FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ww.incnow.tv) - On June 9, 2013, Indiana Conservation Officers received an anonymous tip that a Greencastle man was in possession of a bald eagle
Jeffrey Henry, 49, Greencastle, was issued a summons to appear in Putnam County Court after Indiana Conservation Officers seized a live bald eagle from his residence. Shane Cooper of DNR Law Enforcement said that officers arrived at the scene to find the bald eagle in Mr. Henry’s apartment. Investigators said Mr. Henry captured the juvenile bald eagle near his residence days prior. The bald eagle was then seized and transported to a licensed wildlife rehabilitator.
The unlawful taking or possession of non-game migratory birds is punishable up to 60 days of jail and fines of $500..
Bald eagles are protected under the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act which provides complete protection of both the bald and golden eagle.

  Hope they find the mom and dad and release it after a thorough check.

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What a jerk!     

 

What beautiful eyes she has:

They reflect the city.

Such a beauty . . .

Sure is! 

[The Honker and Alarm Caller:]

The Honker and Alarm Caller:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fldpx7_Hg90#ws

I know it's not white feet.  I think it might be the middle child, but not 100% sure.  Knowing what position they were in during their nap, I used the archives to figure out which one it was, and tried to get a picture that would show feet.

Love that honking sound-just like mom!

1:01AM feed:

Gosh, these kids eat a lot!  Great catch, NCA!

Wow!  Remember a week ago when they all fit under her?

Look at the feathers coming in!

"What's with your feet?"  

              
                
                      

 

Awe, we shouldn't pick on baby blue foot!

Was there a Blue-footed Booby hanging around Rochester sometime in April??

"What's with your feet?" 

             
               
                       

WOW, Sis! Your feet are WEIRD!

             

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhRJk8OLPZM#ws

Good catch! 

Oh no!  She has egg butt! 

        

http://blogs.scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/osprey/

LOCH NESS?????? 

  

New post on stewartfalcon

“Overlong� Incubation at SF PG&E Nest
by stewartfalcon

It is about one week past the 100 day mark for incubation of now-dead eggs by the male known as Dapper Dan at the downtown San Francisco peregrine nest on PG&E headquarters. As many know, Dan and Lil produced a clutch of eggs that were incubated to about half term when a new female invaded the territory and displaced Lil.

Dan continued incubation duties alone. But of course he had to eat. He left to hunt and the eggs went uncovered for extended periods almost every day. Camera watchers waited and hoped for the new female to assume incubation of the eggs that were not hers but to her, they were just obstructions to her own clutch. Once her first egg arrived her drive to incubate became strong and both adults kept the growing clutch (six in all) covered for a full term (33 additional days) but even the properly incubated eggs did not hatch and now it is just a nest watch while we all wait for the newly formed pair to give up for the year. The new female's eggs must not have been fertile.

I receive emails from people who plead with me to "help" the birds by saving them from further incubation duties. I ask: What if I trigger them to lay yet another clutch? What about other peregrines incubating non-viable eggs in other nests where there is no nest camera? It is one of the dilemmas of publishing a nest camera: it is not the Disney Channel and there will not necessarily be a happy ending. No medicare, no social security, no soup kitchen... But c'mon, why can't we DO something?

Permits to fiddle around with nature are carefully scrutinized. I have a permit to visit nests, band nestlings, and collect addled eggs (for study of contaminent analysis) but I do not have a permit that allows removal of eggs from sitting peregrines.

I watched two pairs of peregrines incubate for similar "overlong" periods last year. I just gave up on one pair and went to the nest to investigate at the other when the pair finally gave up. I found one egg that had recently rotted and broken open due to the build up of gas. I think the stink drove the birds away.

During the population recovery work we believed that peregrines had an internal clock that told them when they reached full term incubation. That belief drove field biologists to return to nests with live young to replace dummy eggs very close to the end of the 33 day incubation period. Perhaps we had much more time?

As the Bay Area peregrine population continues to swell it is likely that we will see more nest territory intruders--more resident pairs being challenged by breeding age adult who want a territory. Territorial intrusion could actually dampen overall productivity through events such as we observed this season in San Francisco. Indeed, it may be one of nature's mechanisms for limiting population to a level that habitat can support (its carrying capacity) and assuring that the strongest members of the population are breeding.

Probably too soon to start guessing, but I will anyway LOL! 2 boys & a girl

Sometimes I think 2 girls and a boy the other times, I think 2 boys and a girl.  The middle one stumps me but if foot coloring counts, 2 boys.