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Old May 22nd, 2001 | 03:30 PM
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Latest Internet craze-; LIVE bird nest-watching around the world

The latest internet craze is bird nest-watching on LiveCam from locations throughout the world. I found this site where you can watch the nesting of Peregrine Falcons LIVE online in the centre of Prague, at one of Tynsky church's tower at the Old Town square at http://www-ext.rozhlas.cz/sokoli/english/# <BR> <BR>Totally awesome!
 
Old May 23rd, 2001 | 05:57 AM
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Hey xxx! I found the site and 'clicked' on both cameras 1 & 2 ... but it's not giving me a 'live' view. What am I doing wrong?
 
Old May 23rd, 2001 | 06:31 AM
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The birds are sleeping? I visited and they were only moving occasionally. The "refresh" rate may be slow too. They were *cute*
 
Old May 23rd, 2001 | 07:30 AM
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If you like the birds, try www.africam.com - It's great!
 
Old May 23rd, 2001 | 08:24 AM
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I've become addicted to africam.com. I can sit in front of the computer for hours watching that. <BR> <BR>Steph
 
Old May 23rd, 2001 | 09:06 AM
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Here's another one http://www.xcelenergy.com/community/birdCam.asp
 
Old May 23rd, 2001 | 03:41 PM
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Check this nest with Peregrine baby falcons in Rochester, NY!!! They are moving right now (I see three, or are there four?) Unbelievable! http://www.kodak.com/US/images/en/co...0/hugecam2.jpg
 
Old May 23rd, 2001 | 03:53 PM
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Guess I should set up a webcam on my front porch, because no sooner did I put out two hanging baskets of flowers there, than a bird built her little nest in one of them. She hasn't budged in days, so now we don't even use the front door, we go the house through the garage. During our latest storm my husband was out duct taping the basket to the hook so the wind wouldn't blow the basket and nest down. We anticipate being the proud godparents of three little meadowlarks very soon!
 
Old May 23rd, 2001 | 03:55 PM
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Latest internet craze? Whoosh! Flew right by me even though I nest in online business. Oh well, live and learn. <BR>(I really like the Europe slant too).
 
Old May 23rd, 2001 | 04:41 PM
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Oh my gosh those things ARE cute!
 
Old May 23rd, 2001 | 04:48 PM
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I just couldn't resist adding to this. Here in the French Quarter with my one pitiful tree in the middle of my concrete "yard", I have a dove's nest in a Boston fern on my front porch. We've been working on the house, so I've had to move the fern once or twice to keep it out of harm's way. Bless that little bird's heart, she sits right above my porch on a cable wire, and as soon as we put the fern back, she's nesting again. I feel so privileged to have my own little piece of nature in a place where we see nothing but nasty old pigeons everyday. I'll keep you posted on the status of our "babies."
 
Old May 23rd, 2001 | 04:49 PM
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This isn't faaaaaaaaaaaair. I just got over an addiction to the san diego zoo pandacam
 
Old May 23rd, 2001 | 04:54 PM
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The peregrine falcons are adorable - I love hawks and falcons and great flying birds - but do you think the "orphan" is going to be accepted into the fold (of one)? Don't know anything about how "orphan" birds adapt, and it's really hard to tell from watching the site (on my computer, anyway, the movements are very stylized and only happen every 10 seconds or so)how they are reacting to each other, except that they are very close to one another in a few cam shots. <BR>Decidedly an interesting website, though - thanks for bringing it to our attention. I'll be watching to see how the young ones grow up. And it's great to see the "bird's eye view" of the cathedral - which I haven't seen since a mind-opening trip in 1983.
 

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