Bird Cams Bring Circle of Life to a Screen Near You
While watching a nest cam could sound like the organic version of watching paint dry, it's anything but. Where else can you see osprey mating, a mother peregrine repositioning her eggs, and a red-tailed hawk dissecting a dead pigeon, all from the comfort of you computer? Here are a few of our favorites:
At 55 Water Street in lower Manhattan, two peregrine falcons have returned to their nesting spot. Earlier this month there were four eggs.
There is another pair of falcons on camera atop the Tappan Zee Bridge. And on the Jersey Shore, a pair of osprey named Bay and Bandit have come back, as well. In Washington Square Park, the president of New York University has reinstated the live feed of the red-tailed hawk pair that has been nesting there. There is even a local squirrel nest camera, although it's not entirely clear if there are babies. (The accompanying natural audio is soothing enough to make it a worthwhile click.)
Further afield, a pair of barred owls in Indiana are putting on an amazing show. If you're lucky, you'll get to hear their signature "who cooks for you? Who cooks for you all?" call.
Sometimes we leave the mainland and head over to Hawaii, where a Laysan albatross is growing up under the watchful eye of a Cornell lab camera.
Other avian stories you may enjoy:
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year: MTA Bands Peregrine Falcon Chicks
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