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Follow a Birdhouse Cam
Thanks to The Cornell Lab of Ornithology, folks who might not have the opportunity to view nest cams can do so! Great videos available on their website, plus a Twitter site devoted soley to nest cams, appropriately named…”Nest Cams”.
A birdhouse cam allows us to view nesting habits, eggs hatching, and the rearing of nestlings inside the birdhouse with no hinderence to birds. Amazing technology that’s actually been around for a while, more popular now with mainstream and backyard birders. Bring the outdoors into your living room – get great entertainment and educational value for kids and adults alike!
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Secret World: Bird Watching Camera
There are some marvels of nature that we usually just aren’t privy to. The birth of the tiniest birds, and some of the weird and wonderful behaviors and actions of our feathered friends! But with a bird watching camera, a secret world is revealed, a whole new realm to be explored and enjoyed by backyard birders.
Bird Cams allow you to watch from humdreds of feet away, in the comfort of your home. The cameras come with sensitive built in microphones that let you hear what’s going on inside, as well as outside the birdhouse. By leaving the camera on, you’ll be amazed at the many bird songs, calls and other wildlife chatter that will be heard right in your home. It brings a whole new meaning to the term “home entertainment” – Better reality TV than some of the shows out there!
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A Rare Find with Bird Cameras
Media Release
Grey Wagtails – first confirmed breeding record in 100 years
18 July 2009, Malta – After an absence of almost 100 years, a pair of Grey Wagtails successfully bred and raised two chicks in Malta this year, BirdLife Malta revealed today. The conservation organization also released photos that show the nest and one of the juvenile birds.
“What is particularly interesting about this breeding record is that this is a species that normally breeds near fast-flowing streams, waterfalls and lakes” said Dr Andre Raine, BirdLife Malta Conservation Manager.
“This pair however located the closest thing in Malta to its natural habitat and chose a water outflow pipe near a building as its nesting site. It demonstrates how adaptable birds can be when they feel the urge to breed, particularly if they are not disturbed.” continued Dr Raine.
Early ornithologists from the late 1800s and early 1900s, such as Antonio Schembri and Charles A. Wright, both suggested that this species bred in Malta. The last Maltese breeding record came from the ornithologist Giuseppe Despott in 1916, when he wrote in a paper entitled ‘The breeding birds of Malta’ that ‘a few individuals often pass the winter with us; these generally remain to breed.’
The recent breeding pair of Grey Wagtails was observed by BirdLife Malta fieldworkers carrying out courtship displays at the same site over a period of several weeks. The fieldworkers later located and photographed the nest site with bird cameras, and observed the pair feeding the newly fledged young birds.
BirdLife Malta stated that it will soon be releasing a report on this year’s breeding bird records. The report will compare this year’s records with those published in the Malta Breeding Bird Atlas 2008, which was the first atlas for Malta and was published by BirdLife Malta earlier this year.
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