Peregrine Falcon Nest CAM

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For anybody else into this kind of thing:

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At some point, the camera must have been knocked out of position, and the problem has been fixed.

That aside: the incubation process is still in the works, so no babies yet.

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Q: Meanwhile could you set-up a cam of you, for us, watching hatchlings?

Happy voyeur,
TT

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And here is where my mind went: the CAM needs some running audio commentary of what is happening. Kind of like the broadcast anchors on live sporting events.

But bored out of their minds.

  • “Oh look, something is about to happen.”
  • “Oops, sorry everybody. No, it was just a bird fart.”
  • “Do birds fart?”
  • “Well, I imagine they must fart.”
  • “I don’t know, that could be dangerous mid-flight.”
  • “Nonsense. How the f&%* do you think those falcons get their bursts of speed?”
  • “Oh look, it would seem to be a little breezy today.”
  • “Bird fart.”
  • “When a biiiiird, farts in the wind, does aaaaanybody hear?”
  • “Oh, that reminds me: I have a colonoscopy next week.”
  • “How the f&^% would a bird fart remind you of a colonoscopy? Ah jeez, never mind. I got it.”
  • “Duuuuust in the wind. All I hear is dust in the wind.”
  • “How long does it take for those little f%^&ers to hatch, anyway?”
  • “Do falcons lay eggs that we can eat, like chicken eggs?”
  • "Google AI says:

Almost all female birds are biologically capable of laying unfertilized eggs without mating, similar to how mammals have cycles, but this is most common in domesticated birds and captive pets lacking a mate. Common examples include ducks, turkeys, geese, quails, and many pet birds, such as cockatiels, budgerigars, lovebirds, and parrots.

  • “Ah, Peregrine falcons must be strict Roman Catholics.”
  • “Yeah, all business, no pleasure.”
  • “So most of the year is just duuuust in the wind…”
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Hilarious! :laughing:

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  • “Oh, oh. The parent falcon is now brooding with the back-end to the camera.”
  • “Is that the papa falcon or the mama falcon?”
  • “As great of a falcon back-end as that may be, the camera isn’t quite close enough to figure out the falcon genitalia.”
  • "You pervert. Google AI says:

Distinguishing male from female peregrine falcons is best done through size and behavioral observation, as females are roughly 1/3 larger and more heavily marked than males. Females are broader with more intense chest barring, while males (called “tiercels”) appear sleeker, smaller, and have cleaner white breasts.

  • “How the f%^& do you want us to figure that out from the back-end of just one bird?”
  • “… F%^&.”
  • “Order a pizza?”
  • “Yeah. You sure that isn’t Peregrine genitalia right there?”
  • “Wtf, do I look like I subscribe to Bird porn?”
  • “Well …”
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