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They're not quite teenaged, yet...that will happen when feathers start growing in.
They're just long, and gawky, with pointy faces, and they stand up and walk around and flap their wings like they're imagining the rush of wind through them, already.
"I knew you when you were a little egg!" I tell them each, virtually petting them with my mouse pointer.
When you walk by the Franklin Institute, you can see the profiles of the mama and papa if they're sitting upright in the nest. Soon, we'll be able to peek in at the babies from the ground, too, as they grow bigger and their heads peep up a little higher.
They're just long, and gawky, with pointy faces, and they stand up and walk around and flap their wings like they're imagining the rush of wind through them, already.
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"I knew you when you were a little egg!" I tell them each, virtually petting them with my mouse pointer.
When you walk by the Franklin Institute, you can see the profiles of the mama and papa if they're sitting upright in the nest. Soon, we'll be able to peek in at the babies from the ground, too, as they grow bigger and their heads peep up a little higher.
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They fight less, too...they kind of sit patiently, and snuggle up to each other. This morning they were sitting in a line and they looked like a perfect order, largest to smallest.
Most of the time, though, they all look the same size.
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I'll bet the nest really stinks. Dead carcasses, hawk poop...yeah, it's probably nasty.
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hawkcam: Some viewers have asked about defecation. It's amazing how well they manage to avoid soiling the part of the nest where they live. You may have seen the nestlings relieve themselves---if you've seen it, you know it. Interestingly, they seem to know to aim up and away. As a result, the window, below the camera's range has become quite difficult to see through.
And then this:
hawkcam: It's also amazing how free of blood the nest remains. Watching them eat seems like it would make a bloodly mess, but, surprisingly, once they finish eating and "clean up," you'd hardly know what had just happened