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NORFOLK-- Exclusive WVEC.com Eagle Cam pictures show a bald eagle family at the Norfolk Botanical Gardens is growing larger.

Video: Eagles tending two babies, waiting for the third

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Two eaglets have hatched in the bird's nest. The first happened Saturday afternoon and the second egg hatched Sunday morning.

Caretakers at the gardens say another eaglet is expected to be seen soon. They have spotted a crack and a pip hole in a third egg and expect the last egg to hatch very soon.

Officials at Norfolk Botanical Garden says the young birds will grow rapidly and in 11 to 12 weeks (early to mid-June) will be ready to attempt their first flight as they prepare for life on their own.

Bald eagle eggs typically hatch 35 days after being laid and the first was in the nest on February 10.

In the past, this particular eagle pair has generally incubated their eggs for 37 days.

Their second egg was laid on February 13 and the third on February 17.

You can watch the eaglets' growth on WVEC.com Eagle Cam. It's running 24/7 and night viewing is possible with the help of an infrared light.

This is the eagle pair's fourth three-egg season.

From Wildlife Center of Virginia

Dr. Dave McRuer, Director of Veterinary Medicine, examines the eagle with the help of Wildlife Rehabilitator Tracy Marshall.

Now 11 months old, he is still being cared for at Wildlife Center of Virginia in Waynesboro.

"We send along our best to the Bald Eagle parents, and hope that they enjoy a more normal and uneventful spring and summer.  Their “special-needs” chick from last year continues to thrive here at the Wildlife Center, and we continue to monitor him closely.  It’s also nice to recognize that the Bald Eagle population in Virginia continues to grow and thrive.  It is proof that conservation works, and we really can save almost any species – if we just care enough, and take action in time," said Ed Clark, the center's president.