Really tragic news from the Norfolk Eagles. The mother was killed today by collision with an aircraft. It remains to be seen if dad can bring up the eaglets by himself.
Link to Norfolk Eagles.
The cam is here.
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margobird. Thanks for the tipoff. I can see the announcement now. The truck is ready apparently. I will stay and watch.
Action now.
1st eaglet away.
2nd eaglet away.
All eaglets on the ground. Saga at end. Rather him than me climb that tree! :)
Tiger I am amazed how quicly that was accomplished but my heart was in my mouth watching him clambering around so far up. they are now in the car and being transported. I really feel for the male who life has completely changed in the space of 24 hours.
Margobird
It is indeed very sad news. I think I enjoyed watching them because the camera and camera-work was so good. I took a couple of captures that I saved, one of the female (I think) bird and one of a very close-up of the feathers. Although magnificent looking birds, I have to confess I do not find them as 'attractive' as our ospreys.
They are of course huge birds with 80+ inch wing spans. One wonders what on earth the pilot thought when he/she realised what was about to happen.
They said that they would keep the camera on the nest for the time being - although I've not been able to get on it at all today.
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Heard the sad news last night on the LG blog.
All day the thought of them has not been far from me.
I am sure the young ones will get the best care available and the male can spend time looking after himself and again my heart strings are tugged at what he must be thinking (if they do) first his mate now his chicks all gone :-( So sad.
Chris S.
A very old Shropshire Lad.
Thanks Tiger for starting this thread so that we can discuss/find out what happened to the chicks etc.
bjane: thanks for your explanatory post about the Virginia Wildlife Center, for those of us who do not know about their work.
It is very very sad that this family has been broken into pieces by this event. Thanks to All who have posted pics of these beautiful birds, and the female Eagle in question in particular.
I can only find some small consolation in that the young will now be cared for, even if in human company, rather than perhaps perish of starvation when they are so near to being adult at last.
Probably the first nature television programme I ever watched was a Horizon programme on the Bald Eagle. At that time its survival was under threat. Things have come a long way since then.
Hopefully the eaglets are enjoying their first night in captivity. They did not seem at all pleased to see the climber (called Julian) arrive.