Hancock Wildlife Foundation

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A sweet tribute to two incredible lives 🎂🦅

Happy Birthday to David Hancock (April 1st) and Christian Sasse (March 29th)

Celebrating together, united by a shared passion for wildlife and the stories that connect us to nature.

David, your lifelong dedication continues to inspire generations.
Christian, through your lens, those moments are captured and shared with the world.

Join us to celebrate this special day

More pictures to come 📸✨

The young pair at our Gleneagles bald eagle cam nest in West Vancouver, BC, did a bit of work on the nest this morning! There's a video on our YouTube channel, and I'm going to try to add a link to that - https://youtu.be/KIXPEwj-BAw Here's the description that goes with the video:

Glen and Gladys are a young pair who claimed the territory last year but weren't ready to prepare a nest and lay eggs. They are a year older, and have lost most of the gray shading on their head and tail feathers - and they might be starting to think about nesting! The thumbnail is not the most visually interesting moment from the video - but is shows Gladys in the foreground moving a stick from the middle of the nest to the edge, where sticks belong, while Glen in back is digging in the nest, making it softer and cozier for eggs and little chicks. We generally see eggs being laid here in March or early April, so they have lots of time to get ready. One of the talons on Glen's right foot is broken, and I zoomed in on that near the end for a quick look. I'll also mention that the first part of the video is from the South cam in the neighboring tree, and you'll see what looks like a light shining on the nest partway through - what's happening there is that I moved the North cam in the nest tree to catch the action from that side, and the infrared light attached to the cam made the nest look brighter. The eagles cannot see the light (and neither could we without the camera or special glasses), and they are used to the movement of the camera so none of that disturbed them. You can watch them live at https://hancockwildlife.org/gleneagles-cams/ ~JudyB

Nest Work at Gleneagles January 15 2026, 7:27 am - as those of you who have been following our Gleneagles bald eagle cam nest in West Vancouver BC know, Glen and Gladys are a young ...

Wrapping Up Another Year of Eagles!

2025 was definitely a challenging year for our zoomer/observer teams and for all those watching the cams - but there was one bright spot; the eaglets in the upper left are Miracle and Phenom (short for phenomenal) from our White Rock nest. Dad disappeared shortly after the first egg was laid, likely driven off by a younger eagle looking to claim the territory; Mom laid a second egg soon afterwards and incubated both of them on her own. At least two young males were in the area, vying with each other to become her mate - and they helped chase off intruders, but did not help her incubate. Fortunately, fish was plentiful, so Mom didn't need to leave the eggs untended for too long to get food - and amazingly, both eggs hatched, though later than the expected hatch window - which is how they got their names. And even though many things could have gone wrong over the next three months - both fledged successfully!

The saddest news was from our Surrey Reserve nest in the lower right corner - eaglets SR10 and SR11 both died of avian flu when they were 20 and 18 days old. Mom Brit appeared ill as well, but she recovered, and Dad Rey didn't seem to be affected. We were able to remove the bodies for necropsy and to make sure they didn't harm potential scavengers. Brit and Rey were seen in the area for a while but didn't return to the nest.

Neither Mère and Père from our Boundary Bay Central nest (upper right) nor the new young pair Glen and Gladys (lower left) nested as far as we know; Mère and Père may have tried an alternate location, but were back at the nest with the cams too early for that to have worked out.

Looking Ahead

Things are starting off slowly - which is fine because we don't expect to see eggs at any of our nests until March. We know that Mère and Père are back at Boundary Bay (though electrical work at the site means the cams are down some of the time - but should be up by March) and Glen and Gladys are back at Gleneagles. There is a pair of eagles at White Rock, which is likely Mom and may even be Dad - but they are working on an alternate nest too far from the cams for us to confirm their identities yet; they have done this before - and may move back to the nest with the cams as it gets closer to time for eggs. We know there are eagles in the Surrey Reserve area, and as I'm typing this, a crew from the internet company is at the site working with our tech folks to get the cams back online - so with a bit of luck, we'll know what they are up to very soon.

We've had a lot of expenses this year, and could use your support as we get ready for 2026. Here's the link to donate on our website - https://hancockwildlife.org/donations/

Please help if you can. HWF is a “Not-for-Profit” Society in Canada, and donating through CanadaHelps is the fastest way for those in Canada to get a tax slip. There's not a tax benefit for those of us in the US, but the rate of exchange is favorable and as someone from Maine, I find CanadaHelps easy to use.

Big thanks to all who donated in 2025 - we couldn't do this without you!

How cool is this tree? 🦅 🦅🦅

Three story apartment living at its finest in Delta BC 🇨🇦❤️ for bald eagles only - very strict HOA - no silly red tailed hawks with their copy cat scream and definitely no grumpy herons! Apply at the turf farm - units are selling fast! 🤣🤣🤣

I’m kidding of course - nearly everyone in the delta area knows this tree well - all us bird watchers take a look as we drive past - if it’s quiet we can sometimes pull over for a photo - this is just an iPhone pic as I was driving past today Sat 13 Dec 2025 on my way to look at the nests by the airport - most of you know I document urban wildlife here - especially the bald eagle nests! It’s getting exciting - lots of nesting activity going on - eggs and baby bald eagles in the new year to watch and film - I document their progress on my blog and YouTube channel - please subscribe? I’d love any support - thank you - Kate 🥰❤️🇨🇦 https://bio.link/pacificnorthwestkate

Fly free 🦅

Another Bald Eagle release. This young bird came into care emaciated and with the start of avian pox virus. After months in care he made a full recovery and was released back near where he was found. #OWLrehab #RescueRehabRelease #WildlifeRehabilitation #RaptorRehabilitation

Our HWF forum is offline this morning - we've notified the tech folks and hope it will be back online soon. ~JudyB

An adult visited our White Rock nest last night - first visit of the season. There's a video on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7Eh5FmdXKQ - and you can read more about the visit on our forum. ~JudyB

Late Night Snack at White Rock October 5, 2025, 10:16 pm - an adult landed at our White Rock bald eagle cam nest in British Columbia, carrying a food item, which it proceeded to work on fo...

I posted this on my personal page because I couldn't figure out how to post from YouTube directly to the HWF page - but hopefully the link to the video will now be in both places! ~JudyB

Gladys is Back at Gleneagles! October 1, 2025, 6:12 pm - Gladys spent a couple of minutes on the nest this evening, the first time we've seen them since they left for the usual late summe...