Bald Eagle Update

I hope you're enjoying the adventure with the bald eagle pair and their little ones.  The first egg hatched on April 1, the second on April 3.  The third egg looks like there are pecking holes in it, so I expect to see another fuzzy, grey little one soon.

I photographed these pictures from what I see on my computer screen, so they may be a bit fuzzy.


One of two faithful, devoted parents sits on a nest 80 feet above the ground.

It's 5-6 feet wide and just as deep, and it weighs almost 1-1/2 tons.

Don't you love the little bandit-masked eyes? 

This is #1 who after a couple of days was already venturing out a bit on his own.

Meal time!  The first meal for the eaglets was a rabbit. 

After that, there's been a variety of birds, fish, and furry creatures.

If you still wish to tune into the life of God's masterpiece, the bald eagle, here is the link - http://www.ustream.tv/decoraheagles .  George Washington Carver once so adequately said, “I love to think of nature as an unlimited broadcasting station, through which God speaks to us every hour, if we will only tune in.”

Eagle Nest

I'm so excited to share an awesome live cam of an eagle pair's nest in Decorah, Iowa.  I saw the parents change places this morning.  There are three eggs.  It amazes me how carefully they handle the eggs.  I'm told the first one is expected to hatch on or around April 1.  Enjoy watching this marvel of God's creation. 

I tried to embed their code here, but it's not working.  The direct link to it is http://www.ustream.tv/decoraheagles.  

"But those who hope in the LORD
   will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
   they will run and not grow weary,
   they will walk and not be faint."

Isaiah 40:31

All Creation Praises God

"I'm going out today to look for a robin," I told my husband.  He saw his first robin further south as he was trucking, but I was still craving the sight of one.  So yesterday when the temps rose to the upper 50s, I just had to break free from my winter hibernation.

I looked from side to side as I drove, and I even pulled into a riverside park and walked around, listening, searching.  I heard a meadowlark but didn't see him.  No robin.  I sighed and just soaked up the scenery.  Then my eyes focused on other signs of revival in nature.  Melting snow upriver caused the waters to flood from its sculptured edges, and a lone mallard duck glistened as he swam.  Without any fanfare, praising the God Who created him and gave him life.

I glanced up and spied a squirrel standing like a statute, probably wondering if I was safe or not.  His perked-up ears reminded me of how alert I should be for all the danger surrounding us today, pulling us in, especially how busy we can get caught up in activities and ignore what God has given in His creation to refresh our souls with His faithfulness.

I still had not spied my first robin for this year.  I went ahead and did a bit of shopping, ever vigilant for its sight and sound.  I stopped at the bank drive-through and asked the gal, "Have you seen a robin yet?"  Nope.  Oh well, I guess I might as well head home and hope I see one soon.  I thought how cool it would be if I still saw one before I got home.  I even prayed, "God, will You please show me a robin?"  Then I scolded myself for making such an insignificant request.

About four blocks from home, there he was standing under a bare-branched tree on someone's lawn.  Giddy with excitement, I squealed, "Thank You, God!"  I wiggled a little dance at the steering wheel of my van and sighed with gratitude. 

I saw my first robin yesterday.  I didn't get his picture taken, but he is in the photo memories of my mind under "All Creation Praises God."

What signs of spring refresh your soul?