The NBG Eagle Cam

WVEC-TV, Norfolk Botanical Gardens and VA Dept. of Game & Inland Fisheries have partnered to bring you a live streaming view of the Eagles' Nest. Check out this kewl webcam at

http://www.norfolkbotanicalgarden.org/e-community/eagle-cam

After laying the first egg of the 2009 season on the afternoon of February 10th, the bald eagles at the Norfolk Botanical Garden laid a second egg at about 5:05pm on Friday the 13th. Sometime in the early afternoon of Wednesday, February 18th a 3rd egg was noted in the bald eagle nest at the Norfolk Botanical Garden. Sharp-eyed camera viewers captured video that shows the female apparently laying an egg shortly after midnight on February 17th. The first definitive glimpse of the egg wasn't caught until about 1:30 pm on the 18th.

The parents will incubate the eggs, protecting them from the elements while they develop. Bald eagle eggs typically hatch 35 days after being laid, although in the past this pair has generally incubated for 37 days. The first eaglet will be expected to hatch in mid-March. Three eggs is fairly extraordinary as a majority of bald eagles lay two eggs at a time.

Latest Update:
The 2nd egg was laid on February 13
The first egg was laid around 4:10 p.m. on February 10, 2009. A second egg was laid just after 5:00 pm on February 13, 2009. A third egg was laid at at 12:12 a.m. on Tuesday, February 17.

New Bloggers' Photo Challenge

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The subject for this week's Bloggers' Community Photo Challenge is WINTER. Click on the link and play along. We haven't had winter in Virginia yet, but there's still hope for some photo ops.

New Posts in Photostream

Nothing much to write about, just some new entries in my Photostream

Flight 3407 last audio communication < click

Photo of N200WQ*

Time posted: approx 10:17 EST. Click above for a recording between the First Officer aboard Continental Flight 3407 and the Buffalo ATC. Various contacts @ 4 minutes into the tape and 8 min 45 secs. There was no contact at about the 17 minute mark as it approached the airport inside the 5 mile marker. Other pilots in the area reported some trace rime icing.

The First Responders report the site of the crash at 6038 Long St.

The parent company for the Continental airplane that crashed into a Clarence Center home Thursday night has released the names of the crew members who perished aboard the flight.
New York State Police say all 48 people on board Continental Airlines flight #3407 that crashed in Clarence Center and one person on the ground were killed.
A mother and daughter, ages 57 and 22, were treated and released for non-life threatning injuries from Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital.
Two volunteer firefighters are also being treated for smoke inhalation and minor injuries. They are expected to be released later this morning.
The names of the crew members aboard the flight are identified as:
-Captain Marvin Renslow
-First Officer Rebecca Shaw
-Flight Attendant Matilda Quintero
-Flight Attendant Donna Prisco
-Captain Joseph Zuffoletto, identified as an off-duty crew member aboard the flight.

Google Maps - Street View

Off-Duty Virginia Trooper Saves Girl from Wreck

Starboards is Percolating !

Six-dark-o'clock / High Street Landing / Portsmouth VA

Starboards Coffee Kiosk is up and running. It's so good to be greeted by Betsy's smiling face and a cup of hot coffee to start your day. Flower boxes and other details are on the way, but getting that coffee flowing is priority.