Bald Eagle Nest 1 Harry & Harriet

Harry and Harriet are the bald eagles at the center of this nest camera, streaming live from Traverse City, Michigan, as part of the Great Lakes Bald Eagle Cam. The names make the pair easy to follow, but the birds themselves are wild neighbors, tending a nest in a part of the country where water, woods, and weather all leave their mark on the season.

A Great Lakes nest rewards repeat visits. You may catch the adults arriving with sticks, taking turns over the eggs, or later feeding young that seem to change from one week to the next. You may also catch a long, still stretch, with an eagle settled on the nest and the Michigan light moving through the trees. Both are the real life of the nest. Because this is Nest 1, the view is meant to stay with Harry and Harriet at home, close enough that the small gestures, a shift of wings, a careful feeding, a look toward the sky, become easy to see.

It is a calm, companionable way to spend time with two of the region's most closely watched birds.

The stream is provided by Great Lakes Bald Eagle Cam. Look in on Harry and Harriet often; nest life in Traverse City has a way of turning quietly into something memorable.