Eagles nest..2 babies, Florida, U.S.A. live cam

[cornishmaid1961]

http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal...1592549&mode=2

The fishing must be good around there. Is that a skunk in the nest?

Crikey, they've got enough in their larder to last them a fortnight !

[FirstGreenIsGold]

http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt?open=514&objID=1592549&mode=2


http://puleston.osprey.bnl.org/Messa...d=70044&mess=0

Here's the answer to the fish question - copied from the Hancock forum:-

Pennsylvania Game Commission

Why are there so many fish in the Hanover, Pa. nest?
See the HanoverEagletNews; insight from Codorus State Park staff below:

The fish in the eagle nest are called gizzard shad. When this species gets overcrowded in the lake some of the population dies. The dead fish wash up along the banks. The eagles have spotted them and taken them back to the nest.


Still lots of food in the Hanover nest.

[JimmyCee]

They took one back to their nest yesterday that was still flopping around....gadzooks, if I could only catch fish like those eagles...

[FirstGreenIsGold]

I had never heard of gizzard shad before.

[JimmyCee]

I had never heard of gizzard shad before.

Marie.
Gizzard shad is a member of the herring family and native to North America.
There are some that use it for a food source, some use it for Striper bait, They eat zoo plankton and are very plentiful in some lakes and large river. 10 to 15 inches may be their normal sizes.

[olivia8143]

Very sadly, this is what happens to eagles here
https://raptorpersecutionscotland.wo...soned-on-nest/

[tonyreddevil]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-32500080

Pergrine Falcons Hatch 3 Chicks On Norwich Cathedral.

[cornishmaid1961]

Nice footage Tony. We have them here in Bath too and we are waiting for the eggs to hatch which should be the 1st-3rd May.

http://hamishsmith.co.uk/

[tonyreddevil]

My Youngest Brother Philip Once Saw A Golden Eagle Hovering For Prey.
This Was About 30 Years Ago In The Lake District.