Parentcam

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by Doctor Science

Spring is here, and that means it’s time to watch birds. The clearest view of any nestcam I know is Cornell’s Red-Tailed Hawk cam. Mom “Big Red” and dad “Ezra” have three eggs this year. One got out of the egg yesterday:

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Who could resist that *faaaaaaaaaace*?!?! Screencapture from gumbercules.

despite the fact that this is what the nest looked like Sunday night:

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Screencap by Veronica Knapp

— yes, there’s a hawk there.

I’ve embedded the hawkcam feed under the cut. Today already when Big Red was off the nest for a few minutes (getting some more nesting material, she’s been acting as though the spruce needles were poking her) I saw the hatched chick and got a good look at the second egg, which has a gap big enough so you can see the chick (technically, the eyas) inside, chipping away. The third egg has a few chips out of it, but it takes over 48 hours for an eyas to get itself out — the parents don’t help.

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6 thoughts on “Parentcam”

  3. About four years ago some Bewick’s wrens raised a family on oour deck. they built their nest on our windchimes. Since then they have used the nest during the winter. A whole bunch of wrens, as many as six, will huddle together in it. They haven’t reused the nest for baby making, however.

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  4. About four years ago some Bewick’s wrens raised a family on oour deck. they built their nest on our windchimes. Since then they have used the nest during the winter. A whole bunch of wrens, as many as six, will huddle together in it. They haven’t reused the nest for baby making, however.

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