Live bald eagle video cam from Santa Catalina Island CA

CRT posted the barn owl vid cam and I was checking out some others and found this eagle cam with two hatchlings.

http://www.sportsmansparadiseonline.com/Bald_Eagle_Nest_Cam_P0SF.html

Thank you so much Brent! Soon, we'll have a whole collection. I could easily watch the birds all day long. It would love to have multiple monitors and just indulge. Unfortunately I wouldn't get anything else done.

Thanks again and thanks for the tip on the archives.

Chris

Thanks Brent! I just saw an eaglet peeking out from under his mommy or daddy (the tag looks like the number 85....don't know what's up with that!).

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82 is mom. A couple hrs ago dad brought up some kind of seabird for lunch.

They're snoozing right now. Does the scenery look so serene?

This is really cool...however I can't have it up at home. My dogs heard this birds squawking and got all upset. Abby was washing my face as it was making "hurt" noises and they were looking all over for the source of it.

I have two windows open side by side. One with the owl and the other the eagle. So all day long we can glance over and see what's going on. The male eagle has brought a couple fish up missing their heads. It looks like dad gets the head and the rest for mom and the little ones.

Now Brent, do you think I've got all day to watch these webcams -

Yesterday evening (UK time), I was watching the biggest barn owl chick trying desperately to squeeze it's way out from under its mother but she kept pushing him back again!

Love it, thanks.
Liz

I really enjoyed watching the eagles and eaglets. The tenacious, curious little eaglets were so cute trying to squeeze out from under mom or dad to look around. I was struck by how alert and observant the mom and dad are. They spend little time sleeping. Mom and dad's communications with each other were cool too.

Thanks for sharing this site.

Becky

i love watching these. I sent the links to my kids and grandkids.

I watch this all the time, I have the window open even at night. I love the scenery, how peaceful.

I did notice though it is a tad bright at night. I often see night vision as a green tint so I am questioning if they have a light on them all evening. If so, I kind of wonder if that is cruel. I certainly wouldn't want a light on me while I was sleeping. I don't know much about cameras or photography so maybe there is such thing as white night vision though...I am hoping someone can chime in and make me feel better about this.

They use small infrared LED lights that the birds (or any other animals) can't see. The camera chip picks it up and changes it to visible light minus any color. Point your TV remote at your face and push some buttons, you won't see any light. Then turn on your digital cam or camcorder and push remote buttons while it's aimed at the camera. You will see a flash of light each time you push a button in your camera LCD display.

That is what they use. They would never do anything that would be disruptive to an active nest. My next game camera trap I get will have a bank of 100 IR LED's for night pics. The one I have now uses a visible flash which can scare some animals off.

Thanks for putting my mind to ease about that Brent. I kind of figured since they are animal lovers they would think ahead of me..I just wanted to be reassured..Cool technology!

I keep the eagles up on my computer most of the day too, while I'm listening to audio books. I can hear the nature sounds in the background, and it's so soothing. I can't believe how much the eaglets grow day to day.

Mama, Daddy and the two eaglets have really impressed me with their family dynamics, alertness and activity.

This is so much better than watching real-time human TV--humans could learn a lot from the eagles.

Becky

This and the barn owl cam is making me want to put one up myself. I live way out in the sticks and we have three different species of owl. It would only be a matter of time before a pair would claim the box. The web cams are not too expensive and I know how to build the IR LED light bank.

The little thinking wheels in my head are turning. That means something usually happens.

wow, that's awesome brent. thanks for the link.

Brent,

I'm thinking about an Owl box too. If you go ahead and put one up, please talk about the construction here.

Thanks,
Chris

Right now I am sourcing the camera, IR lighting and cables needed. The cam I am looking at is the new Microsoft Life Cam HF wide screen. It has a omnidirectional noise canceling mic and auto focus. The reviews on it have been very good.

I have built several red cedar bird houses and such and like working with it. It resists rotting and insects and has a very nice rich red-brown color when a finish is put on. It's also not the cheapest wood either even though it grows abundantly right here in Western WA.

I can send you my plans for the dimensions when I get them finished up.