All these Hilton Head eagles want for Christmas are names. Submit your ideas here

Fans of an eagle nest cam on Hilton Head Island have until Sunday, Dec. 12, to submit names for the pair in a contest sponsored by the Hilton Head Island Land Trust.

The online camera was set up in October after Russell Patterson, a longtime island resident, spotted the nest. After contacting the Department of Natural Resources and a company in California that specializes in wildlife cameras, Patterson worked with the Hilton Head Island Land Trust to set up the island’s first eagle webcam.

Since then, the live camera has received nearly 60,000 views from people all over the United States and multiple countries, including Canada, Australia, India, Japan and Switzerland.

The land trust has not disclosed the exact location of the nest in an effort to protect it.

The female eagle laid the first egg on Nov. 19, about a month after the eagle cam was set up. The female eagle is larger than the male and is mostly responsible for incubating the eggs, although the male occasionally helps. They work together to make sure the eggs are protected from the weather, predators or intruders.

According to the land trust, for the next 16 to 24 days, the eagles will continue to take care of the eggs until they hatch. Once they are hatched, the eagles stay with the eaglets for an additional 10 to 12 weeks through the fledgling stage.

After the first flight, known as fledgling, the young eagles will spend the next 4 to 12 weeks learning how to hunt and fly with their parents. Although the eagles can still be seen at night, the infrared light on the camera is not visible to eagles or humans.

To be a part of the naming contest, go to the Hilton Head Island Land Trust website at hhilandtrust.org and click on Eagle Cam. To the right of the eagle cam, there is a link to the eagle name suggestion form.