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2018 Memory Lane North Eagles: Eagles, eagles, and more eagles!

December 23, 2018: Eagles and more Eagles at the Decorah North nest

The Decorah North eagles are living just inside a north/south wind-funnel of sorts that cuts through the hills and channels wind – and birds – for miles. Topography influences migration in many birds, including bald and golden eagles. Looking at the terrain, it is no surprise at all to see eagles congregating here – even if the Norths don’t exactly put out the welcome mat! Several of the Decorah North mods mentioned visitors when asked for their memorable moments on

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2018 Memory Lane Decorah Eagles #3: Dad’s last day on the nest

The couple that launched the wildlife streaming revolution. Mom & Dad on Dad's last day in April of 2018

April 18, 2018: A heavy April snowstorm had Mom and Dad dual brooding the eaglets to protect them from the wet, heavy snow. You can watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/z9NOwMzej8A. All of our moderators brought this up. It was no one’s favorite, yet it was deeply treasured by everyone. Instead of an explanation, two comments that really touched me: “One of my favorite and most cherished moments was Mom and Dad Decorah on the nest, keeping the eaglets warm

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2018 Memory Lane Decorah Eagles #2: Dad Feeds Mom

April 8, 2018: Dad feeds Mom

April 8, 2018: Dear Dad brings a big floppy fish, preps it in front of Mom, feeds her one bite, beak bites her and feeds her more while she sits. A priceless partnership! You can watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/hM0TMmYbFro Prey provisioning is an important part of eagle courtship. While both males and females incubate, females spend more time incubating eggs and brooding very young eaglets, so males need to be able to catch and share their prey with

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2018 Memory Lane #1: Decorah Eagles Incubation Standoff

2018 Memory one: Incubation stand-off!

I went to our moderators and asked them for their favorite moments from our nests. They came back with all sorts of memories: touching, happy, sad, inspirational, and things I would never have thought of. We’ll be counting them down as we approach the new year! Moment #1: March 6th, 2018. Incubation stand-off! Full video here: https://youtu.be/jvuBEl6UI_4. It’s believed that female eagles incubate at night because their larger size makes them more cold-tolerant. Whatever the reason, Dad didn’t always want

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A Reflection and a Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving 2018

November 23rd would have been Bob Anderson’s birthday. I assume that our friend and founder would finally have achieved his dream of retirement – or at least semi-retirement – and be busy with his book by now. Given the thankful nature of the season, it seems like a good time to take stock of where the Raptor Resource Project has been, where it plans on going, and what I have to be thankful for. For those of you who don’t

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Celebrating Dad Decorah

Dad Decorah Shirt Image

Written by John Howe First – I’d like to announce that we have designed a commemorative shirt in honor of Dad Decorah. You can take a look at this link:https://www.bonfire.com/decorah-dad/ We hope you like it as much as we do and wear it with pride and in honor of a bald eagle that has touched the hearts and minds of so many. Dad Decorah is pictured on the shirt with D29, D30, and D31 – his last offspring in the

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Remembering 2015, Part Two: Mod favorites!

Decorah Hatchling

2015 Ustream and Facebook Mod Favorites We decided to turn on the time machine this morning for a trip down memory lane! I asked our moderators to share some of their favorite moments on the nest from 2015, and here are a few of their selections. Enjoy and have a very happy new year! I did leave out one favorite of Bob’s, so I will lead off with that. He was absolutely thrilled by the Decorah Bald Eagle Violin Concerto,

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Remembering 2015, Part One: A Tribute to Bob

D23 Hatching

As the year comes to a close, we are going to take a look back at some special moments from 2015 and earlier. We are starting with a dedication to Bob, including some of his favorite footage, a blog he inspired, and a few videos celebrating his accomplishments. We hope you enjoy remembering some of these special moments! D23 Hatches I don’t remember where I was when Bob called to make sure I was watching D23 hatch. He was so

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