May 23, 2005
Countdown to Hatching
The osprey parents continue to do a very dutiful job of incubating the three eggs, and they're a couple weeks away from payday. As we mentioned before, early June is when we would expect to see hatching. Eggs normally hatch about a day or two apart, so the hatching could spread out over several days.
For those who are watching both the Eagle and Osprey cams, the action at the Eagle Cam has diminished now that it looks like the oldest is out of the nest more, although the youngest is still mostly nest-bound.
Our plan at this point is to eventually put the Osprey Cam back to 30-second updates when we have chicks to watch, and at the same time extend the refresh time for the Eagle Cam. Note that we'll stick with the eaglets until they're gone.
Wallpaper
Changing to a slightly different topic: For those osprey fans who like desktop wallpaper, we saw a great photo on the Lake District Osprey Cam website (based in England). You can find the wallpaper here -- it's an amazing close-up of a young osprey in a nest with unhatched eggs. Note that the image beside the wallpaper links isn't the image that's on the wallpaper. Click the links to see the image.
Other Cam Sites
And onto yet another topic (this is a very eclectic post!): For those who enjoy seeing other types of cams, we want to post one more set of links for cams where there is currently nest action. Some of these are unique cams and are worth checking out:
Kestrel and Peregrine Falcon Cams from Italy
Xcel Energy Bird Cams (great horned owl, eagle, falcons)
Osprey Cam in Wilmington, North Carolina
Connecticut Audubon Osprey Cam
We'll update the Osprey Gallery on Wednesday. Thanks again to everyone who takes the time to send in their photos. Our Galleries are strong because of your wonderful contributions.
Until next time,
Lisa - webmaster