Watch video captured live as Decorah eagle lays first egg

Watch video captured live as Decorah eagle lays first egg

On February 23, 2011, the Raptor Rescue Group captured the live filming of the Decorah eagle as she laid her first of three eggs. By April 6, 2011, all three eggs hatched while the world watched live video over the Internet.

The snow was still visible in parts of the nest as the mother eagle waited patiently for the first egg to arrive. The videos below encompass approximately 20 minutes and at first glance it appears that nothing is happening, but lo and behold, the camera was capturing a true marvel of nature, and one that often isn’t viewed firsthand.

It isn’t until the second video that the egg is actually delivered and soon after, the second egg would arrive. The second egg would make its arrival on February 26, 2011 followed by the third egg which showed up on March 2, 2011.

In the second video below, you can see as the eagle looks around and appears to be waiting patiently for egg. After delivering the egg, she slowly turned around then gently rolled the egg with her beak to a better spot where she could sit and incubate it.

The nest is in a tree approximately 80 feet in the air and if you look towards the upper right corner of the video, it is possible to see traffic driving by.