NCTC Eagles of Shepherdstown West Virginia

Remembering Paddy O'Joy our PJ

2011-03-21T07:40:00.000-07:00

There are no words. Not sure there ever really will be, but there are memoreis of the heart and this song sets those so beautifully to music I wanted to share. My photos and videos are from St Patricks day. These are the images I want to hold in my heart as Paddy soars in the heavens.

This site has seen its share of spam and inapprorpiate comments THEREFORE comment moderation is on. You only need to leave your comment once. I will need to approve it for it to be posted later today.

I hope you will stop and leave some words for all of us as to how you are dealing with and learning from what you have seen.

Remember to pray for safety and strength for Belle as she continues to fight for what is hers in the wake of such loss and exhaustion of her own.

Links to Camera

2010-12-30T18:02:00.000-08:00

I have posted the current links for BOTH the still and Live camera for this nest on the left side of this blog.

ENJOY

Dec 28 2010 with Lib and Belle

2010-12-28T14:08:00.000-08:00

An Eaglet named Palmer 2010

2010-06-21T16:31:00.000-07:00

This ecard personalized with Smilebox

A Decision

2007-09-20T18:23:00.001-07:00

It is time for me to spend more time watching the eagle cams that I love and less time working on getting out the info. There is an abundance of info now available for the NCTC Eagles Liberty and Belle. I believe all of you who are subscribed to this Feed from this NCTC BLOG are active Momsters getting regular emails or lurkers or Bloggers at the BLOG, as am I. Therefore this BLOG really no longer serves any needed purpose. It is time for me to put down a seperate blog for Lib and Belle . They will always have a seperate special spot in my heart and I will feature them at times on The For the Love of Eagles Blog, which will also become less active but cover highlights of the upcoming Eagle Season.

I will be leaving what is currently here as a Memory to the first and second season and all that was shared together at that time.

I do wish and look forward to watching and enjoying a new season with this special pair. I also look forward to the chance to meet those of you who plan to come to the NCTC Open House on Oct 20. After seeing them for 3 nights in a row on our new cam, I am now convinced that I just might get a chance not only to meet many of the Momsters, but also to see this Beautiful pair of eagles.

Godspeed Lib and Belle. You two have changed my life.....and from what I have read and heard, I am not the only one.

Cam is on and Eagle is present!!! :)

2007-09-18T20:23:00.000-07:00

What a Beautiful way to start the New Season for NCTC ...Welcome Back Liberty and Belle....Thanks Steve and all who helped get us up and running for a new season.

New Cam has been installed

2007-09-06T11:54:00.000-07:00

NCTC is ready for our New Eagle Season to begin!

We Still love you Spunky...Happy Flag Day!!!

2007-06-13T20:21:00.000-07:00

An Eagle named Spunky:

Did not come into this country with an easy life ahead. It would be a struggle. It would take courage, stamina, perseverance, lots of hard work and fortitude....Could it be done? Would it be done? We watched it played out before our eyes from a nest in West Virginia. There are pages of information about this nest from 2006, and Spunky in particular, so I will not retell it all here today. A brief video will tell the story of an eagle and a nation.

Where the Stars and Stripes and the Eagles Fly

Spunky's story

The play by play of Spunky's fledge

This eagle is not so different from each of us ...life holds for us times of needed courage, fortitude, hardwork, struggle, and perseverance. When you watch that bird that symbolizes the United States of America; and now that you have learned so very much more of how that beautiful soar actually came to be, remember that as a country we too must continue to struggle and persevere often through hard times. The young eagles today are a sign of the struggle courage and perseverance of those who Soared before.

There is a lesson here as we enjoy the success of young fledging from an eagles nest, and soaring into the freedom into which they were born. I am not sure where you see yourself playing out the role of an American, but those who came before you have passed a rich Heritage to you. I hope that you will guard it well, and preserve it for many a generation to come.

Did You Know about this?

2007-05-18T15:19:00.000-07:00

There is still a shop where you can purchase Eagle items to benefit the NCTC eagle cam project?

Did you know that newly designed items continue to be added to this shop.

Do you need a Patriotic T Shirt or perhaps one with a Christian Theme from Isaiah 40:31?

These shirts are now available in the store.

All proceeds continue to be sent to Friends of NCTC for their eagle cam project.
Yes the cam needs help. Yes there are big plans in the offing for next year. Come alongside and help us out won't you?

You can see many more items and read more about these shirts here at my Cafe Press Shop for Eagle Lovers that I continue to stock with "Our Beautiful Eagle Family from Shepherdstown WV.

Lib and Belle as photographed by Momster Jill

2007-05-15T20:24:00.000-07:00

FilmLoop of eagle photos from NCTC trip

Momsters head to the nest. Liberty and Belle do NOT disappoint

2007-05-14T20:04:00.000-07:00

Words cannot fully describe how beautiful the events of today have been. Six
of us momsters were in attendance at NCTC at 10:00am give or take a few
minutes. Norma,Helen (Mits), Jill, Wanda (Costumelady), Robyn (Robyanne),
myself & my daughter Jennifer. Thelma, Steve's appointed welcoming committee
of one met us and gave us the scope on things we could do. Steve was on a
break from his meeting & met with us for about 10 min and then Thelma took
us a short tour. We were then set lose!
We viewed the exhibits at the Auditorium Bldg and then all 6 jumped into 2
cars and headed for the road by the barn in front of the Sycamore Tree!
There waiting for us was OUR EAGLE - up on his high branch above the nest.
We were all so excited & some of you very well know the feelings we were
having! He sat there for a very long time giving us the profile look and
then would look right down on us.I was excited and didn't time his visit but
it must have been a good half an hour or more. Finally off he flew & we
followed his majestic flight which we think led him towards the river. We
then went to the Commons Bldg & visited the gift shop. Up to the cafe where
we met Steve & enjoyed the delicious lunch food and the conversations
amongst Momsters & Steve. It was so relaxing & comfy-the buildings are
beautiful. Down we went to the gift shop & made some purchases of eagle
items! Young lady clerk said she had never sold so much eagle merchandise
before. We then explained why that was!! We then planned to end our day with
some of us going back over to the nest just in case...... AND THERE SHE WAS
WAITING FOR US! On a different branch - lower in the tree but still above
the nest. The visit wasn't long but it was so beautiful to see her take
flight! Lots of hugs between the Momsters and lots of smiles of happiness
until we all got on the right road to go home with all of our memories of
today.

Thanks for sharing these memories MeMa Jo

Still at the nest a lot...just maybe

2007-04-06T20:04:00.000-07:00

Hey NCTC Fans...Don't count us out just yet

2007-03-28T10:52:00.000-07:00

WE've got all of you hoping and praying for us...Our Guardian Eagles for sure, and we've even got spidey showing up at the nest again too

Well and word has it that lots of you have spotted us working there and well ya know eating and stuff like that dessert happenings etc....So keep stopping by, turn on the cam and check for yourself, you just might be very glad that you did.

Our Season appears to have come to a close

2007-03-24T06:09:00.000-07:00

The storm of last week has taken its toll on the nest this year. Godspeed to this beautiful pair of eagles and their family. May He bring them both back safely to us next year.

A Difficult day followed by a difficult decision

2007-03-17T10:27:00.000-07:00

It is with a sense of deep frustration and sincere regret that I have made the decision this morning to NOT continue updating this BLOG on any regular basis. The lact of technical support and dependability with the still and live cams out of NCTC makes it evident that to try to do so is futile on my part and most likely also equally frustrating for you as a reader. IF and When I see that the cam situation has actually been resolved I will once again feature with their own BLOG the First nest and the eagle pair that still captures my heart. I will include them on the For The Love Of Eagles BLOG on a regular basis provided I can get the photos and maybe even an occasional video of this pair. I will leave you with the picture that speaks a thousand words to me about the struggle and determination to survive that this eagle showed 3 or 4 times yesterday as she strove to get herself through the storm she was facing in that nest...

The pictures start with her almost buried deep in the snow, raising those awesome wings and getting out just long enough to get the snow away and get back to her egg(s) and hatchling(s)...sadly I can't even tell you how many of either eggs or hatchings were in the nest during the storm but it does appear hatching is here, and this very young family has had to deal with horrendous weather on hatching day.

It is my hope and prayer that we will all continue to see this nest flourish through the eagle season. Unfortunately I can not even share an updated photo from today on how they are currently doing as out of the several eagle cams online, many of which experienced or are currently experiencing a storm, it remains the ONLY ONE not viewable, and experience has told me it will stay that way all weekend and then who knows for how long

We Missed pretty much all of the egg laying and we are now missing the hatchings...just not gonna continue on this roller coaster when there are other cams to enjoy while we continue to hope for this situation to change.

Hoping to see you back here, meanwhile enjoy the eagle cams as they are featured on the For the Love of Eagles BLOG.

A Live feed visit with Liberty and Belle

2007-03-05T15:47:00.000-08:00

I am going on vacation. I will be back by March 12. Wishing you all great eagle viewing. If you would send me a picture or two a day from the NCTC nest I would absolutley love to see them Thanks Glo

gkeeslar@sbcglobal.net

Something Fishy at NCTC

2007-03-01T18:05:00.000-08:00

Feb 28 NCTC and a little shared excitement hint

2007-02-28T20:33:00.000-08:00

Another major storm for NCTC eagle family

2007-02-25T16:40:00.000-08:00

Thanks to Megan for the first snow pictures in my email this morning. Also Thanks to Mema Jo for sending several more while I napped after my own 14 hour ordeal with no powere and an ice storm.

Feb 23 and Live Cam is back up

2007-02-23T17:09:00.000-08:00

The snow is gone in the nest..all seems well

2007-02-22T15:49:00.000-08:00

Feb 20 Still cam..and Brief glimpse of Special Moment on Live cam Too!

2007-02-20T20:40:00.000-08:00

A week of caring for these eggs in the snow, Here Belle carefully turns them

Storm has passed Cam is on and Our Eagles have both checked in

2007-02-15T18:32:00.000-08:00

They have obviously dealth with a tremendous amount of snow. I also know from those who live in the area that they were pounded with ice coming sideways during the night. Temps are bitter cold, but there they are and they are Beautiful.

Blanket Raffle Results

2007-02-14T07:51:00.000-08:00

The Raffle raised $200

Making a total of $401.08 which I will have sent to Friends of NCTC

Feb 13 Snowstorm out east

2007-02-13T17:20:00.000-08:00

Three eggs at NCTC again this year.

2007-02-12T12:58:00.000-08:00

Feb 10 NCTC Still Cam is on

2007-02-10T15:34:00.001-08:00

Feb 9 2007 Still cam back on

2007-02-09T20:32:00.001-08:00

Still hope and should know this week if its gonna be a cam season at NCTC

2007-02-08T06:32:00.000-08:00

Although for now I will continue to update this BLOG as there is still hope for this cam Season out of NCTC...I did want to let you all know that there are other cams actively up and running now and 2 of them have sitting eagles. Actually word from NCTC is that Belle is also possibly a sitting eagle. But since the cam continues to present problems for viewing this pair I wanted all of you to know a similar Feed Blitz runs off of the For the love of Eagles

I update this BLOG very regularly as well. All of the active cams I am aware of are linked off of this same site. Go take a look at last nights or even all of last weeks entries. Think about subscribing to that BLOG while you are there AND if you subscribe be sure to confirm your subscription in the email that is immediatley sent to you once you sign up...If you are not getting those Feeds from there it is because you have not completed your subscription to that BLOG...It doesn't make an extra email...Feed Blitz send out ALL subscribed feeds to you in 1 email. Go directly to that site by clicking here...If you love eagles I think you will enjoy this BLOG as well...meanwhile will be hoping praying and watching for cam updates from NCTC as well.

Memories past and hopes and dreams of the future

2007-02-03T18:35:00.000-08:00

I am so sorry for all the Cam down time this season has started out with. I know this is frustrating and I wish I knew how to convice those who haven't watched before that this particular pair of eagles is worth waiting for...well they are, and we are all hoping for the part the fixes the cam for good to arrive very soon.
MEANWHILE

A few fun clips from the Season past because I needed an NCTC eagle fix and my guess is lots of you did too.

Dailymotion blogged video
Memories of NCTC while we wait
Video sent by glo77

For those wanting a more current view of eagles take a look at the Maine eagles today here

Eagle Blanket Raffle

2007-01-31T16:17:00.000-08:00

While we continue to undergo some cam issues and await the delivery of the part that is supposed to keep us up and running for good, I thought this would be a good time to introduce to those of you who may not know, that there is one Final Fund Raiser to help support or fix the Eagle Cam. We are raffling off a Queen Size Eagle Blanket. Tickets are $2 each of $10 for 6. You can see the blanket here Checks should be made payable to Jo Ellen Lennox and mailed to

Jo Ellen Lennox
PO Box 674
Middletown, MD
21769

Put the number of tickets you are purchasing in the memo of your check. I would appreciate it if you would also send an email to me:

gkeeslar@sbcglobal.net

telling me you have placed a check in the mail. All checks need to be received by Feb 10. The drawing will be Feb 14. The winner and total of the proceeds will both be announced on this site after the Prize Drawing. Good luck and thanks for taking part in this Raffle.

Jan 29 Busy day and lots of time at the nest

2007-01-29T16:21:00.000-08:00

You can go to daily Motion and view this large here

Dailymotion blogged video
Jan 29th Lots of time at the nest today
Video sent by glo77

Liberty and Belle late pm Jan 26

2007-01-26T14:53:00.000-08:00

No egg yet. We are not sure exactly how long Belle did stay at the nest last night as the cam stuck somewhere around 11 p.m.

Jan 25, Approaching Egg Nite

2007-01-25T19:54:00.001-08:00

Dailymotion blogged video
Egg night Jan 25_0001
Video sent by glo77

Jan 22 Active yet snowy day at the nest!

2007-01-22T15:09:00.001-08:00

Dailymotion blogged video
Jan 22 NCTC Active day at the nest
Video sent by glo77

FilmLoop for Jan 17 and 18

2007-01-18T19:40:00.000-08:00

Bald Eagle Biology

2007-01-18T08:04:00.000-08:00

I tired to post this as a link to have it readily available, but template won't pick up the link for some reason. Anyway this article has some Great info on the eagles.

I think you will find it informative and to some extent downright astounding!

Good eating at the nest today!!! Jan 17

2007-01-17T18:18:00.000-08:00

Dailymotion blogged video
Good Eating at the nest today also!
Video sent by glo77

Defending the Nest jan 17, 2007

2007-01-17T11:49:00.000-08:00

Dailymotion blogged video
Jan 17 defending the nest NCTC_0001
Video sent by glo77

Amazing piece of work by the Eagle in this film.

2007-01-12T17:55:00.000-08:00

This amazing video was actually filmed on Jan 9. This is the first chance I have had to upload it! I think its awesome!!!

Dailymotion blogged video
amazing display Eagle Craftsmanship
Video sent by glo77

Jan 12, at NCTC A Productive Day for sure!

2007-01-12T16:49:00.001-08:00

Dailymotion blogged video
NCTC a productive day for sure! Jan 12,
Video sent by glo77

A Sticky Situation Chapter 2

2007-01-11T16:17:00.001-08:00

Dailymotion blogged video
Sticky situation chapter 2
Video sent by glo77

Love is in the Air.

2007-01-11T15:12:00.000-08:00

If you haven't told your kida about the birds and the bees, this is NOT a family video. Also if you still think baby eagles come from storks, well it's your choice whether or not to watch this short video.

Dailymotion blogged video
Love is in the Air
Video sent by glo77

Luvulation at the Nest Today Jan 8, 2007

2007-01-08T13:56:00.000-08:00

Dailymotion blogged video
Luvulation at the nest longer version
Video sent by glo77

If you enjoy the splendor and beauty of eagles in general I would like to invite you to also view the action at For the Love of Eagles here you will find Video and Photos of Eagle cam action from many places around the web.

Today's video over there is from the Eagles in Florida whom we watched here earlier this week show us the making of a brood patch. There is a Feed Blitz sign up on that BLOG as well If you want to know when that site is updated.

From this point on this BLOG will only feature the NCTC eagles...BUT many cams are getting much more active!!! Go visit...Sign Up and keep up to date on Eagle Season 2007 the easy way....I will do the work I love and you can enjoy the result!

A very "sticky" situation

2007-01-05T18:09:00.001-08:00

Dailymotion blogged video
A very sticky situation_0001
Video sent by glo77

Brood patch and Nest care exchange

2007-01-05T16:24:00.000-08:00

Incubation: Heating Egg
For an egg to develop normally, it must be exposed for a considerable length of time to temperatures a few degrees below the normal 104 degrees F (40 degrees C) avian body temperature. Indeed, the ideal incubation temperature for many birds' eggs is about human body temperature, 98.6 degrees F. Almost all birds create the required temperature by sitting on the eggs and incubating them, often transferring heat via a temporarily bare area of abdominal skin called the "brood patch."

On the other hand, the embryo inside the egg is also very sensitive to high temperatures, so that in some situations eggs must be protected from the sun. Ducks with open nests, for example, will pull downy feathers (originally plucked to form their brood patches) over the nest to cover the eggs when they leave it, providing shade if the weather is hot and helping to retard heat loss when it is cold.

Dailymotion blogged video
Brood patch and nest care exchange
Video sent by glo77

Embryos are less sensitive to cold than to heat, particularly before incubation has started. Mallard eggs have been known to crack by freezing and still hatch successfully. Eggs cool when incubation is interrupted, but this is not usually harmful, and few birds incubate continuously. Instead egg temperature is regulated in response to changes in the temperature of the environment by varying the length of time that a parent bird sits on them or the tightness of the "sit." For instance, female House Wrens (which incubate without help from the males) sat on the eggs for periods averaging 14 minutes when the temperature was 59 degrees F (15 degrees C), but an average of only 7.5 minutes when it rose to 86 degrees F (30 degrees C).
Many birds apparently sense the egg temperature with receptors in the brood patches, which helps them to regulate their attentiveness (time spent incubating) more accurately. Since the embryo itself increasingly generates heat as it develops, periods of attentiveness should generally decline as incubation progresses. Attentiveness is also influenced by the insulating properties of a particular nest.

Eggs are also turned periodically -- from about every eight minutes by American Redstarts to once an hour by Mallards. The turning presumably helps to warm the eggs more evenly, and to prevent embryonic membranes from sticking to the shell.

Eagles and boobies exhibit "obligate siblicide," in which the larger chick invariably kills its smaller sibling. For example, of more than 200 records of two-egg clutches followed in the Black Eagle of southern Africa, only one record exists of both chicks surviving to fledging. Obligate siblicide also occurs among pelicans, owls, and cranes. In obligate siblicide, which occurs even when food supplies are abundant, the second egg serves as insurance against loss of the first egg from infertility, predation, or damage, rather than as a means of rearing two chicks.

Copyright ® 1988 by Paul R. Ehrlich, David S. Dobkin, and Darryl Wheye.

My added comment. Just this one sentence on obligate siblicide once again points to the

Season of Miracles for 2006, and this particular pair of Birds and their 3 successful fledges!!!!

Building, Incubating and Defending the Eagles Nest

2007-01-02T10:26:00.000-08:00

To enjoy the music that accompanies today's video, FIRST go to bottom of this page and hit STOP on the John Denver song.

Dailymotion blogged video
Dec 29 winging it through Jan 2
Video sent by glo77

To see the entire video of Cartwheeling from the National Geographic Site go here:

Photos and Info on Wings of the Eagles and Nest area

2006-12-29T17:16:00.000-08:00

Nest preparation continues

2006-12-28T08:54:00.000-08:00

Even those who watched the parenting of this eagle pair last season, are learning and enjoying watching this pair relate and work "sometime together " to prepare the nest for this new season.

Dailymotion blogged video
Post Cmas pre New years Holidays 2006
Video sent by glo77

A Christmas Card Collage for you!

2006-12-21T20:14:00.000-08:00

Be sure to Left click on this picture and see it large...Lots of fun stuff if you take time to look and enlarge it so you can see it.

I am off to visit family in AZ for the Holiday. many more pictures and videos to come in the New Year....maybe even a few before, But I am stopping now to wish you all a very Merry Christmas. No matter where the holiday may find you, may His love surround you.
This card is an assortment of various cards sent around by many of the bloggers who enjoy this Eagle Cam. If you like it you can save it or print it off for yourself by Right Click and Save to your own computer and print from there. Or I have made mine into a fun Desktop Just for the Holidays!!!
I am curious IF you have looked closely enough to see that there are Many Many Eagles in this collage....lots more than you will first spot. Take a good look and see how many you can spot.

Busy day at the Nest Dec 20

2006-12-20T14:33:00.000-08:00

Be sure to check out the 2 videos below also from todays Nest Times!!!

A "spirited " time at the nest for sure this morning!

2006-12-20T11:04:00.001-08:00

Dailymotion blogged video
Spirited video Here for sure!!!
Video sent by glo77

Great Video of Dec 20 Nest work

2006-12-20T10:11:00.000-08:00

Dailymotion blogged video
Dec 20 Busy Morning at the nest
Video sent by glo77

Several Dec 19 stills with lots of captions

2006-12-19T21:24:00.000-08:00

Thanks to Suzanne Dana and Mits for today's pictures.

Dec 19 Nest Refurbishing video

2006-12-19T20:48:00.000-08:00

Dailymotion blogged video
Dec 19 nest refurbishing work
Video sent by glo77

Dec 18 Lots of nice stills and a Live Video too!

2006-12-18T17:54:00.000-08:00

Be sure to watch the Video below also.

Liberty and Belle from Live cam Dec 18, 2006

2006-12-18T13:48:00.000-08:00

Dailymotion blogged video
Liberty and Belle Season 06and07_0001
Video sent by glo77

To see this on a Larger screen, go here Once at the Video , you will even be given the option to click on the Zoom at the bottom of the Daily Motion Screen, and see it even bigger if you like. Enjoy

December 11 thru 17

2006-12-11T17:12:00.000-08:00

Once you have viewed the Loop you might want to head here. You will find a Flickr file with many of the best photos so far that you can save to your computer if you like. A couple of them have little notes hidden in boxes there for you as well. One is on the page with all the cams some of us watch LOL. Another is on the Seasons Greetings one. Bookmark that site, so you can have it ready for the next time you see a photo you want to be able to save.

Newest Photos are now at the beginning fo the loop

Weekend of Photos Dec 9 and 10

2006-12-09T16:04:00.000-08:00

Dec 10 Photos start with number 13. If you are reading this and are able to, I need your help!

A reminder to take a minute for others who have not chosen to be active Bloggers or reached out to join a group. Many of us lurked on the BLOG or just watched the cam last year. We have some First Timers watching again this year...only some can't do it during the day time always. Help me to help them learn to love these eagles too.

Some of you are very busy at work. Some of you are not computer comfortable enough to know how to save and send but are enjoying what others are sharing with you. Not everyone has access to save photos during the daylight hours but they are interested in seeing what has been happening.

Some of you are very creative with your wording for some of the pictures we will see and share over the weeks and months ahead. You will light a spark in the heart of the new one just watching for the First time, AND you will trigger nostalgic wonderful memories for those who have been around for the last Eagle Season. None of us including my self can sit and click and share everyday. Just please consider capturing and sending when you can.

I would love to be flooded with photos.

Some are actually just testing the water to see how involved they want to be with the Eagle Cam out of WV that a friend has grown to love and encouraged them to come and see what its all about. You never know who is watching and waiting around the corner or around the world.

As always click watch the show and ll pause button to enjoy viewing in large screen with your timing.

Dec 8 New Photos "added to yesterday's Loop!

2006-12-07T10:45:00.000-08:00

If you have already seen Dec 7th, the new photos start with number 14. Enjoy.

We do have some news you may not all know.
The still cam is up and running out of Wheeling now. Picture appears very clear and hopefully will function for us well from this point. Yesterday LIVE FEED however was "just a test" I am afraid it will still be a few weeks before the live Feed is regularly online for us. If I were you I would be keeping watch fairly regularly anyway. I think perhaps we may see the egg part of this Before we have live feed.

Please share your comments here on the comment section. If you have a caption for a photo you are sharing be sure to send that to me along with the Photo. If you have a thought you would like posted here on the new thread "here" where I am typing now, then send that along to me as well.

Remember to click Watch the Show to see it BIG Also hit ll in center to Pause and then forward on >> at your own speed.
To be able to save these Photos you must download FilmLoop and follow the directions in loading and saving or sharing Film Loops. Click on the Film Loop Logo you see on your Loop show as you watch. To view in Bigger screen, click on "Watch the Show lower left corner.

Dec 6 Up and Running. What a Great Day!!!

2006-12-06T18:27:00.000-08:00

Don't forget to check for the Eagle Cam : Wed Dec 6.

2006-12-03T13:34:00.000-08:00

Just a quick reminder to all of you that Wed. is the day the still cam should be turned back on. I want to be sure that everyone remembers. You can go directly to the NCTC Eagle cam page. Sometime on Wed. it should no longer read disabled for the season. Actually in its very own way it will be saying

Seasons Greetings

.

Hoping each of you are in your own way are getting a sense of the Spirit of the Holidays upon us. What a "special gift" just having the cam back online will be to so very many of us.

For those of us who are from the Christian perspective it is our belief that Christmas Celebrates the time when our Creator became our Savior. As you ponder that statement may you also offer thanks to Him as Creator of that beautiful eagle, as well as the NCTC staff who makes the sharing of this cam possible for each of us.

I am asking anyone and everyone to Please save the very first moment you catch site of the nest...whether or not an eagle is present AND your first sighting of 1 As well as Both eagles in their nest. Send those pictures to me please. gkeeslar@sbcglobal.net

Cam info from Steve at NCTC

2006-11-16T06:28:00.000-08:00

Thursday Nov. 16

Here's some news you folks have been waiting for:

We met yesterday on getting the cam going.

We are going to outsource the web access this year to allow the still cam a much better refresh rate than the 30 seconds that our network folks afforded us last year. I've mentioned to a few folks that we face significant hurdles regarding network security and bandwidth limitations, and we believe this approach gets us past these issues. We are working through the contracting now, and have targeted Dec. 6th as the start date. We will strive to hit that target.

We will also experiment with a wide shot camera along with the existing cam. We recently got a brand new microwave receiver which should help with cam reliability.

The live video will start on or around February 1, and will stay on through the end of July.

We are also looking now at technology for next season that will improve the cam, and add audio. Based on the behavior of these eagles, we figure we only have a couple of weeks window in August to make the improvements.

The cam has been on here for a few weeks now, and we have watched the eagles slowly preparing the nest with new sticks.

I know that this has been a long haitus, but hang in there and we'll be up soon.

Some Old and Some New

2006-11-08T18:33:00.000-08:00

This is officially our First Picture of the New Eagle Season. Thank you Suzanne who was at NCTC last weekend and took this photo for us. You can see BOTH Liberty and Belle side by side on a branch above the nest they have worked very hard to refurbish. it is also much bigger than when Suzanne saw it just two weeks earlier. Stay tuned, You will know just as soon as the cam is on.

At bottom of post is a 5 min. video best viewed on a High Speed connection. It is similar to the shorter version published a couple of weeks ago. I wanted to see "Our Eagles AGAIN" so I figured lots of you do too! To view this video on You Tube in Full screen click go HERE

Click on the large square Farthest to the Right at the bottom of the You Tube control panel to view it in Zoom mode.

The feed available here on the New Blogger Beta right now is ONLY Daily Motion as shown next on this post.

Dailymotion blogged video
Bald Eagle Nesting Nursery
Video sent by glo77

Places to get an Eagle Fix while you wait:

2006-11-02T14:47:00.000-08:00

I have been hoping as I am sure that many of you have that our Eagle Still Cam would be on by now. There has been no further information since Steve's entry on the BLOG on Oct 25, which I sent out in the last Feed Blitz. All I know is that every day that passes, we are 1 day closer to Our Eagles, and they are one day closer to Eagle Season 2007.

I had pretty much wanted to keep this BLOG just about the Eagles our of NCTC in Shepherdstown WV., but I also want all of you to be familiar with how the Feed Blitz works and know that the subscriptions are in fact set to go. There has also been a good dozen new subscriptions since the last feed, so I want them to see how this will work as well. It won't be too much longer hopefully til we are enjoying the events of our Eagles on here. Many of you know the rest of this info, but some do not so to keep in touch I am sharing it for all. Those who BLOG or Lurk at the Eagle Cam Blogspot have come up with ways to pass time while we wait.

Many visit other Wildlife Related webcams, and as a result we now have started a Photo Contest for Photo of the Week/Month. Those who want to participate are sending in daily Photos to be posted for others to vote on. The top voting photo each week, will enter into the Contest for the Photo of the Month for which there will be a Prize of some type awarded. I have discovered...actually I already knew, we have some pretty creative thinkers and it seems to be a fun way to share some of what is out there to enjoy. Take a Look. Consider joining in on the fun with Photos or casting a vote.

It is the surfing around looking at Wildlife Web Cams that enables me to share with you the "other" eagle related sites. 3 of them have had eagles available off and on all year, and seem to be frequently visited by eagles now as the thoughts of a new season and refurbishing the nest become a part of the schedule for the Adult Breeding pairs. We are frequently enjoying the Eagles that drop by the Osprey Nest at Blackwater Refuge. There is an active eagle cam at Maine, one out of Washington Coming online hopefully Monday, or definitely early next week is another Cam from Florida. Any day now I am looking forward to a Feed Blitz that says Our Eagle Cam is up and running and waiting for you to come and enjoy! Hang tough and keep those Eagle Eyes in Good Shape.

Welcome to Our World: Big Boy, Ms. In Between and Spunky

2006-10-27T18:51:00.000-07:00

Three Little Miracle Moments

To stop the music before you start the video go to the bottom of the page and turn the player off.

Double left click the screen to open it in You Tube, and have the option at bottom of You Tube screen to see in Larger Window

Today I got to meet another Friend of Fine Feather and we enjoyed a DVD from the recent Open House she had attended where these eaglets were hatched. At the end of the video was the website to download into windows media player it is imbd.org. You can download the whole thing if you want to see it all, but it takes almost half and hour on broadband to download. I copied the 3 MOST important moments off of the webcast to share with all of you. I hope you love seeing these moments as much as I did. There is probably about 12 to 15 minutes of these eagles dispersed throughout the webcast, but most was after the live cam came on and we had already seen those times, and none was of the fledge, so I went for the hatches. Enjoy!!!

Still Cam to be on for us to watch in next couple of days

2006-10-25T12:40:00.000-07:00

Stay tuned and keep a watchful eye for more info as it becomes available.

I realize many of you will have read this on the BLOG or through Momster mail , but I did think this is a good opportunity for us to see how this automatic email subscription works for BOTH of us, so here is a copy of how the BLOG read just a short while ago!!!!

Hi folks,

Steady now. The cam is back up here at NCTC. We'll be getting the still cam back up on the internet for you to see in the next couple of days, I hope. Video will still be a while.

Steve

A Similar Thank You DVD for A Family of Friends is Coming Soon

2006-10-20T17:25:00.000-07:00

Make an online slide show at onetruemedia.com

Before hitting play for this DVD, Go to the bottom of the page to stop the music already playing for you, as this DVD has its own music.
Do you like this. Anyone can watch this DVD at anytime here on the Eagles of Shepherdstown BLOG, BUT soon, I will be making available a Limited Number of DVD's very similar to( but with a few little extras, and different music) what you see here for a Family of Friends who watched and loved these eagles with me. More information in your next issue of The Courier Eagle Don't however ask me how much or where do you buy one. They are NOT going up for sale anywhere. MTBR

If you happened by here because you followed a search link to Eagles, you have found some wonderful information. This BLOG is actually just a summary of the excitement from Eagle Season 2006, and anticipation for the upcoming 2007 season with the Beautiful Eagles from West Virginia. You can still learn about them and enjoy them too. Come visit us at at Eaglecam Blogspot and enjoy this wonderful experience of a lifetime too!

Smallest of 3 Surviving Eaglets from W. Va weathers violent storm

2006-07-21T05:30:00.000-07:00

Spunky's Storm

Youngest of 3 eaglets who have successfully fledged out of W. Va. is caught in violent storm alone in nest. How does he weather the storm?

A shop Glo's Unique Creations 4U has been set up to help raise funds to say Thank You to NCTC this year, and help defray some of the expenses for next years camera project, with the hopes of adding sound. A minimum of $2 from every item purchased will be given to NCTC. You will find several cute unique items for all eagle lovers, as well as some items designed particularly for the Shepherdstown W. Virginia fan. Please check it out and help the eagles.

For 3 eaglets to survive and fledge is miraculous. Capture your own memory of this tremendous event and help the eagles as well.

Below is a picture of the eaglet we think is Spunky the morning after the storm. Parent had made what appeared to be a food drop just prior to this photo.

July Young Eaglets and their Parents Liberty and Belle

2006-07-01T09:19:00.000-07:00

Please enjoy the photos and feel free to join and add your own pictures. Please limit your pictures to July and our little eagle family from Sheperdstown. It is so easy. Just left clik on the Loop you are watching. You will not get spammed. It really is quite easy. We are going to be watching them eventually return less and less. Any updated photos you can get to add yourself or send to me, would be so much appreciated.

Remember they also have a website updated frequently Please feel free to visit there also.
Thanks
Glo

Spunky's Great Save !!!

2006-06-27T19:14:00.000-07:00

Dailymotion blogged video
Spunky's Great Save !!!
Video sent by glo77

Spunky the youngest of three eaglets has learned that sometimes he needs to NOT wait until everyone else is full before he can have breakfast. This video shows him getting his meal from Big Brother. I think Spunky is going to make it out there as well as his other two sibling eaglets.

June with our eaglets/fledglings

2006-06-19T17:11:00.001-07:00

The Loop may take several "seconds" to load

You can enjoy the loop just passing by on this scrren OR if you click on one of the pictures, you will receive an invitation to join the loop. This means you can comment on any pictures I have already added and add pictures of your own as well.

LOL I haven't joined anyone elses LOOP player but I am told this is how it works. I have used the loop on others of my BLOGS. I do not get spammed or bothered by it at ll.

June 15 eagle watching

2006-06-15T21:19:00.000-07:00

Dailymotion blogged video
June 15 eagle watching
Video sent by glo77

This video is almost 7 minutes long. It will run more smoothly through the second time as it is a very large file and may do some buffering as it loads onto the Blogger site. Go pour yourself a cup of coffeee or something while it loads the first time. Then come back, sit down and enjoy.!!!

Our Parent eagles continue to take wonderful care of their young fledglings. The eaglets are supplied with occasional meals, while they improve their take off and landing skills, mantling and other survival skills.

There is music about 2 minutes into this video.

Great way to start or end anyday. Love these birds. Just so awesome!!!

Spunky Has Fledged

2006-06-14T04:51:00.000-07:00

Dailymotion blogged video
spunky has fledged
Video sent by glo77

6:41 am Spunky our 3rd little eaglet has fledged. He is a Spirited little one. Flag day fledge suits him just wonderfully. Be Safe, Be Strong, Be Free little buddy. OH and check back in please...we all need to see you in that nest ONE MORE TIME>

Visit the website with lots more pictures of these three beautiful eagles from 3 eggs to three fledglings.Just follow hilighted link!
More to be revealed! "quoting Sharon" who actually was up early enough to catch these 2fledgings and send them to me.

June 9 Spunky really practicing

2006-06-13T21:13:00.000-07:00

Dailymotion blogged video
June 9 Spunky really practicing
Video sent by glo77

This is Spunky! This eaglet has earned his name !

Youngest of 3 eaglets practices to fly...he/she is last to leave the nest.

Beautiful young eagle family

2006-06-13T21:12:00.000-07:00

Dailymotion blogged video
Beautiful young eagle family
Video sent by glo77

One eaglet is yet to fledge, the other has only fledged 2 days ago, but has found its way back to the nest. Mom comes in to drop of a fish, and then shows us a beautiful take off.

Fledgling finds his way back to nest

2006-06-13T21:11:00.000-07:00

Dailymotion blogged video
Fledgling finds his way back to nest
Video sent by glo77

After two days of learning to fly and gaining heigth and strength an eagle fledgling returns to the nest, where he will continue to grow stronger and become a skilled hunter. You can see fromt he video that he is pretty releived and somewhat exhausted as he kinda flies in. Youngest sibling kinda looks a little overwhe,med by his returning sibling.

Ms In-Between- practice and ooopsy

2006-06-13T21:09:00.000-07:00

Dailymotion blogged video
Ms In-Between- practice and ooopsy
Video sent by glo77

Ms_IN-Between, Second of three eaglets to fledge from NCTC Sheperdstown W.Va. June 9 8:59 a.m.

Like her older siblling Big Boy, She now quite easily returns to the nest for visits, a little or "Big" snack. Hopefully she is also encourageing the younger Spunky" who has yet to fledge.

Movie Big boys First Flight

2006-06-13T21:06:00.000-07:00

Dailymotion blogged video
Movie Big boys First Flight
Video sent by glo77

Please take a minute to leave a comment. Tell us why you came to see this eagle fledge!! He has 2 more siblings in the nest of 3 . Ms. In Between fledged this morning June 9 at 8:59 am. Just "Spunky now waiting for His big moment. They have had wonderful parents who helped 3 to survive. Normal hatchout is 2 eggs, with one actually making it. What a special pair.

Videos of our eaglets as they fledge the nest.

2006-06-13T20:55:00.000-07:00

Because the website is not always available, I wanted all of us to have ready access to this wonderful eagle family and all the special times we have shared from february through their fledging now in June.

Tonight I will quickly just BLOG over all of the videos I have of them so that you can share in the special moments of these last several days as one by one they take that leap of faith into their world of Soaring splendor.