Follow Our Hourly Updates of Photos Below on the Eagle’s Fate During the Storm

Snow blows sideways across the eagle’s nest high atop the trees in Cordorus State Park, sticking to feathers and coating the back of the majestic bird hunkered down on top of two eggs.  It is a striking image that evokes strong emotion in the middle of yet another winter storm.

Since early this morning we have been keeping an eagle eye on the eagles, and updating you with photos and a description of how the birds cope in today’s storm. KEEP CHECKING BACK for our HOURLY UPDATES on the eagles during the storm.

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9 am. Thursday, March 5, 2015: The storm continues, and by 9 a.m. the eagle is almost completely enshrouded in snow.

 

 

 

 

 

 

10 a.m. The eagle, now covered entirely by snow except for its head, silently perches on the snowy nest, protecting the eggs despite the adverse conditions.

11 a.m.- The eagle’s head tops the mound of growing snow on the nest, as the eagle alertly peers into the woods surrounding it at Cordorus State Park in Hanover, York County.

11:43 a.m.- The eagle shook its head, then arose and spread its might wings, shaking to remove the snow from its back.  Shifting carefully in the nest with tiny steps, it changed its orientation then settled back over the eggs with a side-to-side rocking motion. The eagle’s wings now rest above a couple of inches of snow that fills the nest. The eagle nibbled on some snow as it settled back in.

12 noon-As snow continues to fall in Cordorus State Park, the eagle once again begins to be covered by the flakes falling overhead in Hanover.

1 p.m.- As the snow shifts directions and comes toward the camera lens, it hides the view temporarily of the eagle.  When it clears, only the tip of the wings and the eagle’s head is clearly visible. More snow is mounded up on the eagle’s body.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 p.m.- If it weren’t for the twigs protruding up through the snow around the edges of the nest, it would be difficult to tell that it was there at all from this angle. The edge of the tail feathers and head of the eagle are all that is visible now, as we get a side view.  It’s beak resting in the snow, the eagle raises and shakes its head once again, like many of us have been doing in the storm today.