Baby's First Meal 🐥 05/01/23 02:59

After Tom brings the Opossum, Angel starts feeding her baby. Unfortunately, on the Overhead Cam, her back was to the camera obstructing the view, but on the Long Range Cam, the cam operator was able to zoom in for a minute to give us a peek of the feeding. With the wind being so strong, it was impossible to keep the cam zoomed in and them in view for long, but at least we know the Hawklet (eyas) has been fed and all is well at the nest.

🐥 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.
🐥 SECOND HAWKLET HATCHED ON 04/30/23 AT 01:22 PM

🐣 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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