This is one of many nest cams that are online to view. This Great Horned Owl nest is just outside someone's window in Oklahoma City. You can read more about it on the site. Your child may enjoy checking in on this site periodically to watch the owlets grow and watch owl behavior. It is quite interesting!
http://www.ustream.tv/okcowlcam
Only the female incubates the eggs and keeps the chicks warm. The male hunts for her and the chicks until the chicks are old enough to control their body temperature. . Usually he passes the food off to her and then takes off hunting again. She rips up the prey into small pieces and feeds to the owlets. When the chicks are big enough to keep warm themselves, both parents hunt and the owlets usually can feed themselves.
We have noticed that even though Great Horned Owls are nocturnal, she is awake and tending to the owlets during the day.
fun! we'll have to bookmark this one. we've also been watching the bald eagle live cam (in Minnesota, I think?)
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