Big Bear eagle cam

Check out this golden eagle I saw on the road yesterday on Trabuco Creek.

 

So frickin' cool!

 

Very cool @mike. Didn't know they were out in the wild in the SAs. A few weeks ago we visited the Big Bear Zoo/Sanctuary. They had a Golden and Bald Eagle (in the same pen). Amazing to see them close and how large and beautiful and majestic they are. BTW, the BB operation rehabs and releases back to wild all the animals that are able. Most of the ones at the zoo have issues that don't allow them to fend for themselves in the wild. The grizzlies were pretty awesome to see too.

 

That's odd to see it not fly away when you got so close. I hope it's healthy. Beautiful bird! I saw one fairly close at Castaic Lake once about 20 years ago.

 

Whoa. Amazing, but yeah, hope it's okay.

 

This year's offspring, same nest and moma but a different dad. The kids are around a month old since hatching. Already a foot tall and those clown feet, holy cow!



Live vid feed:

 

I've been watching them since they hatched. The grew so fast, but still soooooo cute.

 

The chicks got banded yesterday. Here is a vid of the bioligist who climbed up the tree and handled them. Two big boys!

 

How have I missed this? Coffee and birdwatching on a Sat morning. Don't mind if I do!

 

Think mama lost one to the elements. Same thing happened last year when a late season snow storm hit. Hope that isn't the case.

 

No, it's still alive but I doubt it should be rolled over on it's back like that.

 

One Chick died How sad. I can't watch the Live Cam anymore.

 

Nature in yer face can be harsh for sure. We usually don't get to see such things as this (though one chick died last year too). I heard mortality rate is %50+ for eaglets under 1 year.

 

Sad to see. Unthinkable naturally-occurring suffering happens in the wild beyond our view. That it's necessary for the survival of a species doesn't help our emotions much.

 

I do not believe that animals know "suffering" the way we do. They simply do not have the brains to be as "conscious" and "in touch" as we are. I feel that they exist somewhere between that and functioning on instinct.

Generally speaking, wild animals seem to lose the battle fairly fast. I feel that this Mother Nature's way of limiting "suffering" in the animal kingdom.

Imagine how any Bald Eagles there would be if every single chick survived and lived a full life. You'd have them on your roof, on your handlebars, on your shower door, on your shopping cart, on your windshield wipers,...

Nature is the perfect formula for life. Loss is part of the equation.

 

Uncle Rossage Del Mar osprey cam!

Four osprey in this pic. Two in the aerie, one on the pole, right-center, and one on the power line to the left

Here's a cell phone zoom of the nest. They are having a rabbit for breakfast

Blue heron thru the Binoculars, 007 style

 

They grow up so fast. At 100 days old our baby eagle friend took flight today for the first time!