The eagles have landed! They are roosting on their relocated nest only 25 miles from Dallas. Hurray for Oncor Electric!

Earlier this year, Oncor relocated an entire arm of one of their towers in an attempt to save the lives of a pair of bald eagles who nested there. The story was posted earlier, but here it is again:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obt4A5pQjfU

Here is an update, posted today:
http://tinyurl.com/lww8rt5

AND .... there's a cam! I did not see anything when I tested the link, but you can bet I'll be checking on it regularly!
http://john-bunker-eagles-nest.click2stream.com/

Yesterday the cam was live but no-show for the eagles. Today, there's an eagle on the nest.

The cam is solar powered and weather dependent. It has been down awhile, but today it came on and... after only a short wait, an eagle flew to the nest with a stick! The eagle placed the stick and settled in for a bit to get the feel of the nest. It may have been the female, since she looked pretty big to me. The cam has zoom capability, and someone else was watching, zeroing in on the nest to let me get a pic of the big bird. The cam operator also zoomed in on a plate fashoned by Falcon Steel, with what appears to be the signatures of those involved with the project. That might also include Oncor (power company) and the Wetlands staff. As if that wasn't enough, the cam operator panned around the site for a tour of the Wetlands and the community adjacent to the tower, ending up with a view of one of the eagles perched and preening on a nearby tower. Exciting stuff!

Moments later, back at the nest, both Mom & Pop arrived. Yes, Mom's a lot bigger than Dad.

I also found this link, with more information about the John Bunker Eagles, aka The Wetland Eagles:

http://www.wetlandcenter.com/eagles.html

The Wetlands Eagles are not wasting any time!

I learned today from John DeFillipo, Director of Wetland Center, that the eagles were seen MATING this morning around 8:30 a.m. We should learn quite a bit watching this nest. Don't miss any of the eggscitement!

I did not see who brought prey to the nest, but judging from the feathers littering the whole nest, it must have been a good-sized bird. (Hiker said she believes Mom has a downy quilt in mind.) Mom was busily plucking and then eating the bird when Dad flew in with straw. Mom was not in a sharing mood, and beaked him away. He flew, and moments later returned with a squirrel. At that point, Mom sat back and looked from one meal to the other, seeming undecided what action was needed. Indecision won, and she flew. She must be confident that she will not go lacking, with such a spread of prey buffet at hand.

The JBS Wetlands eagles have returned for the 2016 season. Hooray for the upgraded high-def camera so we can actually watch the eagles this year. Here is a time-lapsed video of their first landing:

https://vimeo.com/140055874

And here is a link to the cam:

http://www.wetlandcenter.com/eagles.html