Hanover Eagles, Rachel’s Falcons Hunker Down Against Snowstorm To Protect Eggs
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Wildlife watchers this week had a ringside seat to the determination of nature during Tuesday’s Winter Storm Stella.

The Game Commission/DCNR Eaglecam showed the pair of eagles near Hanover protecting their eggs from the late-winter snowstorm.  Click Here to watch live any time.

The DEP/Game Commission peregrine falcon cam at the Rachel Carson Building in Harrisburg found the falcons doing the same thing for their eggs.  Click Here to watch a time-lapse video of the falcon protecting the eggs as snow slowly builds up.  Click Here to watch live.

We’ll see a little later in the nesting season if they were successful.

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Nesting Bald Eagles Weather Winter Storm In Hanover

[Posted: March 14, 2017]


3/20/2017

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