How come nobody loves the eagles anymore?

Botany

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Thu May-12-11 08:37 AM
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How come nobody loves the eagles anymore?

Edited on Thu May-12-11 08:40 AM by Botany

http://www.ustream.tv/decoraheagles

O.K. they are no longer cute kids and are now young teens and a little awkward but worth seeing ...
the big one just ate a whole fish.

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Scuba

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Thu May-12-11 08:45 AM
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1. Awesome, aren't they. Whole family has enjoyed watching them grow. n/t

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Botany

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Thu May-12-11 08:48 AM
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2. Going from snow to the leaf out on the cottonwood tree

Edited on Thu May-12-11 08:51 AM by Botany

..... and now the kids are so big ..... what a really great site.

Mom or dad just brought them a trout. Easy fishing @ the state hatchery :rofl:

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ChoppinBroccoli

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Thu May-12-11 08:51 AM
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3. Two Good Reasons To Hate The Eagles

1. Don Henley left the band and Joe Walsh looks less like a badass and more like my grandpa now.

2. They have Michael Vick.

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Greybnk48

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Thu May-12-11 08:57 AM
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5. LOL! Especially #2.

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blondeatlast

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Thu May-12-11 09:16 AM
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10. +1 to both (and you beat me to "Henley left"). nt

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Greybnk48

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Thu May-12-11 08:53 AM
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4. I looked in on them just yesterday. They were hard to see

because they were up at the "top" of the nest and hunched over some sort of food. I take a peak right now, thanks!

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Autumn Colors

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Thu May-12-11 08:58 AM
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6. I do!

I check in on them every day. Soon it'll be hard to tell them apart. I saw E1 start hopping while doing his/her wing-flapping exercises yesterday.

So sad what happened at the Norfolk nest, though. The mom got hit by a plane and they decided to move the three eaglets to a raptor rehab facility since it was felt the dad wouldn't be able to feed them enough on his own. The dad had already lost his mate and came back to the nest with a fish only to find his 3 eaglets gone, too. :(

The Decorah family is doing fine, though. I love watching them.

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sharp_stick

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Thu May-12-11 09:00 AM
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7. Nice to see all three growing up

I was kind of worried about #3 for awhile when they were little, he/she didn't seem to be able to get a lot of food.

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OneGrassRoot

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Thu May-12-11 09:05 AM
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8. Cooperation, not competition, is winning...

I stopped watching because so many said there was no way all three would survive; they'll attack one another or do other cruel things in the quest for their own survival. That's nature.

I'm so grateful and inspired to hear stories of them actually helping one another periodically, and all three still thriving.

Predators cooperating. Surely humans can do better?

:applause:

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malaise

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Thu May-12-11 09:24 AM
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12. After all the warnings about the bigger one killing off the others

I was a bit nervous but I'm delighted to watch all three thriving.
This has been an education for us.

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bobbolink

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Thu May-12-11 12:09 PM
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16. In the FAQ right under the video, it tells of this same pair raising and fledging THREE eaglets in

'09 and '10. So, the info was there, rather than the scare tactics of some DUers.

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OneGrassRoot

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Thu May-12-11 12:12 PM
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19. Thank you. :) n/t

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niyad

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Thu May-12-11 09:15 AM
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9. there was an update yesterday, which I loved. some of us still care.

Edited on Thu May-12-11 09:15 AM by niyad

I would much rather watch the eaglets than look at some repuke on the tube

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malaise

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Thu May-12-11 09:20 AM
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11. I still love them but Bin Laden

knocked them out of the nest last week :evilgrin:

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eowyn_of_rohan

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Thu May-12-11 09:45 AM
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13. I just came from the site! :)

I hadn't seen them in a few days - amazing change! They may not be quite as cute but they are still beautiful and fascinating.

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sinkingfeeling

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Thu May-12-11 11:57 AM
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14. They sure are growing fast!

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ret5hd

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Thu May-12-11 12:04 PM
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15. Because Hotel California was their last decent effort?

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Skidmore

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Thu May-12-11 12:10 PM
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17. In Iowa, I'm pretty much

eagled out. These birds are beautiful but the hit numbers on the webcam were the lead story in the news for weeks.

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tammywammy

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Thu May-12-11 12:11 PM
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18. They've gotten so big!

Without the constant DU updates, I had forgotten.

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