Two Eaglets! Webcam Update by Liora Leah

May 16, 2006 Update: 10:40 AM PST-- I just witnessed the two eaglets being fed by one of the parents! They are HUGE babies! When I first viewed the live webcam, it looked like an empty abandoned nest; turns out the eaglets snooze under the foliage that covers the nest primarily off-camera, but when Mom or Dad flew in with a feast, they came out of hiding. I'd suggest after going to the site and finding the nest "quiet" to just minimize the screen but keep the sound on, go about your business or open another window, then when you hear squawks, maximize the screen to see what's going on. Happy viewing! http://www.infotecbusinesssystems.com/wildlife/default.asp

May 11, 2006 Update:
The camera for the first eagle's nest is shut down; the eagle eggs proved to be infertile and the adults have left the nest. However, another nest for viewing is up and running! See the eaglets: http://www.infotecbusinesssystems.com/wildlife/default.asp

There are over 10 MILLION viewers to this webcast daily. I hope, with so much public interest in the eagles, that people will translate their interest into continuing to protect this magnificent bird and its habitat. Check out the new webcam now that it's up and running! http://www.infotecbusinesssystems.com/wildlife/default.asp

There are so many people viewing the eagles that it may take a while for the live-cam footage to play. It does work!

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A webcam is giving thousands of people around the world a close look at the lives of a pair of nesting bald eagles on B.C.'s Hornby Island.

Last week, the website went online as the eagles laid two eggs that are expected to hatch by the end of the month.

At one point, the eagles noticed the camera and pecked at it. (CBC)

Retired accountant David Carrick said he has been keeping an eye on the pair of eagles in his secluded property for 14 years. But about 18 months ago “with government permission“ he got an even closer look, installing a camera in the nest while the eagles were away on their annual migration.

He said the eagles noticed the enclosed camera and "pecked at it" and then got on with their lives.

At that point, the cable from the camera only ran into his TV and VCR. Carrick said he recorded some of the best moments, including the female laying two eggs, last year.

He showed the videos to biologists who offered to make the feed public on his website.

Last week, about 40,000 viewers a day went to the site after the female laid her clutch for this year. And Hancock has had to add three new web servers to meet the demand.

Carrick hopes the intimate look at the nesting eagles will make people think twice about threatening the species' habitat.

go to webcam: http://www.hancockhouse.com

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Thanks to Valerie Eagle Heart for the original e-mail! Liora Leah