Fort St Vrain Eagles~Ma Almost Gets Blown Out of the Nest-Pa Comes to the Rescue-Loud Wind _3/3/24
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- Опубліковано 6 жов 2024
- Ma gets hit by an owl Friday night. About 1:40 am MT (no time stamp on nest cam) A winter storm comes through and almost blows Ma out of the nest. She gets blown around a little, but is ok. I am so proud of Pa Jr. He has grown into a full grown man eagle and is so concerned about Ma & egg. He stays with Ma and incubates the egg until the storm passes. Thanks for watching!
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Live Nest cam courtesy of Raptor Resource Project partnered with Excel Energy.
What does the Fort St. Vrain bald eagle site look like? The eagles' nest (FSV-N0) is 9 x 8 feet wide, eight feet high, and 57 feet off the ground. It has a perimeter of about 26 feet, a total area of about 56 feet, and probably weighs between 2200 and 2700 pounds! The nest is located in a cottonwood on the banks of the St. Vrain River near Platteville, CO, on property owned by Xcel Energy. We’re not sure how old it is, but Bob Anderson and Rob MacIntyre put the first cam system up in 2003, when the nest was already well established. FSV-N0 is built primarily of cottonwood branches (the dominant tree in many river systems out west) and lined with prairie grass. After the primary limb supporting the nest fell in August of 2020, RRP Director John Howe worked with Xcel Energy to put up a new bionic limb and restore the nest. The eagles gave it their seal of approval just a few days later.
I really appreciate that you have such a good eye. I missed the owl strike and the blow over on the rewind. Thank you!
I miss things as well, as I can't watch 24/7, right? I just happen to catch the owl strike live. I heard the commotion. You're welcome!
The wind is brutal! Between that and the owl its not a restful night.
Thank you . I Saw this a few hours ago when I was scrolling back. Yikes! I don’t know what the wind speed was at the time. It was gusting 22mph at 3:30 when I checked. It must have been a lot higher when it blew her off the egg. They do tend to get higher winds up closer to Boulder than we do 40-50 miles SE.
I knew when I saw Dad in the nest at that time that something had happened. That wind was brutal! Thankful for DVR.
@@chickiedee64 I was expecting another owl attack.
@@chickiedee64 just saw Angel livestream started. Also, Jackie has been suffering some awful wind and snow. There were some gorgeous sunrise views a little while ago. 6:15-6:25