Pennsylvania DEP Falcon-Cam Returns, Offers Intimate Look at Nesting Birds of Prey
HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --
The Department of Environmental Protection has begun its annual live, 24-hour webcast of a nesting pair of peregrine falcons living on a ledge on the Market Street side of the Rachel Carson State Office Building in Harrisburg. Three cameras chronicle the falcons while streaming the footage live on the Internet to viewers around the world.
"Technology enables us to provide the world's bird lovers with a front-row seat to watch the story of our falcon couple and offspring unfold before our eyes," DEP Secretary Mike Krancer said. "This is a great show and more people are tuning in all the time."
Follow the falcons by visiting
www.dep.state.pa.us and clicking on the live stream button. There, fans can also sign up to receive the Falcon Wire electronic newsletter. Follow the falcons on Twitter at
www.twitter.com/FalconChatter .
Already this year, the resident male, who has been at the site since 2005, has had to defend his territory from an ambitious adolescent tiercel. This development leaves the female falcon with two potential mates this season.
Source: MarketWatch (press release)