Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Eagles of Decorah

I took this screen shot from my Facebook page a few moments ago. I've been intrigued by the Eagles in Decorah, Iowa. The babies were being fed here. It seems like they eat at least every hour. There is one more egg in the nest. It should hatch at any time. Mama's going to be one busy eagle when that happens. Some interesting facts are that the nest is 80 feet in the air and was built in 2007. The previous one was lost when the branch it was on fell. The nest is 5 1/2 to 6 feet wide and weighs 1 1/2 tons.



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  1. JessieApril 11, 2011 at 6:44 PM

    One and a half tons?! That's so heavy! No wonder the first branch broke!

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  2. StephanieApril 12, 2011 at 3:42 PM

    That IS heavy! Who could have imagined! How many pounds are in a ton anyway?

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  3. KarenApril 12, 2011 at 6:13 PM

    There's 2000 pounds in a ton. The nests can bring down limbs, and even whole trees.

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