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Calling bird watchers: New ‘EagleCam’ shows ‘intimate lives’ of bald eagles

A camera in Minnesota will follow a pair of bald eagles as they make their nest and raise chicks. A previous eagle pair’s nest collapsed in a storm in 2023.

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A pair of eagles that were followed by viewers worldwide on the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources EagleCam are shown in this undated photo from the agency in 2023, from a nest in an undisclosed location. (AP)
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Bird lovers from around the world can look forward to some feathery reality TV drama — a wildlife camera in Minnesota is about to go live, giving an up-close-and-personal window into the nest of a pair of bald eagles as they navigate daily life and (hopefully) raise their babies.

Starting Thursday, the camera, known as EagleCam and installed by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, will go live on YouTube and the department’s website — and it’s expected to be popular, given that a previous EagleCam from the department attracted hundreds of thousands of viewers who followed the lives of their favorite eagles, including an eagle pair that became known as “Nancy and Beau.”