How big is the nest? 5-6 feet across, about the same deep; it weighs about 1½ tons. How old is the nest? The eagles built it in 2007. A previous nest close by fell when a windstorm broke one of the branches.
Are these eagles banded? No.
Which is the male and which is the female? It is hard to tell the difference unless they are both on the nest. The female is larger than the male. This female has a ridge above her eyes that goes further back than on the male, and her eyes are surrounded by a greyish shadow; the male has a line around his eyes that makes them look “beadier.” Some think that the male’s head is “sleeker” than the female’s.
What is the history of this pair? They have been together since the winter of 2007-2008. Her markings at that time indicated that she was about 4 years old. They successfully hatched and fledged 2 eaglets in 2008, then 3 in 2009, and 3 more in 2010.
When were the eggs laid in 2010, and when did they hatch? First egg was February 25, second on February 28, third on March 5. First hatch was April 3, second on April 6, third on April 9. All three eaglets fledged and are now on the wing but are not being tracked.
What is the area around the nest like? The nest is in a cottonwood tree on private property near the Decorah Fish Hatchery (operated by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources), on the banks of the babbling waters of Trout Run in extreme northeast Iowa. The nest can be seen from the hatchery, but visitors to the hatchery should keep their distance from the nest tree, both to respect the private property where the tree is located and to avoid disturbing the eagles. Here is a ground-level video of the surroundings, taken in March 2010. This video shows the eagles’ point of view.
Where can I see pictures and videos of these eagles? RRP provides an archive of daily views of the nest over the immediate 24-hour period, taken every 2 minutes. Click on Eagle Dailies. RRP’s Youtube site has many videos.
Who operates and maintains this cam? The Raptor Resource Project (RRP) maintains the cams, of which there are two, and the feed is streamed online 24/7. Both are positioned on one of the nest’s supporting limbs about 4-5 feet above the nest. The main cam is automated and is trained on the nest. The other cam has pan-tilt-zoom capabilities (PTZ). At dark the main cam switches to infrared (invisible to the eagles) night-time view. Here is a slide show of the cam installation in fall 2010.
Who does the panning, tilting, and zooming, and when does that happen? Bob Anderson, Executive Director of RRP, switches to the PTZ cam when time and weather permit, and especially when there appears to be interesting activity in the nest. He will be especially attentive when hatching begins.
What is the Raptor Resource Project? Established in 1988, the non-profit Raptor Resource Project specializes in the preservation of falcons, eagles, ospreys, hawks, and owls. We establish and strengthen breeding populations of these raptors by creating, improving, and maintaining nests and nest sites. In addition to directly managing over twenty-three falcon, eagle, and owl nest sites, we provide training in nest site creation and management across the United States, reach more than 85,000 people each year through lectures, education programs, and our website, and develop innovations in nest site management and viewing that bring people closer to the world around them. Our mission is to preserve and strengthen raptor populations, to expand participation in raptor preservation, and to help foster the next generation of preservationists. Our work deepens the connection between people and the natural world, bringing benefits to both. Check out the links to cams of many of the raptor nests that RRP manages. RRP also has a Facebook page.
Does the Raptor Resource Project accept donations? Yes! RRP is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and relies on the donations of friends. There is a donation button on the RRP home page.
What’s this about a PBS documentary on this nest? The Decorah eagle nest was featured in a PBS Nature series program, “American Eagle,” that premiered in November 2008. Filmed by cinematographers Robert Anderson and Neil Rettig in high-definition, the video is available on DVD and online.
Rumor Mill:This news story which documents the tragic death of a bald eagle that had a webcam following is not one of the Decorah eagles we have been following.
I dunno man, I feel that the fish has been way overpowered lately, what with the underwater thing they have going. Eagle mom has been showing form lately though, if dad can just deliver some nice simcity micro I'm sure they'll be fine!
I figure if you're going to make terrible threads you should keep them in the appropriate subforum. I keep SC2 hidden so I don't have to see threads like this.
On April 04 2011 09:35 Issor wrote: I figure if you're going to make terrible threads you should keep them in the appropriate subforum. I keep SC2 hidden so I don't have to see threads like this.
A little courtesy.
What does this have to do with SC2?
150 thousand viewers on this stream seems to indicate to me that this is of interest to people. I felt I'd share it with TL in a humorous manner. I apologize for the inconvenience.
On topic: I think the eagle was playing a little greedy, going 3 hatch before pool. Now, I feel for the opponent. With the eagle going heavy air, I just don't think team Mouz has what it takes to defend against the heavy harass eagle is capable of.
On April 04 2011 09:42 eot wrote: Anyone else got really worried when one of the baby eagles almost got thrown out, and then left there for a really long time?
Yeah, all kidding aside, I was afraid it might have been left to simply freeze to death. The mother didn't seem to pay any attention to it at all. One hell of a moment when it finally got back underneath her.
Ok, so I have been watching TL streams for years. My wife has always refused to watch games with me. Just now, She walked in and now wont let me take the stream off my monitor until she sees some baby eagles. Haha
And its very impressive there are 140k people watching this. Kinda awesome, not gonna lie.
On April 04 2011 09:42 eot wrote: Anyone else got really worried when one of the baby eagles almost got thrown out, and then left there for a really long time?
pretty huge micro mistake on the dad's part, but luckily he was able to fix it before the chick got too cold.
<3 <3 <3 This stream made my MLG weekend 5x better. Sundance better invest in some baby eagles for the next event. Instant crowd pleaser. Works even better than the apology from the somewhat attractive lady. :D
my mother is addicted to the eagles. has their stream running in her office 24, along side another eagle stream, and a hummingbird stream. Also at night she runs an owl stream
I really like the macro hatch-- it's something a lot of players don't do, but I really think they should adopt it. You simply can't spend all your larva with that many drones.
I know a few pictures from when the eagle had to fight off a falcon from a few weeks ago from stealing food and taking the nest I will try to find them
It's been announced! Next MLG will kick off with Naniwa vs Eagle. The event will be held in the nest though, due to connection issues at MLG's own venues. With a home field advantage for The Eagle I doubt Naniwa will be able to dominate it like Dallas.
On April 04 2011 10:34 Nilius wrote: I love how much dead stuff is in the nest.
The Results section isn't entirely a joke. There's a dead rabbit, crow and fish in the nest. The crow and fish were recent developments in the past hour or so. The father (or mother, can't really tell), came back with them.
On April 04 2011 10:49 domisPL wrote: i think its not crow, but jackdaw
I'm not sure, Wikipedia says that jackdaws are mainly found in Europe. These Eagles are in Iowa, USA. I'll update the OP if someone can properly identify it, but for the purposes of brevity, "Crow" lets people know that those black feathers are from dead prey.
On April 04 2011 11:18 Karliath wrote: So. Can anyone update me on this apparently new sc2 meme?
I dunno how it started, but apparently the eagle stream came up as a statement against the poor quality of the MLG stream. The eagle stream has garnered over 100,000 viewers without crashing, with the viewers watching nothing more than an awesome eagle family sitting around. In comparison, there were a ton of awesome games going on at MLG that weren't casted due to lag or stream problems, thus allowing a clever few people to point out how the "mundane" eagle stream is able to get more viewers and be more stable compared to the atrocious MLG stream.
On April 04 2011 11:18 Karliath wrote: So. Can anyone update me on this apparently new sc2 meme?
I dunno how it started, but apparently the eagle stream came up as a statement against the poor quality of the MLG stream. The eagle stream has garnered over 100,000 viewers without crashing, with the viewers watching nothing more than an awesome eagle family sitting around. In comparison, there were a ton of awesome games going on at MLG that weren't casted due to lag or stream problems, thus allowing a clever few people to point out how the "mundane" eagle stream is able to get more viewers and be more stable compared to the atrocious MLG stream.
I heard because the eagle was busy watching these chicks, it couldn't come support its favorite son Liquid'Tyler at MLG. Train these chicks out of bronze ASAP, our American hero needs them!
Can somebody enlighten me on why eagles suddenly became a hot topic? There is like 80,000 people watching these eagles, and apparently you'll get banned if you talk about them in MLG thread. Whats going on?
Glad to see you-know-where come out and make this, it's been pretty funny watching these eagles during all of the MLG's downtime. Maybe one day it won't be taboo for a caster to give our thriving community its own shout-out.
On April 04 2011 11:38 eatmyshorts5 wrote: Can somebody enlighten me on why eagles suddenly became a hot topic? There is like 80,000 people watching these eagles, and apparently you'll get banned if you talk about them in MLG thread. Whats going on?
Since MLG failed so hardcore with their event people decided to fill the void with other things. At first someone linked a picture of a cat mid-air jumping across a river asking if he will make it. This got photo-shopped dozens of times and this was banned from the originally MLG Day 2 thread. Day 3 thread had same stream/lag problems. Someone linked an eagle stream and it got every popular because it was more entertaining than what MLG "wasn't" showing.
On April 04 2011 11:43 Stark1 wrote: Glad to see you-know-where come out and make this
I don't know what this is referring to, but I found the stream through a friend in TL IRC, and I thought I'd make a thread to contain the awesomeness of eagles.
To me, it's the Shiba Inu Puppycam all over again. Quite enjoyable!
If we get DJ wheat and Day 9 to cast it, it could be as exciting or even better than MLG Dallas! Or it could be exactly the same, 2 people talking while nothing actually happens.
On April 04 2011 11:43 Stark1 wrote: Glad to see you-know-where come out and make this
I don't know what this is referring to, but I found the stream through a friend in TL IRC, and I thought I'd make a thread to contain the awesomeness of eagles.
To me, it's the Shiba Inu Puppycam all over again. Quite enjoyable!
Damn, here I thought someone from "that site" had decided to do something decent for once.
I'm sitting here, should be studying, but I can't help but wonder... What creature will these majestic birds of prey pwn tomorrow? I'm putting my bets on some sort of small woodland critter, perhaps a badger.
On April 04 2011 13:03 teamrocket1 wrote: I'm sitting here, should be studying, but I can't help but wonder... What creature will these majestic birds of prey pwn tomorrow? I'm putting my bets on some sort of small woodland critter, perhaps a badger.
That's so nice of them to give TL a shoutout! <3s to the RRP!
Nice job HawaiinPig, I also enjoy watching eagles. It looks like the babies could be lifted out of the nest by the slightest breeze. I had to call my bud about it when the eagle was doing nest maintenance I was loving it so much.. :D
Man I really thought that they were going to choke and drop at least one game. I really wasn't expecting the all-kill. Well played eagles, well played.
not to take anything away from the decorah eagles, but I was just reading this and it made me smile because my dad has a stream watching a pair of bald eagles that have been nesting on the property for about 2 years....I just checked again and they too have eaglets!
The nest is literally in a dead tree in the back yard at his house, and he rigged all the camera/mic gear himself.
On April 04 2011 16:45 Sickworld wrote: wow this seems to have captured a lot of people's interest. i wake up this morning and checked and it has 33k viewers :o
On April 04 2011 11:38 eatmyshorts5 wrote: Can somebody enlighten me on why eagles suddenly became a hot topic? There is like 80,000 people watching these eagles, and apparently you'll get banned if you talk about them in MLG thread. Whats going on?
Someone posted it in an MLG thread on "that site", seems they were fascinated with the the irony of the 108k viewers vs a stream that has been offline and never showing any games the few times it wasn't. It really took off a few threads later.
On April 04 2011 16:55 FinestHour wrote: So were the eagles talked about during the last day of MLG or something? They really got a lot of popularity fast
It became a substitute for the MLG stream when it was offline or when JP/Wheat/Day had to talk for hours because they couldn't cast any games. It's pretty badass and those eaglets are cute as hell.
On April 04 2011 16:45 Sickworld wrote: wow this seems to have captured a lot of people's interest. i wake up this morning and checked and it has 33k viewers :o
the eagles are so pretty and awesome and the baby eagles are so cute :3 it was as if i was watching a discovery channel about Eagles but it was a ustream and man it was so ballin and amazing.
Started off as a little funsies to pass some time during MLG Dallas blackouts. All joking and silly picture spam aside, these are some pretty impressive animals even when they are just sitting there keeping their babies warm and breeding.
Mother (or father?) eagle guards and warms her/his chicks quite intently. The songbirds are chirping, but are they wise to give away their existence to these fierce beasts?
On April 04 2011 16:55 FinestHour wrote: So were the eagles talked about during the last day of MLG or something? They really got a lot of popularity fast
It was linked on IRC and people was joking around with that stream while the MLG stream had connection issues.
The eagle parents switch places. The eagle that was nesting all night flies away as its companion feeds the chicks with the remains of what looks like a dead mammal, possibly a mouse!
On April 04 2011 21:41 eviltomahawk wrote: 7:39 AM CET.
The eagle parents switch places. The eagle that was nesting all night flies away as its companion feeds the chicks with the remains of what looks like a dead mammal, possibly a mouse!
daddy eagles picks too huge chunks of meat for his babies he should learn from mommy eagle by getting small pieces.
On April 04 2011 21:41 eviltomahawk wrote: 7:39 AM CET.
The eagle parents switch places. The eagle that was nesting all night flies away as its companion feeds the chicks with the remains of what looks like a dead mammal, possibly a mouse!
daddy eagles picks too huge chunks of meat for his babies he should learn from mommy eagle by getting small pieces.
what's wrong with Daddy Eagle wanting his kids to be manly right off the bat? Real men tear, rip and devour big pieces.
On April 04 2011 21:41 eviltomahawk wrote: 7:39 AM CET.
The eagle parents switch places. The eagle that was nesting all night flies away as its companion feeds the chicks with the remains of what looks like a dead mammal, possibly a mouse!
daddy eagles picks too huge chunks of meat for his babies he should learn from mommy eagle by getting small pieces.
what's wrong with Daddy Eagle wanting his kids to be manly right off the bat? Real men tear, rip and devour big pieces.
Indeed. By investing in providing a heftier amount of resources, Daddy Eagle is insuring that the chicks are training up and preparing their +1 attack upgrade, which is going to be pivotal during the timing shortly after they research Flight. Mother Eagle seems to be scouting for more expos to raid, and I'm sure that she is +3/+3/+3 on everything.
I've never seen my room-mate laugh so hard as when he wandered in to get MLG updates and instead found me, along with 120,000 others, watching an eagle chill out in its nest.
"Many species lay two eggs, but the older, larger chick frequently kills its younger sibling once it has hatched. The dominant chick tends to be the female, as they are bigger than the male. The parents take no action to stop the killing."
On April 04 2011 21:55 Mikami_ wrote: "Many species lay two eggs, but the older, larger chick frequently kills its younger sibling once it has hatched. The dominant chick tends to be the female, as they are bigger than the male. The parents take no action to stop the killing."
If u cant protect that many eagles at a time its probably a wise dessition to only let those survive wich are pretty well developt... still sad
On April 04 2011 23:26 Uhh Negative wrote: Ok it's 10:25AM Eastern Time and there are 122,000 people watching. I just don't understand this...
One of 2: Like the guy above said Eagles > esports or There's this thing called minimizing the window and checking it every now and then, and they are waiting to see the last egg hatch.
Nevertheless, this is the wierdest meme I've ever seen on a website. Eagle needs to macro more.
The eagle stream was getting 100k+ viewers even before the mlg links started. Theres a lot more non-gamers out there than there are gamers, and some people just want to see baby eagles hatching from their eggs. You don't get to see that to often.
On April 05 2011 00:06 Nagisama wrote: Looks like eagle mom is suspicious of camera, keeps staring at it.
I too would be suspicious of observers in my base. Let's hope she doesn't put down a scan or morph and overseer so that we can continue having a voyeur look into eagle life.
How big is the nest? 5-6 feet across, about the same deep; it weighs about 1½ tons.
Seems pretty heavy to me... O.o
Thanks for finding this though, very interesting to watch
I had to use Google to convert 5-6 ft to meter (it's 1.5 to 1.8 m). A 1m x 1m x 1m cube of water weighs about 1 ton, so that 1.5 ton estimate seems realistic.
How big is the nest? 5-6 feet across, about the same deep; it weighs about 1½ tons.
Seems pretty heavy to me... O.o
Thanks for finding this though, very interesting to watch
I had to use Google to convert 5-6 ft to meter (it's 1.5 to 1.8 m). A 1m x 1m x 1m cube of water weighs about 1 ton, so that 1.5 ton estimate seems realistic.
so its 900+ kilos? okay im confused.
Anyways, I saw a white horse on the stream! No jokes!
How big is the nest? 5-6 feet across, about the same deep; it weighs about 1½ tons.
Seems pretty heavy to me... O.o
Thanks for finding this though, very interesting to watch
I had to use Google to convert 5-6 ft to meter (it's 1.5 to 1.8 m). A 1m x 1m x 1m cube of water weighs about 1 ton, so that 1.5 ton estimate seems realistic.
so its 900+ kilos? okay im confused.
Anyways, I saw a white horse on the stream! No jokes!
On April 04 2011 21:55 Mikami_ wrote: "Many species lay two eggs, but the older, larger chick frequently kills its younger sibling once it has hatched. The dominant chick tends to be the female, as they are bigger than the male. The parents take no action to stop the killing."
If u cant protect that many eagles at a time its probably a wise dessition to only let those survive wich are pretty well developt... still sad
Well they can both make it if there is enough food, but the third one is probably pretty much doomed.
How big is the nest? 5-6 feet across, about the same deep; it weighs about 1½ tons.
Seems pretty heavy to me... O.o
Thanks for finding this though, very interesting to watch
I had to use Google to convert 5-6 ft to meter (it's 1.5 to 1.8 m). A 1m x 1m x 1m cube of water weighs about 1 ton, so that 1.5 ton estimate seems realistic.
so its 900+ kilos? okay im confused.
Anyways, I saw a white horse on the stream! No jokes!
1500 pounds = 680.388555 kilograms
wow i cant believe the nest is that heavy, especially with it being made from branches
On April 05 2011 01:02 JupiterJazz wrote: i'm hoping the second, apparantly weaker baby makes it :/ he didn't get any food as far as i could see it because the first one kept him down
Yeah the younger one seems kinda weak compared to the first baby, however i did see it eat a lot yesterday so it should make it until they get kicked out of the nest atleast.
On April 05 2011 01:02 JupiterJazz wrote: i'm hoping the second, apparantly weaker baby makes it :/ he didn't get any food as far as i could see it because the first one kept him down
seems like a good old Darwinian hard-contain build :p
Agreed. I don't want another Flash domination of Jaedong again, especially since Jaedong is looking quite promising. However, he often goes into a slump during April, but considering that his life is on the line here, I'm quite worried for the Tyrant.
At least they get to feast handsomely on the dead Air Force ACE groundhog/mammal thing.
On April 05 2011 01:09 Airionn wrote: WOOOW thats a dead bird...
The dead bird is old ... the brown furry thing looks like a groundhog or something similar. Birds dont have as much meat as mammals and bald eagles are pretty big.
Update: The consensus on the Raptor Resource Project fbook page was that the eagles dominated a muskrat for breakfast. The results page needs to be updated
On April 05 2011 01:18 mcc wrote: I think Tyler should adopt that eagle family
He would have to sacrifice his ferrets in order to acquire the eagles.
You know. To free up supply and stuff.
I also like how the mother eagle is trying to rearrange and tidy up the nest all the time. It's like trying to lift off your Terran buildings from time to time just to make your base look nicer and a bit different every few minutes.
wind imba but somehow someway mother eagle holds it still from pure positioning and good spreading. she pings the map for daddy eagle to come as the wind is getting too strong. anytime now
Just a little question: so you all started watching this after mlg went down on friday or? before that it was just a little stream on ustream and now it has constantly 150 k viewers? But how on earth did you came to this one stream?^^
Eagle's got his main pretty much secured. But Wind is pushing up a strong contain. I'm confident Eagle will manage to break out of this one eventually though.
On April 05 2011 02:23 Blackfish wrote: Just a little question: so you all started watching this after mlg went down on friday or? before that it was just a little stream on ustream and now it has constantly 150 k viewers? But how on earth did you came to this one stream?^^
This stream has consistently had over 100k viewers at any given time for weeks at least, so the viewer count has nothing really to do with MLG. It was actually featured on CBS News and Forbes after they found out about the 100k+ live viewers.
On April 05 2011 02:18 xza wrote: daddy eagle is back possibly looking to strengthen the walls with extra twigs and such to prevent possible wind bust on their main.
Daddy is the smaller one (if you can distinguish that).
On April 05 2011 02:23 Blackfish wrote: Just a little question: so you all started watching this after mlg went down on friday or? before that it was just a little stream on ustream and now it has constantly 150 k viewers? But how on earth did you came to this one stream?^^
Sunday.
The stream was already this big ... and it goes down to about 30k viewers overnight. If only they had a sponsor they could make a lot of money for a good cause.
On April 05 2011 02:23 Blackfish wrote: Just a little question: so you all started watching this after mlg went down on friday or? before that it was just a little stream on ustream and now it has constantly 150 k viewers? But how on earth did you came to this one stream?^^
i took notice of this stream due to my girlfriend who is constantly surfing on dailywhat and stuff. This stream was posted on several community sites.
I think this wind is the solution to the "players can hear crowd" problem at live events -- 40mph wind will take care of the players hearing *anything*!
On April 05 2011 03:18 Tablespoon wrote: Is there never god damn night time in Iowa? I've been tuning every now and then over the last few days and I have yet to catch any night time.
They have night vision cameras when it's night. Also means the cameras are doing its job if you can't spot the difference =P
On April 05 2011 03:39 storm8ring3r wrote: 150k viewers such sadness....
150k lonely nerds experiencing the wonders of nature. Indeed sad...
how is this sad? Where else can you watch an eagle's nest with newly hatched...eaglettes? lolidk..
Anyways people like you intrigue me, seriously you are superior to other people cause you have no interest in anything natural?
99% of the population thinks you are just as sad for spending your time browsing a forum that exists for the sole purpose of discussing video games. Way to be just as ignorant as the people who annoy you.
Ok, I've been watching the eagle shift around in its nest for the past hour and it's incredibly mesmerizing. It's such a beautiful creature -- our country's national bird as well -- and I've never seen one before outside of the ones printed on money.
On April 05 2011 03:39 storm8ring3r wrote: 150k viewers such sadness....
150k lonely nerds experiencing the wonders of nature. Indeed sad...
how is this sad? Where else can you watch an eagle's nest with newly hatched...eaglettes? lolidk..
Anyways people like you intrigue me, seriously you are superior to other people cause you have no interest in anything natural?
99% of the population thinks you are just as sad for spending your time browsing a forum that exists for the sole purpose of discussing video games. Way to be just as ignorant as the people who annoy you.
I was being sarcastic. Guess it didn't go through as intended
HOLY HELL, it sounds like if there's a freakin' tornado near the nest. I can't beleive I've been watching this eagle sit around for the past hour, it is something you don't see everyday tbh
On April 05 2011 05:53 Zeles wrote: is the dad ever in the nest? iv never seen him there
Deadbeat dad, typical.
No man!
That Dad is off completely decimating the forest team, by the time the baby eagles have to rotate in they are going to only need one or two kills to achieve total victory in the Forest League.
Dad came back earlier this morning bringing home the bacon (aka muskrat, giant brown animal you see). That may be daddy eagle sitting at the nest actually, unless I missed something today =P. Mommy eagle is the one thats out atm. Rest of the food in the nest include a crow, rabbit, and fish/trout.
imo that eagle is a sellout I wonder who sold him the streaming equipment and I'm glad I have adblock because I don't want to buy eagle stuff I have no use for worms and shit
On April 05 2011 08:12 jester- wrote: I just can't believe that stream has a consistent 100k+ viewers. 130,000 right now. God dayum think of the ad revenue.
On April 05 2011 08:12 jester- wrote: I just can't believe that stream has a consistent 100k+ viewers. 130,000 right now. God dayum think of the ad revenue.
On April 05 2011 08:12 jester- wrote: I just can't believe that stream has a consistent 100k+ viewers. 130,000 right now. God dayum think of the ad revenue.
It's a pretty cool project. They deserve it.
They put a camera in a tree.
I know it's a tall tree but still...
I lol'd. Did you watch the video from when they pu the camera there? It's a really tall tree.
Where is the crowd coming from is what I'd like to know. Sure there might be a couple hundred from TL, but its not like 130,000 people hop on their computers and go "fucken sweet its eagle cam time!".
Wow i just turned the stream back on and I saw the daddy bird landing with another fresh catch of bird, then they both started chirping, it was intense. Don't understand why this stream isnt featured yet to be honest.
On April 05 2011 08:50 jester- wrote: Where is the crowd coming from is what I'd like to know. Sure there might be a couple hundred from TL, but its not like 130,000 people hop on their computers and go "fucken sweet its eagle cam time!".
I went like that when I came home from class today, no lie.
On April 05 2011 08:47 Paper117 wrote: Did any of you guys check out the hummingbird stream? Those babies are ugly as hell compared to the eagle babies.
now dont go comparing Eagles to Hummingbirds, its 2 different regions man. different playstyle and better macro and mechanics for team eagles but looks can be deceiving as hummindbirds have lightning fast APM
The popularity of two American bald eagles in Decorah, Iowa, is soaring, thanks to a web-cam that over the weekend streamed live footage of two of their three eggs being hatched. The third egg is expected to hatch any time. A YouTube video (below) of the first slow hatch, which occurred Friday and Saturday, has garnered nearly 300,000 views. The baby eagle first appears, through a tiny hole in the shell, at the 4:40 mark. It's is seen out of the shell at 8:03.
The second hatch (see video below) occurred Sunday. Pay close attention at the 7:30 mark and again, when the furry little eagle comes clearly into view, at 8:08.
Bob Anderson, director of the Raptor Rescue Project, which installed the baseball-sized camera near the nest, told CBS News that since the first egg was laid in February, the Ustream live footage has been viewed by 11 million people from 130 countries. On Friday, as the first egg began to hatch, more than 111,000 computers were watching the live camera at the same time.
Viewers are able to monitor the everyday movements of the eagles, which don't seem to mind being the invasion of privacy. (This is, after all, the reality TV era).
"These eagle cams touch many people in many different ways... it's amazing," Anderson said.
The popularity of the streaming video is so amazing that, at times, it has overwhelmed the system. Be sure to keep an eye on the Ustream link if you'd like to witness the third egg hatching. Here's the second hatch:
On April 05 2011 09:43 HardCorey wrote: i don't get it... oh oh ok theres eagles... i still don't get it.
It's a truly majestic animal. This is an extremely rare view into the beginning of the fourth family for these two eagles. This is not something you would normally see even on The Discovery Channel. This is as close as you will probably ever get to seeing this. Now you can be unimpressed with it if you care nothing about animals, that's on you, but i think the sheer amount of viewers they have, even during nighttime (40k~) show that this is something quite special to behold.
On April 05 2011 08:47 Paper117 wrote: Did any of you guys check out the hummingbird stream? Those babies are ugly as hell compared to the eagle babies.
now dont go comparing Eagles to Hummingbirds, its 2 different regions man. different playstyle and better macro and mechanics for team eagles but looks can be deceiving as hummindbirds have lightning fast APM
Hummingbirds focus too much on tactics. Eagles just got the solid strategy down, with the mechanics to support it.
On April 05 2011 08:47 Paper117 wrote: Did any of you guys check out the hummingbird stream? Those babies are ugly as hell compared to the eagle babies.
now dont go comparing Eagles to Hummingbirds, its 2 different regions man. different playstyle and better macro and mechanics for team eagles but looks can be deceiving as hummindbirds have lightning fast APM
Hummingbirds focus too much on tactics. Eagles just got the solid strategy down, with the mechanics to support it.
Hummingbirds play Dawn of War 2, a tactical game at best.
On April 05 2011 10:26 redoxx wrote: Do the eagles have names? If not my vote goes to Jim Raynor for the male because eagles do have "wings of liberty" after all.
Then the mother must be Kerrigan because she is making sure her eggs hatch.
What exactly garnered the popularity over the weekend? Was it really because of MLG not being able to handle a stream so us gamers flocked to the Eagles as a joke? I'm assuming that's what happened, but it would be nice to know for sure.
On April 05 2011 13:34 Joementum wrote: What exactly garnered the popularity over the weekend? Was it really because of MLG not being able to handle a stream so us gamers flocked to the Eagles as a joke? I'm assuming that's what happened, but it would be nice to know for sure.
It was basically a joke from the MLG failure, but apparently 4chan was also involved in the joke after /v/ had to suffer through the MLG stream fail that us TLers also had to suffer through, so they are also probably a major source of this semi-meme.
However, the stream was already getting 100k viewers even before MLG, and apparently, the Youtube video of the hatching chicks quickly got 300k views. The influx of TL and /v/ people seemed to have boosted that number by a bit, but unfortunately we may not have been the main, original source of the popularity. I assume that the stream had gone viral through more conventional channels before finding its way onto TL.
I think that when reaserche for Flight is started its gonna get rather interesting. Im glad they decided to stay one-base and not FE, which would surely have ended in GG for the BabyEagles.
On April 05 2011 12:31 Riyomori wrote: lol it was featured in singapore's newspapers today too!
Maybe there is a reporter from SPH in Teamliquid forums lurking @_@
So maybe KellyMilkies went back to Singapore for this? Lol idk.
Anyways, i still find the average viewship to be insane.
Kelly could maybe work for feeding time when there are lots of reasons to say "cute", but only TotalBiscuit could make this interesting all the way. + Show Spoiler +
Feeding time ... looks like the firstborn takes it all because the secondborn is just too weak to claim his share (even though he is calling for food). The parent doesnt remember who already got something and goes for the closest one and the secondborn really has to call out for it.
On April 06 2011 00:42 Rabiator wrote: Feeding time ... looks like the firstborn takes it all because the secondborn is just too weak to claim his share (even though he is calling for food). The parent doesnt remember who already got something and goes for the closest one and the secondborn really has to call out for it.
I saw the secondborn get some food about a hour ago, she seems to feed whoever is closest.
On April 06 2011 00:49 ZaaaaaM wrote: 161k VIEWERS WHAT THE Can anyone explain why you would watch those eagles? No offence, but mind = blown. o.o
You rarely see these birds anymore. And when you did its unbelievable these birds are gorgeous and also the perfect hunters. But to catch a glimpse of a couple hatching eggs and raising them is hardly seen if not at all. Eagle win it 3-0
On April 06 2011 00:49 ZaaaaaM wrote: 161k VIEWERS WHAT THE Can anyone explain why you would watch those eagles? No offence, but mind = blown. o.o
You rarely see these birds anymore. And when you did its unbelievable these birds are gorgeous and also the perfect hunters. But to catch a glimpse of a couple hatching eggs and raising them is hardly seen if not at all. Eagle win it 3-0
Ah I see, yeah thought it was just them sitting there.
one of the baby eagles tried to get out of her mom's underbelly but then mommy eagle denied it haha. it was so cute because only the baby's head was out and he was looking around and stuff
Feeding time goes from cute to cruel when only 1 of them gets fed, and when the other one tries to take a bite, he gets attacked and feeding time is over =(
On April 06 2011 06:02 Danjoh wrote: Feeding time goes from cute to cruel when only 1 of them gets fed, and when the other one tries to take a bite, he gets attacked and feeding time is over =(
Survival of the fittest ive seen so many documentaries of birds onces they are like a few days old they will push out the other "baby" to survive if i see any of the eagles get push out of their nest im gonna cry its serious business.
I think the important upside here is that a stream getting 130k viewers apparently makes something newsworthy enough to get covered by the New York Times. Clearly that's a bar that Starcraft should be able to clear, right?
On April 06 2011 06:02 Danjoh wrote: Feeding time goes from cute to cruel when only 1 of them gets fed, and when the other one tries to take a bite, he gets attacked and feeding time is over =(
Survival of the fittest ive seen so many documentaries of birds onces they are like a few days old they will push out the other "baby" to survive if i see any of the eagles get push out of their nest im gonna cry its serious business.
In the description it says:
When were the eggs laid in 2010, and when did they hatch? First egg was February 25, second on February 28, third on March 5. First hatch was April 3, second on April 6, third on April 9. All three eaglets fledged and are now on the wing but are not being tracked.
If all three made it last year they can surely do it this year
One eaglet is clearly weaker and passive than the other, but I saw one of the parents feed both of them thoroughly earlier today. They seem to have quite a healthy food supply up there so I don't see why they'd starve one of their child to death, unless it was particularly feeble.
On April 06 2011 06:49 aristarchus wrote: Media coverage.
I think the important upside here is that a stream getting 130k viewers apparently makes something newsworthy enough to get covered by the New York Times. Clearly that's a bar that Starcraft should be able to clear, right?
Haha sweet. Pretty sure we've had Starcraft streams that rival or exceed these numbers, or maybe my memory is hazy...
A couple thousand people watching a a mogulus stream of the BW finals felt like a hell of a lot at the time.
Lol the instant that momma (dad?) bird gets off the eagle chicks they start wiggling around like crazy. Those little guys really can't wait to get on their feet.
How big is the nest? 5-6 feet across, about the same deep; it weighs about 1½ tons.
Seems pretty heavy to me... O.o
Thanks for finding this though, very interesting to watch
I had to use Google to convert 5-6 ft to meter (it's 1.5 to 1.8 m). A 1m x 1m x 1m cube of water weighs about 1 ton, so that 1.5 ton estimate seems realistic.
How big is the nest? 5-6 feet across, about the same deep; it weighs about 1½ tons.
Seems pretty heavy to me... O.o
Thanks for finding this though, very interesting to watch
I had to use Google to convert 5-6 ft to meter (it's 1.5 to 1.8 m). A 1m x 1m x 1m cube of water weighs about 1 ton, so that 1.5 ton estimate seems realistic.
i see. doesn't look like that much from the cam but yea.. i hope to one day build something that weighs a ton
On April 06 2011 12:43 UisTehSux wrote: Seeing this thread reminds me why the U.S. picked the Bald eagle. They look so awesome. :o
Looking like a boss 24/7!
According to wikipedia, the eagle was actually picked because the founders of the colonies saw similarities with the Roman Republic, which used a lot of eagle imagery. But I agree, awesome looking creature :D
I had no clue that the nest is that heavy, pretty astonishing. Also I would never have thought of that many people watching this stream. Go little eagle!
On April 06 2011 18:33 ICA wrote: I had no clue that the nest is that heavy, pretty astonishing. Also I would never have thought of that many people watching this stream. Go little eagle!
yeah me too until i googled eagle nest and saw this + Show Spoiler +
Just some info from the "eagle chat": The third egg was apparently laid a week after the second one and it has started to be opened now. The "guys in the know" arent worried that the third one will not get enough food since these eagles have raised 8 eaglets in the last 3 years ... so exciting times are up ahead!
On April 07 2011 08:05 Agathon wrote: What is she waiting for? she could eat the fish and the other animal in the bottom left corner (what's this??). Maybe she's waiting the right time...
Kind of random, but I couldn't stop laughing when I thought of this. The minute the dad showed up with the fish I randomly thought, "Dad's Home."
I find myself watching this stream way too much. I don't like, stare at it intently, but it's just on so frequently in the background of whatever I'm doing while I occasionally tab back onto it to see what's going down.
On April 07 2011 08:38 MrKn4rz wrote: They are underneath either Mom or Daddy depends on who is currently garding them. Sometimes they stick their head out its pretty cute .
Hm i think it's their daddy, as the other eagle looked bigger.
On April 07 2011 08:30 Ichabod wrote: Another present from mr eagle, can't tell what it is though o.o
Seems like he's eating it for himself. Or maybe it's even the female eagle, can't tell :D
Didn't even rotate. Eat and fly away =( poor other eagle, seemed like he wanted that the other one switches with him.
Pretty sure that was the male eagle, since he seemed smaller than the one sitting down (I think that's mentioned in the FAQ, I could be wrong though since they both incubate).
Edit: lol, I guess it's hard to tell the difference in sizes when they're not at the same distance from the camera
On April 08 2011 12:38 sikatrix wrote: kinda funny how all the leftover dead animal corpses that they didn't eat are just laying around there....looks like a buffet !
i believe they just leave the dead animal corpses buried under the nest, not sure if they can withstand the stench though but who knows
On April 04 2011 08:56 exterminatus wrote: Nerf eagles
Sigh. Here we go again.
Eagles haven't been around that long compared to other lifeforms on Earth and already people are demanding Mother Nature nerf them. For god's sake, people, lets wait it out a bit and see how things play out. Remember when mosquitoes came out and everyone was screaming "wtf, they spread diseases and they multiply worse than rabbits, nerf nerf!!" Well guess what, we all found ways to deal with them: mosquito nets, bug spray, don't build your house in a marsh, etc.
I can't believe the short attention spans and impatience of players nowadays. Back in the old days we let the dinosaurs play out for millions of years before the great reboot. Now a mere hundred thousand years and people are already demanding changes.
If anything its the bedbug that needs to be nerfed. The fucking thing can live a full year without eating. Seriously, mother nature? A year?
On April 04 2011 08:56 exterminatus wrote: Nerf eagles
Sigh. Here we go again.
Eagles haven't been around that long compared to other lifeforms on Earth and already people are demanding Mother Nature nerf them. For god's sake, people, lets wait it out a bit and see how things play out. Remember when mosquitoes came out and everyone was screaming "wtf, they spread diseases and they multiply worse than rabbits, nerf nerf!!" Well guess what, we all found ways to deal with them: mosquito nets, bug spray, don't build your house in a marsh, etc.
I can't believe the short attention spans and impatience of players nowadays. Back in the old days we let the dinosaurs play out for millions of years before the great reboot. Now a mere hundred thousand years and people are already demanding changes.
If anything its the bedbug that needs to be nerfed. The fucking thing can live a full year without eating. Seriously, mother nature? A year?
Typical gill breathers and mammalians to cry out nerf. Sure, eagles can fly, but rabbits can build caves and a fish can breath under Water. How imba is this? And always remember the big white fish...
woah just now the 3 eaglets had been left alone for like 5 minutes. for some time i thought the oldest of them almost killed the 2nd oldest, as he bit him in the head pretty hard ^^
Can you actually tell it's the momma? The Q&A makes it seem like the parents are virtually identical, the female being larger and then slightly different facial features. A better angle to view the babies and parent sleeping than some of the other nights which is nice.
Which is the male and which is the female? It is hard to tell the difference unless they are both on the nest. The female is larger than the male. This female has a ridge above her eyes that goes further back than on the male, and her eyes are surrounded by a greyish shadow; the male has a line around his eyes that makes them look “beadier.” Some think that the male’s head is “sleeker” than the female’s.
Momma always spends the nights with the babies. Plus if you read the description, Momma has the brow ridge and shadow around her eyes. It's hard to see in the IR nighttime image, but it is there.
On April 13 2011 06:23 Zealotdriver wrote: Last night the eagles were under some kind of threat. Some viewers speculated that it was an owl, but we can't be sure.
Papa eagle went out to kill it at the end. Would have been awesome if he had caught it and made it his kids' next meal.
On April 13 2011 06:23 Zealotdriver wrote: Last night the eagles were under some kind of threat. Some viewers speculated that it was an owl, but we can't be sure.
Video removed, any more footage of that? They posted an update!
Owls seem frightening, but the eagles have dealt with them before. Their young are safe. updated 3 hours ago
On April 16 2011 23:55 stephls wrote: Burrr. Poor baby eagles. It's snowing in Iowa TT
well the eagles apparently never dealt with the snow while having eaglets. that's what the stream dudes have said in the chat. the snow itself won't be a problem as the eagles have a very high body temperature and can keep the eaglets warm. but what's more worrying is that they haven't fed them since like 10 hours.
79k viewers atm. gonna grow with time again. it dropped yesterday after they removed the social stream chat, but they opened it again.
omg it looks so horribly cold/windy/miserable up in that nest I can't even watch right now :o
wtf is with this crazy cold spell in he midwest right now anyways? I know the weather here is crazy, but you'd think after it hitting 75 F in mid April it wouldn't drop back below freezing in the same week...
This ice is SO overpowered, it's been screwing the world since the Earth stopped being molten a few expansions ago. If it' not nerfed, I'm quitting or moving to the Equator.
OMG there's ice on the lens of the camera. Damn, Decorah stream--step up your production values! Dreamhack invitational would never allow ice on the camera
E1 is really developing his micro... tuned in when the TSL streamed crapped out for a second and it was feeding itself with no help from the parents! Definitely a master at quick teching.
boy those baby eagles aren't gonna be babies for much longer they are getting huge, wonder what will happen to the stream when the babies leave to take care of themselves.
On May 04 2011 03:55 HuskyBear wrote: boy those baby eagles aren't gonna be babies for much longer they are getting huge, wonder what will happen to the stream when the babies leave to take care of themselves.
Well ofc the stream is still up. It's not like it was made just for MLG.
Surprised how fast the babies are growing. I saw them change feather colors but their feathers look more like an eagle now as opposed to a black feathered (fluff feathered) baby eagle. They just look small and not the right color scheme compared to an actual bald eagle now.
Everythings good to go, the eagles have stockpiled extra awesomeness and cuteness over the last few days, just in case MLG fucks up. Either case I'll be checking into their stream once in a while.. like I did the entire last two months. :D
The future is to have these kinds of stream on high quality on wall mounted framed monitors. Paintings of tomorrow! Wildlife is truly beautiful and don't say "durrr just look out the window", this is a unique insight into something we'd have to disturb to see otherwise.
I'm afraid our Eaglets won't be around for the next MLG. They jumped out onto the Branch this morning which means they'll be fledging (IE leaving the nest) soon. So if you want one last view of the Eaglets, get it while you can.
I told them to get upgrades but being eagles, they didn't understand english. Its good to know they've finally gotten around to it, thanks for the update Galcyon.
On March 27 2012 23:13 Dirkzor wrote: Hahaha.. those pictures... :D
But can someone explain to me why there are 45k+ veiwers right now looking at those eagles? I don't believe they can all be coming from TL? :D
It's a really popular stream in general, during the worst parts of MLG that stream had way over 150k viewers =) ..and it's up 24/7 almost all year
Personally I find it so peaceful to just watch them be. It's a really great project getting some great results. The eaglets in the topic is from last years hatch btw. Atm the first egg is just about to crack.
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