Friday, March 23, 2012

Red-tailed Hawk Bird Cam

You know it's Spring when the bulbs are blooming, the animal sightings start, and the pollen starts flying. Right now in North Carolina we are enduring our annual pine pollen blizzard. The best thing I can say about this is that even though everything is coated in a layer of pale yellowish dust, at least the individual grains are too big to be much of an allergen. Ticks are out already too, but the less said about that the better!
I also typically know it's Spring when I start hearing about the web-cams. I had posted a while ago about a bald eagle nest that was being watched here in our area. The camera was damaged and they are lacking in funds to replace it, so unfortunately that will not be up again for a while. I do, however, have another great bird-cam to share. The Cornell Lab of Ornithology is always such a great source for everything birds. Right now they have up a live feed, with sound, of a pair of red-tailed hawks nesting. As of yesterday, the pair has three eggs. We look forward to seeing those hatch in the next few weeks and watching the eyases grow!
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/page.aspx?pid=2422&ac=ac

You can also read on the page and through the links about the pair that are nesting and about red-tailed hawks in general. They have named the female "Big Red" and are currently holding a contest to name the male. Take a look! It's strangely addicting!

3 comments:

  1. Lets' see. Ok, I am enjoying the hawk cam and the interesting comments. Mom Lillian

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  2. Yeah! It works!:)

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  3. Entered in under anonymous. yeah, finally!

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