WARNING -Difficult To Watch: Hawklet Accidently Dies 🌲 04/29/23 07:41

Angel had left the nest when Tom arrives and sees his newly hatched hawklet (eyass) for the first time. With his back to the camera, he apparently moved the hatchling out of the nest bole when Angel arrives and proceeds to scream at him until he leaves the nest. This was done out of instinct as he is a new father and this was his first baby. He originally had to learn how to incubate as well. He is a good provider and a fast learner and sometimes in nature, we experience things we don't want to see but are necessary as a learning experience for an inexperienced parent. The good news is we now know the pair are fertile together and hopefully, we will see the second egg pip soon.

🐥 FIRST HAWKLET HATCHED ON 04/28/23 IN THE EVENING.
Update: The first hawklet succumbed to an injury due to an accident at the nest on 04/29/23 at 07:44 AM.

🐣 PIP WATCH FOR FIRST EGG STARTS 04/21/23.
🐣 PIP WATCH FOR SECOND EGG STARTS 04/24/23.

🥚 TOM AND ANGEL'S FIRST EGG LAID
03/24/23 at 03:56 PM
🥚 TOM AND ANGEL'S SECOND EGG LAID
03/27/23 at 08:18 PM

🥚 INCUBATION PERIOD: 28-35 days.
🐥NESTING PERIOD: 42-46 days.

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Article on a Leucistic Red-tailed Hawk:
https://wildlife.foothillsclusters.com/a-very-unusual-leucistic-redtailed-hawk

Courtesy Of:
Window to Wildlife
Link: https://www.windowtowildlife.org/

Cam Links:
Overhead Cam:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQ0mCowoEUI
Longrange Cam:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxQkhFgIZkc

Stats (from cam link above):
Location- Tennessee (exact location cannot be given for her safety)
Angel - Female, 7+ years of age, Leucistic (White)
Unnamed Mate- Male, 3+ years of age, Normal Coloration
Nest: 40 feet tall, 3 feet long x 1.5 feet wide, human-reinforced nest
Cams: Above the nest is a tiny pinhole cam so we don't intrude into the small nest, this cam does not have IR (night vision). We have a long-range PTZ cam in a distant tree, with IR and Mic.

Angel's Story (from cam link above):
Angel is a very rare Leucistic Red-Tailed Hawk. 2 years ago, Angel & Mohawk (no longer around) raised 3 chicks and they fledged successfully. Last year Angel chose a new mate and he was still a subadult. Since the new male was not fully mature, they did not have eggs last year. This year he has fully matured and their bond seems strong. Will post a view soon about the history of Angel and how we came to put in this very unique and rare camera.

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