Eagles decided to nest in a small bunch of high trees in Burnaby, 2 miles from water! More and more Urban eagles, it seems. I've been watching this nest for 35 days, first from my roof but the view got blocked by leaves and now from a dead end street. I had been viewing from a vacant lot but the eagle started appearing nervous and left the nest, so I have now moved back on the street.

Here is my latest video from Saturday, May 19th:

On Sunday, on account of the rain, I set up my tripod inside the car and that worked well, so I may have to do that, if they keep on getting spooky.
Burnaby Eagles May 19 07

Willpatt - great clip - thanks for posting action in our own backyard!l

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Another clip of the Burnaby eagles. Looks like a failed hatch, though.

Yesterday, I was very busy and got there only at dusk. She was on the nest as usual.
Burnaby Eagles May 22

Sometimes looks can be deceiving. I'm still hoping there will be a hatch, Will. Thanks for your diligence in observing this nest.

Have those crows killed the eaglets?? WatchBurnaby Eagles May 24

Movie by Will [8.5 mins]

Here is a Short Clip from the same movie. Is it an eaglet or just a leaf?

Jane said, "That's a long way for them to go for food, and it seems like one of them should stay closer to the nest. Evidently there aren't too many predators around, or they aren't around during the day! If a predator got the first eaglets when they were real tiny, it seems like it would come back, for sure, after the others.

If I remember correctly the eaglets on the BRI nest last year weren't very big at all when Big killed the third eaglet. They were all still fuzzy in yellow down, I do remember that. If they can't lift their head or get around in the nest when their sibling is born, I guess the sibling has a better chance, but by the time a third one is born the first one evidently can get around pretty well.

Biologists said on the BRI blog last year that if there's a plentiful food supply the third eaglet has a better chance. I guess the parents have to keep the crop of the oldest biggest eaglet full at all times!

Maybe there's another one in the nest that isn't able to move around well enough for you to see it. But it shouldn't be too far behind the first one, developmentally. If it's in there, it's head should show up soon! Watch for the parent during a feeding putting it's head down with food toward some other spot in the nest while you can see that the eaglet isn't getting it.

They could have left the first egg or the first eaglet unattended for too long when the weather was colder and that could be why only the second one survived. Charlie may have said or maybe I read that the first time parents often raise only one eaglet. (And often they don't succeed in raising any)"

Yes Jane, I was watching all that last summer, when the third eaglet went down and I agree. Here at this nest, there is no cam on it, so we don't know what happened. Seems like this yr a lot of nests are ending up with one chick.

I made several trips over there yesterday but I saw no eaglet all day and evening. My last trip, both eagles were perched and nothing visible in the nest. Finally, very dusky and my videos were no good by then, an eagle sailed out, down, made a circle and back into the nest.

I took about 25 shots then, at 1/2 and 1 sec exposure but they are not all here of course. I lightened some and left some as is. The female seemed to be brooding a chick(s) while the male(it looks like on the left), never moved once.

There are lots of crows around but thay never go near the nest, even when both parents are away but they go out to meet the eagles and harass them some, up top only. Lucky no ravens or they might be worse.

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Another "story" to be checked out! Both sides of the road are vacant now, next to the nest. Houses torn down and trees felled and long gone. A young guy who rents nearby, came on his bicycle and told me a developer was going to build there and they need a permit from the City to start anything, right? Anyway, he says that when the eagles came there, "a conservation officer", he said, came and the whole operation has been canned! How do you like that.

Burnaby eaglet didn't show again until Sunday

Nice video, Will. Good to see a bit of the neighborhood and the location of the nest in relation to the houses and empty lots. I watched the video twice but was never able to see the eaglet.

Karen, sorry you could not see the eaglet! I could see it when I played the file but uploading degrades it more. I just came home with a telephoto lens, if you can call it that! 1.7 power for $280.00, will boost the 12X to 20.4X. I need a cam corder which goes to 35X or more for this job.

If the eaglet survives to grow bigger, you'll see better videos and pictures.

The adults have to fly far, 3 miles for fish and this AM they were both gone again. The female, I think, returned with nothing and chased off a crow, so I'm concerned about food for this eaglet.

That's alright, Will. As long as you were able to see the eaglet and know that it's still there, that is a good thing. We'll be looking forward to the pictures with your new lens.

I hope your eagles can find enough food. Maybe it's a good thing that there appears to only be one eaglet to feed.

Idaho Girl: any updates? your pictures are very intriguing.

willpatt: I think I could see the eaglet - just a little flicker in the nest at one point. Please tell me you had a tripod to get such a steady picture. terrific video!

Yes, I use a tripod! Thanks for the compliment. My next efforts should be better with the new lens.

Not one but TWO eaglets in the Burnaby nest.
From left to right, biggest eaglet, below little one's head, above part of eagle's head:

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Movie coming later! Eaglets very visible in that.

Here is the movie Two Burnaby Eaglets!

Here is the Utube version Two Eaglets!

Great news, WillPatt - two eaglets! Looking forward to the video, as I don't do well seeing little stationary eaglets.

Yes, I agree. A stationary eaglet in those leaves, could be just that....a leaf.

Your proof is there now!! See the movie above.

I saw the second eaglet! It looks a lot smaller than the first one - but definitely bobbing around in the middle!

A rare moment for two small eaglets. See them both up at the same time.

Two parts: Part I

And Part II

Burnaby eaglets and parents are doing fine! Here's a 4 min movie...
May 30 07

Too far from water Inexperienced The male is not around much and the female perches high above the nest most of the time.

In the morning Jun 1st, I was there for nearly 2 hrs and she was perched. I left and came back 45 mins later and she was in the same spot. Did she feed them while I was gone

A little later, the biggest eaglet seemed to turn on it's sibling, beating it with wings and pecking it.
Jun 1 AM

I lost a few clips for the PM one but the outcome of the AM affair, will have to wait a day or so.
Jun1 PM

Will - I hope the youngerst one will be OK

Sandra Gee has told me about another eagle's nest in Nanaimo where I live. She has spotted an eaglet in the nest. It is on Bayshore Drive which is about a 10 minute drive from my home. I've gone over a couple of times to check it out, and have seen Mum and Dad but not the eaglet yet. In these photos taken on May 27 it looks like a parent is feeding it.


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Birdofprey, great that you found another nest quite close by! Hope there are eaglets this time.

That tree I kept staring at the thumb nail for awhile, trying to figure out if it the nest was in a partially man made structure. Very interesting looking tree for sure Post one wider angle next time, so I can get a better look, please.

Nice view though and it won't leaf out and block your view

Today, Jun 2, I went over to record and find out if the small eaglet was OK. It was Very relieved, after I got home and reviewed my files. Their actions are so brief that I never catch them with my binoculars, even though I look every 2 mins. or so.

As a bonus, the male was there as well, perched in the next tree over.

Eaglets OK

It's just an oddly shaped tree
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Will....I'm so happy the eaglets are both okay. Today was the first time that I could actually see both of them. That man who was talking to you on the video, is he the one who lives in that white house next to the vacant lot?

BOP....Love those pictures. That tree is really unique looking. I'm glad you found a nearby nest for you to get your eagle fix. Just wait till we go to the Sidney nest in July for our mini HW forum members convention!! Woo Hoo!!

No, the guy in the white house is young and a little odd! Today, when both eagles were perched for a few hrs, of course the crows harassed them off and on. He said that the eagles were perched there to hunt crows! Also that there are dozens of crow remains, mainly feathers, under the tree.

They probably do catch the odd crow but mostly they just ignore them or try to.

The man talking to me, lives directly benind me on the opposite side of the road from the white house. Actually that house is on Canada Way and I'm on Norfolk videoing. The nest is only about 100 ft off Canada Way.