Watch Atlanta's Peregrine Falcons

DNR NEST CAM PUTS ATLANTA PEREGRINES ONLINE

Atlanta’s fastest-flying family is in prime time again.

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources camera at www.georgiawildlife.com/FalconCam is streaming live video of a pair of peregrine falcons nesting atop SunTrust Plaza Tower. Although the adults switched nest sites this spring, delaying the project, viewers can now watch as the raptors start a new family more than 50 stories above downtown Atlanta.

At last check, the parents were taking turns incubating three eggs.

DNR’s Wildlife Resources Division and project partners provide the video free of advertisements at www.georgiawildlife.com/FalconCam. The video stream is available, as well, on Ustream (www.ustream.tv/georgiawildlife), which includes ads but also features a chat option.

Jim Ozier, program manager with Wildlife Resources’ Nongame Conservation Section, said the nest cam provides a fascinating opportunity for people worldwide to observe firsthand the “private nesting life of these iconic birds.”

Cam partners include McKenna Long & Aldridge, an international law firm with offices overlooking the nest site; The Environmental Resources Network (TERN), friends group of the Nongame Conservation Section; and, The Garden Club of Georgia Inc. HDOnTap provides streaming services.

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