Channel: Cornell Lab Bird Cams

Category: Pets & Animals

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Description: The American Kestrels have a second egg! Watch the female reveal her second egg while chattering with her mate during a prey delivery. The female departs the nest box with the male—and the meal—in tow. American Kestrels will lay eggs every other day until the clutch is complete, so keep watching to see if a third egg arrives at some point in the next 48 hours. Watch the cams live at allaboutbirds.org/kestrels The American Kestrel cam is a collaboration between the Cornell Lab or Ornithology and the Raptor Resource Project. This American Kestrel paid is nesting in a gravel-bottomed nest on private property near Prairie Du Chien, Wisconsin. The nest box is located on the side of a traditional limestone-footed barn, overlooking a rolling grassland that slopes away into folded hills and forests. Our partners at the Raptor Resource Project have watched kestrels breed at this site for over 25 years, and the wonderful combination of grassland, forest, and water that surrounds the property is an excellent example of the habitat that kestrels need to survive and thrive. Watch cam. The young birds begin to hatch out of their eggs after about a month of incubation. Over the following 3-4 weeks, the nestlings will transform from downy bobbleheads to sleek, dull versions of their parents on a diverse diet of invertebrates, small mammals, and birds (watch this highlight of the female feeding the young). After fledging, the young will continue to be cared for by their parents, remaining near the nest as they learn to hunt and master flight. Don't miss the inside view! A second camera is installed inside the box to give views of everything that happens during the nesting season. You can view both cameras at allaboutbirds.org/kestrels #birdcams #live #kestrel #birds #raptor #wisconsin #wildlife #nature #nowplaying