OT: Live Eagle Eye Cam on Hornby Island

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On another site, I found a link to a webcam set up on Hornby Island on Canada' s Western coast. The island has several Bald Eagles nesting there yearly. A resident gave permission for a webcam to be put up in his yard to monitor this particular nest in his back yard. There are 2 eggs and we can see the parents turn the eggs and sit on them, or change shifts, as Daddy Eagle sits on them, also... and we can watch them hatch if we happen to have it turned on when that happens, if it is operating. The hatching is expected to occur cerca April 25th. I have had some problems keeping the picture, but I've gotten some great views. If you have problems, keep refreshing or try

again later (the site is apparently getting a lot of hits). There is also a messageboard on the site. http://www.infotecbusinesssystems.com/wildlife/ By the way, the site is in memory of Benn Kramer. Benn Kramer is an accomplished nature photographer, long distance swimmer and scuba diver from Hornby Island, B.C., Canada, off the coast of Vancouver. His stunning photographs of the eagle family residing in his family campgrounds and his personal involvement with this eagle family have made Benn a local, and more recently, a national, celebrity. Benn is somewhat of a local hero on

Hornby Island, where he rescued two baby eagles after they fell from their nest. The eagle nest is high up in an old-growth Fir tree on a sheer cliff face. Benn has autism, a mental condition that affects a person's ability to interact with the outside world. Benn promotes autism awareness by participating in fundraising events including an annual long distance swim around Manhattan Island. - http://www.eagleman.ca Benn has since passed away due to a climbing accident in

October 21, 2005 - he will be missed by many throughout Vancouver and the world. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Additional info: The first egg should hatch around April 25th. Two or three days before the due date you will observe a small hole in the egg that has been pecked by the chick. Listen carefully, and you will also hear faint peeps made by the chick before it has even been hatched... Supposedly, the eagle's nest can also be viewed at http://www.infotecbsi.com/wildlife/ . Aasa