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Re: Decorah Eagles 2023
« Reply #660 on: March 17, 2023, 12:29:49 PM »

Happy St. Patrick's Day to Everybirdie!!

Sure glad that we don't have to go to a parade today.  It's really raw and cold and windy where I live as well as Decorah.

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Re: Decorah Eagles 2023
« Reply #661 on: March 17, 2023, 01:44:40 PM »

Five hours is a very long time to leave the eggs exposed to the cold. What could possibly cause both parents to do that (besides inexperience)?

Philjo56France and lilbirdz

This is what happened to HM on the evening of 03/14/23:
https://www.raptorresource.org/2023/03/17/will-hms-eggs-hatch/

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We believe that her eggs are still viable.


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Re: Decorah Eagles 2023
« Reply #662 on: March 17, 2023, 02:04:50 PM »

Five hours is a very long time to leave the eggs exposed to the cold. What could possibly cause both parents to do that (besides inexperience)?

Philjo56France and lilbirdz

This is what happened to HM on the evening of 03/14/23:
https://www.raptorresource.org/2023/03/17/will-hms-eggs-hatch/

Quote from: RRP
We believe that her eggs are still viable.

Thanks, BL!

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Re: Decorah Eagles 2023
« Reply #663 on: March 17, 2023, 06:00:48 PM »

It is still windy, but HM got up a bit ago, and gave us a good peek at the eggs when she rolled.

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Re: Decorah Eagles 2023
« Reply #664 on: March 17, 2023, 07:12:45 PM »

As a 2011 Decorah Eagle alumni Pip and I are firmly planted in the NWZ here as far as the 2023 E1 & E2 are at N2B by HM and HD.

The DE's know and do their best historically hereabout without any help from the humans looking at them.
1,000's of years right here in this very here man made labeled trout creek IA valley. 

My personal belief is that Mom and HM2 moved on to Wally World because of all the human 'over-love'.   

I would not want to have to been the recipient of the conversation of the "burn"  however.   ???  LOL.
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Re: Decorah Eagles 2023
« Reply #665 on: March 17, 2023, 11:15:22 PM »

Eagles Days captivates audience – young and old

https://www.swnews4u.com/local/environment/eagles-days-captivates-audience-young-and-old/


JOHN HOWE, Executive Director of the Raptor Center in Decorah, Iowa, was able to broadcast the livestream of the eagle nests monitored by his organization for Eagle Days participants.
Only within the moment of time represented by the present century has one species -- man -- acquired significant power to alter the nature of the world.
― Rachel Carson, Silent Spring

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Re: Decorah Eagles 2023
« Reply #666 on: March 18, 2023, 05:41:52 AM »

Eagles Days captivates audience – young and old

https://www.swnews4u.com/local/environment/eagles-days-captivates-audience-young-and-old/


JOHN HOWE, Executive Director of the Raptor Center in Decorah, Iowa, was able to broadcast the livestream of the eagle nests monitored by his organization for Eagle Days participants.

Thanks for the link to the article, T40!

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Re: Decorah Eagles 2023
« Reply #667 on: March 18, 2023, 02:31:34 PM »

HM in nest & HD on T1, and HD taking a quick nap this morning


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Re: Decorah Eagles 2023
« Reply #668 on: March 18, 2023, 06:02:25 PM »

A few afternoon pics from Decorah - Handsome HD, HD heading out for break, the eggs, and beautiful HM






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Re: Decorah Eagles 2023
« Reply #669 on: March 19, 2023, 12:42:09 PM »

Sunday morning pics from N1. Getting close to egg hatch watch week.  HD has been on the nest and HM perching out at the fishing corner for quite a while.  Is that HM back on the nest at 12:30?  Light and angle make it hard to identify.

 Next screen is geese at N2B this morning.

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Re: Decorah Eagles 2023
« Reply #670 on: March 19, 2023, 12:48:35 PM »

Geese look to be at home on N2B.  Last year Mother Goose laid her first egg on March 24th, if I remember correctly.

Am I right -- the male goose does not participate in incubating eggs.

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Re: Decorah Eagles 2023
« Reply #671 on: March 19, 2023, 02:32:46 PM »

Getting close to egg hatch watch week.

STLbf if you click on the link below there is a approximate countdown timer to DH1 & DH2's hatch dates.
Scroll about halfway down the page on the right hand side (under the chat box and map) and look for 2023 Nest Records:

https://www.raptorresource.org/birdcams/decorah-eagles/
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Re: Decorah Eagles 2023
« Reply #672 on: March 19, 2023, 06:02:44 PM »

Decorah Eagles 3-19-23, HM Extreme closeups - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEd-5N_Wu8Y
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Re: Decorah Eagles 2023
« Reply #673 on: March 19, 2023, 10:51:52 PM »

We sat on some cold ass granite and pondered this eve
Kopje, Pip and I 1st enjoyed here a long time ago.

It's worthy.
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Re: Decorah Eagles 2023
« Reply #674 on: March 20, 2023, 07:52:59 AM »

Pics from yesterday morning in Decorah - HM on nest waiting for shift change, HD after shift change, HM on fishing perch below bluffs, and goose on N2B tucked in