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This was on the blog today:

Azalea has again flown over new territory, but also settled into something of a routine. She is spending less and less time near the nest. At night she is roosting at the dump area, but not always in the same tree. She is making morning visits to the nest and afternoon soaring flights over the area. Two new locations during her flights were July 31 at 2:00pm she was over Camellia Shores across Lake Whitehurst (data point to the left on map), and on August 2 at 2:00pm she was over Waterford Apartments near Shore Drive and the northwest edge of Little Creek Reservior (far right data point). During this time there have been no sightings of either HE or HK, and it appears that only one of the adults - female - is still here.

One of the adults brought a fish to the nest about 10:30 today, but Azalea accidently knocked it off the nest and it fell to the ground. No one has reported seeing Azalea catch her own food, so don’t know if she has done so as of yet.

Kris G.

Thanks for the report on Azalea. Good she's doing well.

Donna   :2thumbsup:

I hope she is because one of the comments made was she has been observed favoring a leg.  Maybe this is why she isn't hunting on her own.  Will keep looking at the blog for more info to see if there's a problem-hope not.

Kris

This was an update posted today about Azalea:



Satellite Map Aug 1 to 11: Azalea has wandered even farther from Norfolk Botanical Garden. The lowest center data point is over the Haygood area near Independence Blvd in Virginia Beach at 3:00pm on August 5. The most eastern point (far right) is over Bay Colony and Broad Bay in Virginia Beach on August 8 at 1:00pm. The far upper left data point is over Hewitt Farms/Belaire neighborhood in Norfolk on August 11 at 4:00pm. You will notice that all three of these times are during the afternoon when she is more likely to be soaring. Other than at those times Azalea has been staying close to NBG spending most of her time either in the nest tree, camera tree or at “the dump”. Broad Bay is about 7 or 8 air miles from NBG and that is encouraging to see her that far from NBG.

We have friends in Hampton, VA - I might have to take a road trip to Norfolk - always an excuse to buy wine (oops -does this need 2 posts?)

Hi KrisG, 

Many thanks for posting the updates on Azalea. Would it be possible to include a link to those blog posts? (thanks)

//www.dgif.virginia.gov/eaglecam/ (http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/eaglecam/)

Here ya go Kris.

Donna

Here's the link to the blog:
http://eagletrak.blogs.wm.edu

Kris

Thank you!

The latest satellite map through afternoon August 18 shows that Azalea has begun to travel. On Sunday August 16 at 1:00pm she was over the Creeds area of southern Virginia Beach. On Monday August 17 she left NBG about 1:00pm and flew out over Norfolk, turned south and flew over Portsmouth and at 3:00pm was over the Deep Creek section of Chesapeake. From there she flew southeast flying over the Northwest River into Currituck County, North Carolina. She spent the night just south of the Tulls Bay Colony residential area. About 10:00am Tuesday August 18 she got up and started flying north back into Virginia over the Blackwater area and at noon was over North Bay in Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge. From there she flew due north in a straight line over the Virginia Beach resort area to Fort Story at 1:00pm and then returned to NBG. In 24 hours Azalea made about a 90 to 100 mile round-trip and spent the night away from home for the first time.
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Bigger map of Azalea's travels:

Speaking of Norfolk Eagles....
I just received my 2010 "The Garden of Eagles" calendar - beautiful!  One of the pictures is of Azalea getting her transmitter.   

Nice!!  I couldn't believe this roundabout trip she took!  :confused:

Kris

Oh-  I think I can relate to that!!   :yes:

When I was in Richmond, my falcon watching friend commented that Azalea has not even really left the area.  She made a 100 mile circle in her 8 mile radius.  Her siblings are very far away.  Not to put a damper on Azalea, but she seems to be a homebody.

Like I said, she's checking stuff out before she commits  :happy:

Wow, she's a mover.....I wish her well. Thanks for the info.

Donna :yahoo:

Here's the picture Joe Foreman was taking...

Don't know where you found this picture of Azalea but it's much better than what they posted.  Thanks!  She's a beauty for sure!  

I found it on the Norfolk forum http://www.norfolkeagles.com/

Kilmarnock isn't that far from Norfolk, as the Eagle flies.  Just down the "road" aways is Smithfield, home of that wonderful Ham and Bacon.  Kilmarnock is on "my" side of the Rappahanock River, the next really big crossing will be the Potomac, the Patuxent, and ME!  I'm not on the water, but a Bald Eagle caused us to buy this house, so....

My friend in Richmond said she has not gone very far at all.  Don't know where she is today (Sun 8 - 23).

She hasn't - she crossed the Hampton Roads, James and York Rivers, buzzed Mobjack Bay, and ended up on the north side of the Rappahanock.  :hawk: On the water, that is a nice pleasent cruise in good conditions - 85 miles by car - less than 2 hours by car.  :nascar: