water from their backs. We'll have to keep better up to date on these posts. Very sorry for the lag. Please join us at our online community as well...www.briloon.ning.com for more dialogue about these eagles.

All the Best,
Patrick Keenan
BioDiversity Research Institute

14 comments:

  1. Female Parent looks very warm today. Eaglets are really doing well.

    BRI, is there anyway you can fix the sky on the lower image? Everything gets washed out...especially the adult eagles. Thank you.

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  2. Hello Patrick
    You mention that you were at eagle nest 2 and that you were posting your video online
    Where do I find them?
    I am so fustrated not being able to watch live even with the 15 sec delay sometimes video stops for days like right now it's stuck at yesterday.

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  3. Thanks for doing your best to keep the images coming. It is so great to take a break from work to see how the little ones have grown.

    Keep up the good work!

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  4. 15:22 pm upper image stuck - it is now 8:16 pm. Lower image zoomed back out.

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  5. 15:22 pm upper image stuck 6/17 - it is now 5:31 Am o/18. Parent at nest - eaglets appear to be sleeping.

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  6. Anonymous said...
    Hello Patrick
    You mention that you were at eagle nest 2 and that you were posting your video online
    Where do I find them?
    I am so fustrated not being able to watch live even with the 15 sec delay sometimes video stops for days like right now it's stuck at yesterday.

    June 17, 2009 12:03 PM

    Here is the link, latest video 6/2

    http://www.briloon.org/watching-wildlife/video.php

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  7. Can someone from BRI explain to me how it costs $65,000 for a web cam?

    Also, your site has this blurb: The Eagle Web cam is presented by BioDiversity Research Institute and made possible through the generous support of FPL Energy Maine Hydro, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, and US Fish and Wildlife Service.

    So, how much do they give you? What do you do with that money?

    I'm probably naive, but if I had a bird nesting in my yard and wanted to put it on a web cam... say, $2500 for a verrrry good camera, a few hundred for cable, but in today's wireless world, not sure that's even necessary; someone to install it..say another $5,000 if you want to get real fancy...and maintenance. Just call the geek squad.

    Seriously, where do you get these kinds of numbers you throw around?

    Plus, your track record the last couple of years isn't too hot to be honest. There are lots of other eagle cam websites out there that do a better job, with NO support from government agencies like you have.

    Just my two cents.

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  8. 5:39 am est Parent and both eaglets in nest lower image. They are getting so big...branching should begin soon. Lower image stuck on 6/18 23:04 pm. I'm not sure but it might be raining.

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  9. Both images are now stuck. 23:04 and 5:44

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  10. Upper image still stuck 6/18 23:04 Lower image shows two eaglets sound asleep.

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  11. Top image is still on June 18th 23:04 and the lower image - well it has been the same image for two days now even though the clock is working. Such a shame.

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  12. Stuck again 6:26 pm est upper image. Was nice while it lasted. Eaglets wingercizing.

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  13. To Anonymous on June 17th:
    Go to 15 Second Update and click on Video blog, there you will find the video.
    Judy in Western Maine

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