Angel Preens Her Hatchling 🐣 04/28/23 07:09

Angel and Tom's first baby has hatched and while still partly in the shell, Mom preens the hawklet (Eyas) before laying back down on the nest to keep the unhatched egg and new hawklet warm.

🐥 FIRST HAWKLET HATCHED ON 04/28/23 IN THE EVENING.

🐣 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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