I Love Live Cams!

I get a lot of enjoyment from “live cams”!! For the uninitiated, they are cameras that someone puts in a place that they think is interesting. The resulting pictures are then put onto the Internet for the rest of us to look at to see what’s going on. Some are real-time, constantly playing, while others are stills that take a shot every half minute or so.

The one that has captured the most of my attention this week has been an Eagle Cam at the Blackwater Refuge in Maryland. I watched it last year as a couple of bald eagles added to their nest, laid eggs and proceeded to have their little family. It ended rather sadly with the remaining baby being taken from the nest due to a growth on it’s beak that required treatment if it were to be saved. The last article I read about the baby said it was doing well. I find that many times when dealing with nature, you get your heart broken!

But now it’s a new mating season and at this point, there are two eggs in the nest and a possible third one may arrive tomorrow. I find it fascinating to be able to observe these magnificent birds and their little chicks. If you’d like to join in the watch, click here and save it in your favorites or on your desktop so you can see what’s happening every day.

http://www.friendsofblackwater.org/camhtm2.html

On the site you will also find an opportunity to read their blog that gives more information about the eagles and to view other pictures. It is interesting, give it a try!

P.S. Here is another site that has a real-time camera on a nest, it's more interesting than just the still shots in the above link. http://www.wvec.com/cams/eagle.html