Bald Eagles

John and I have been watching the live feed of the Bald Eagle nest provided by the Raptor Resource Project:

http://www.ustream.tv/decoraheagles#utm_campaigne=synclickback&source=http://www.raptorresource.org/falcon_cams/decorah_eagle_xcel.html&medium=3064708

We were lucky enough to watch the third eaglet hatch on the live stream last night.  (The first two we only saw by watching the re-cap videos.)  As I've mentioned before I was very active at our local nature center (ended up being my first 'real' job) back in the 70's but these days I can't get around like I used to so watching a live feed like this is really special to me.

Bald Eagles were once so common in my area (Southeastern PA) that they were hunted as pests.  The only way I saw a Bald Eagle was by looking at mounted specimens or films of them out west.  Then in 1973 or 1974, a pair nested near the nature center.  It was an exciting time, but one we couldn't share for fear of the nest being disturbed.  Now I can sit in the comfort of my own home and watch life in the nest as it happens.

What a great time to be alive!