Tribute To The Hornsby Island Nesting Eagle Pair
As you probably are already aware, the pair of nesting bald eagles at Hornsby Island did not have a successful hatching of baby eagles this year. Hopefully they will have better luck next time.
An avid eagle fan made a fitting tribute to their efforts. I’ve hosted this in a seperate location to save him bandwidth.
Watch The Hornsby Island Bald Eagle Video Tribute
May 8th, 2006 at 11:31 pm
we watched the eagles off and on but never heard what the heck happened? tough to find the real story. would someone please let me know what happened to the eggs?
May 9th, 2006 at 6:13 am
The eggs did not hatch and were rejected by the parents. There is a new eagle eye cam up though. For more info, go to:
http://www.animalcameras.com/?p=43
May 9th, 2006 at 3:21 pm
Thank you so much for this wonderful experience and a glimpse into these magnificent creatures lives. I will remember it always and many thanks to all those responsible.
May 13th, 2006 at 6:35 pm
the eggs were NOT rejected by the parents…. the eggs simply were not viable.. mom and dad were probably too old to produce viable eggs….and mom and dad stuck with those eggs until they finally and sadly disintigrated while being sat upon
….. they will forever and always be in our hearts those Hornby Island Parents 
P.S. thank you so much to whoever put my tribute here for all to enjoy
As Always,
Playful
May 14th, 2006 at 9:14 pm
I enjoyed the video.It was a job well done.I will never forget the eagles,and i will be here next year.thanks
May 18th, 2006 at 2:50 pm
I watched the tributes to the eagles and sat here and cried. The parents crying for the loss of their babes and i cried along with them. You showed that they are loving caring parents. Thank you for doing the videos and the explanation as to what happened to the eggs.
May 24th, 2006 at 3:24 pm
If anyone would love a happy story of eagles, send me your email and I will send you a collage of 1) one egg 2) then two eggs 3) then three eggs - a rarity among bald eagles. Then 1) one hatched, 2) then two hatched and 3) then the third hatched. And then we waited to see if they would all survive as often a Cain and Abel syndrome will happen when there is more than two. At the present time, they are all three very healthy, doing wing exercises daily and preparing to fledge. I have daily photos from the days of the empty nests through the hatching and growing. It is beautiful.
May 24th, 2006 at 3:35 pm
PS: I do not believe the eggs were rejected by the pair of eagles at the nest everyone is talking about above nor is the idea that the eggs disintegrated appear viable from the photos that I have seen.
Both eggs were there and then suddenly one egg was gone with no shells left behind. Had the egg been sterile and ‘disintegrated’ or crushed, the shells of the egg would have remained. When the second egg disappeared, there was the same problem. Even when eggs hatch, there are always shells left in the nest sometimes for days or even a week or two.
Here there was nothing - they just completely disappeared. I have studied birds of prey and have taught classes at institutes such as the Yellowstone Institute in the Park and the only time I have seen eggs just disappear are in two different situations.
In one instance, a severe storm destroyed a major part of the nest, the eggs dropped through and the shells were found at the base of the tree. In another instance, the eggs were stolen by a predator - which is what I suspect here. Nature can be tough.
June 4th, 2006 at 9:47 am
What an experience….seeing the soft and the touch side of these magnifent birds…thank you to everyone responsible!