Big Sur Condor Nest Cam, Dyfi Osprey Day 89,91&92, Harrison Bay Eagles, Loch of the Lowes Osprey Day 97,99&100, White-bellied Sea Eagles Day 24

There's a nest cam at a Condor nest in Big Sur California. This is the first time a cam has been put on a nest of this endangered bird. I'm not familiar with the background on this nest. It looks like it's in a hollow (maybe burned) tree? Maybe from a lightening strike? Anybody know?

The chick has been banded "99" and it already looks rather large with that wing span. The bottom left of this s'cap is what makes me think this is a hollow, burned tree.

And then it nearly disappears in the shadows against the wall.

They aren't the prettiest of birds...

I was hoping to see a parent. But after more than 5 hours of recording (some of which was of a frozen stream) all I got was the chick.

At the Dyfi Osprey nest, Dad brought a fish and W2 Celyn came screaming in to claim it.

"Thanks Dad!"

I'm not sure who this is. The folks at the nest have a new blog entry about Blue24 that was at the nest yesterday. They include a s'cap of her in the nest in June while there were babies in the nest. I hadn't realized that had happened... It looks like she's being yelled at and is leaving. In that blog entry, they reference another blog entry which contains a map showing where the various nests are located. Good stuff! They also refer to a male Osprey Dai Dot. You can read the background of Blue24 and Dai Dot here. All of these posts are very interesting and informative.

One parent was perched in the pine at the Harrison Bay Eagle nest. You can see it flying away in the bottom right of this s'cap.

Who is this at the Scottish Wildlife Trust's Loch of the Lowes Osprey nest? I don't see a band on its left leg.

It's got white tips on its feathers, so it's a youngster... But no band. Who are you? Are you a visitor hoping to score a free meal?

A little while later, FR4 comes for a visit.

Hoping for a fish delivery... The antenna is visible here.

It was a short visit since Dad didn't bring a fish. You can see the antenna clearly in this s'cap.

I didn't get much from the White-bellied Sea Eagle nest today.

It's hard to tell where one stops and the other one starts...

I processed the video from Thursday's Eagle release. But it is going to take 8 hours to upload to YouTube. I forgot how long it takes to upload from my video camera. I think that's because it's HD... I'll have it posted tomorrow.