I should have posted this a few months ago as the hummers will fledge any day now!
You can watch streaming video of hummingbird and barn owl nests at the website of Audubon's Starr Ranch:
http://www.starrranch.org/blog/?page_id=2
The hummingbirds are about to fledge from the third nest - two nests, two moms, this mom is about to fledge her second nest of the season.
I always seem to miss the fledge moment by about 20 minutes...
http://www.starrranch.org/blog/?page_id=23
For night owls (pun intended), the barn owls are a great show. There are currently three owlets who will soon leave their tree cavity. For now, they go out at night to hunt and are returning in the daytime to nap. This is a second clutch this year for these parents.
An infrared camera captures their night-time activities so doesn't bother the owls but gives viewers an incredible show.
Natalie
You can watch streaming video of hummingbird and barn owl nests at the website of Audubon's Starr Ranch:
http://www.starrranch.org/blog/?page_id=2
The hummingbirds are about to fledge from the third nest - two nests, two moms, this mom is about to fledge her second nest of the season.
I always seem to miss the fledge moment by about 20 minutes...
http://www.starrranch.org/blog/?page_id=23
For night owls (pun intended), the barn owls are a great show. There are currently three owlets who will soon leave their tree cavity. For now, they go out at night to hunt and are returning in the daytime to nap. This is a second clutch this year for these parents.
An infrared camera captures their night-time activities so doesn't bother the owls but gives viewers an incredible show.
Natalie