I was guided to a website by a fellow blogger. It was a webcam showing a barn owl nest with 5 eggs. I find myself leaving the page on my computer so I can check through out the day or night to watch. So far 3 of the 5 eggs have hatched. The father comes at night to bring food (mice, rats, rabbits) and bond with the mother. The mother sits hour after hour keeping her brood safe, fed and warm. About twice a day the mother will leave the nest for just a minute to relieve herself and then she is back.
At times there are over 18,000 people logged on to watch Molly and McGee. People from France, England, South Africa and Australia make comments. It is a fun place to go and it is also very inspiring. I haven’t seen negative comments. This is one place where the comments are enthusiastic. There is a wonderful sense of community.
I am amaze at how one man, Carlos, could make such positive difference in so many lives. He said in an interview that he put the webcam in the nest box so he could watch. He enlisted the help of his grandson with the technological part. The grandson taught him how to make it a webcam for others to see. By doing something small he has changed many people’s outlook on their day as they share in the excitement and community created by Carlos.
http://www.sportsmansparadiseonline.com/Live_Owl_Nest_Box_Cam.html
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