The energy powering each camera and transmitter is gathered directly from the sun, using a panel of photovoltaic cells and a battery storage device. The equipment was chosen because it is non-obtrusive and has minimal environmental impact, while still providing the viewer with an intimate view of the eagles in their natural state. Images of the eagles nest are being transmitted to this Web site and to a cable television station nearby from a solar-powered video camera. A solar panel near the nest supplies the power to transmit the images to a receiver less than a mile away from the island, where the eagles have made their home since 1989. The signal then is sent to a computer for delivery to the Web and to the TV station.
More photos are available in the picture gallery.
North America is the only continent in the world where bald eagles can be found.