{"id":1776,"date":"2016-04-09T14:06:18","date_gmt":"2016-04-09T12:06:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sciencetronics.com\/greenphotons\/?page_id=1776"},"modified":"2025-06-16T18:37:58","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T16:37:58","slug":"birdcam","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sciencetronics.com\/greenphotons\/?page_id=1776","title":{"rendered":"BirdCam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In spring 2016 a pair of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fieldfare\" target=\"_blank\">fieldfares<\/a> has built a nest utside my office window.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1810\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1810\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencetronics.com\/birdcam.php\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sciencetronics.com\/greenphotons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/2016-04-18_1506_500-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Touch down!\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sciencetronics.com\/greenphotons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/2016-04-18_1506_500-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sciencetronics.com\/greenphotons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/2016-04-18_1506_500-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.sciencetronics.com\/greenphotons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/2016-04-18_1506_500-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.sciencetronics.com\/greenphotons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/2016-04-18_1506_500.jpg 536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1810\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Touch down!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr\/>\n<p><strong>Live:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencetronics.com\/birdcam.php\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sciencetronics.com\/birdcam_newest.php\" width=\"500\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><strong>A short summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>On Friday April 8 I noticed activities outside the window. Until evening the shape of the nest had been established.<\/li>\n<li>On Saturday April 9 I installed the first version of the webcam. The nest itself is reinforced with clay.<\/li>\n<li>There is not much activity on Sunday April 10 &#8211; the clay is left to harden.<\/li>\n<li>On Monday April 11 the nest is lined with a soft layer of hay.<\/li>\n<li>Starting on Tuesday April 12 and including Saturday April 16 the female bird lays one egg each day.<\/li>\n<li>The female starts to brood the eggs fulltime on Sunday April 17.<\/li>\n<li>On Wednesday April 27 the first four eggs hatch. Now both parents come to the nest regularly and with big amounts of food.<\/li>\n<li>The last egg hatches on Thursday April 28.<\/li>\n<li>Monday May 2 the happy family life in the nest ends. A crow strikes several times and grabs one chick after the other. The fieldfares received reinforcement from 2 other fieldfares, chasing the crow, but in the end they did not manage to defend the nest.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr\/>\n<p><strong>2016-04-09:<\/strong><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-1776-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/webm\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sciencetronics.com\/greenphotons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/20160409_birdcam.webm?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencetronics.com\/greenphotons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/20160409_birdcam.webm\">http:\/\/www.sciencetronics.com\/greenphotons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/20160409_birdcam.webm<\/a><\/video><\/div><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><strong>2016-04-18:<\/strong><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-1776-2\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/webm\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sciencetronics.com\/greenphotons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/20160418_birdcam.webm?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencetronics.com\/greenphotons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/20160418_birdcam.webm\">http:\/\/www.sciencetronics.com\/greenphotons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/20160418_birdcam.webm<\/a><\/video><\/div><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><strong>2016-04-27:<\/strong><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-1776-3\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/webm\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sciencetronics.com\/greenphotons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/20160427_birdcam.webm?_=3\" \/><a 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width=\"640\" height=\"480\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/webm\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sciencetronics.com\/greenphotons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/20160429_birdcam.webm?_=5\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencetronics.com\/greenphotons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/20160429_birdcam.webm\">http:\/\/www.sciencetronics.com\/greenphotons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/20160429_birdcam.webm<\/a><\/video><\/div><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><strong>2016-04-30:<\/strong><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-1776-6\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/webm\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sciencetronics.com\/greenphotons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/20160430_birdcam.webm?_=6\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencetronics.com\/greenphotons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/20160430_birdcam.webm\">http:\/\/www.sciencetronics.com\/greenphotons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/20160430_birdcam.webm<\/a><\/video><\/div><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><strong>2016-05-01:<\/strong><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-1776-7\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/webm\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sciencetronics.com\/greenphotons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/20160501_birdcam.webm?_=7\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencetronics.com\/greenphotons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/20160501_birdcam.webm\">http:\/\/www.sciencetronics.com\/greenphotons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/20160501_birdcam.webm<\/a><\/video><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 720px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-1776-8\" width=\"720\" height=\"408\" preload=\"metadata\" 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