From Baltimore’s skyscraper falcons to those territorial osprey on the Bay Bridge, the Chesapeake Conservancy does webcams right. And with word taking flight, the organization is getting invites to spread its wings. (Sorry.)
An Eastern Shore homeowner wants the Conservancy to install a webcam within prime view of a great blue heron rookery. The area has been home to 10-12 heron nests, with up to 50 herons at a time once hatching is complete. If installed, the webcam would feature infrared technology to view the herons at night.
The roughly four-foot tall birds with S-shaped necks typically have a 5-6-foot wingspan. Spoiler alert: “It silently stalks its prey in shallow waters, and then plunges its bill into the water to capture it. It will spend about 90 percent of its waking hours hunting for food,” the Conservancy states.
Read more at Technical.ly Baltimore
from http://baltimoretech.org/news/a-new-birdcam-could-be-installed-on-the-eastern-shore-this-spring/
No comments:
Post a Comment