Angel & Mate Continue Building Nest 🌲 03/07/23 07:52

Angel's mate is the first hard at work this morning. Bringing in a twig with pine, he places it down and starts rearranging sticks on the nest until he spots his mate, Angel, flying about and getting ready to land on the nest. As she does, he ducts down so she can enter, then flies off looking for more nesting material. Angel's stick is large and works perfectly for the walls and rails she has been building along the edge of the nest. She places it in the perfect spot, does some cupping, then departs from the nest.

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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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