EagleCam in Minnesota shows nest fall from tree under weight of heavy snow killing eaglet

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — An eaglet was killed Sunday when its nest fell from a tree in an incident that was seen by some viewers during a live video feed. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources said in a statement that the nest fell just before 8 a.m. Sunday. DNR staff reviewed the site and believe that heavy snow from a blizzard on Saturday caused the branch on which the nest was built to give way. “The branch was dead and the nest was over 20 years old and weighed over 2,000 pounds,” the statement says. DNR officials were able to…