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WDFW HeronCam
Introducing the "big cranky"
Other common names used for the great blue heron include: grandfather, blue crane, gray crane, long john, poor joe, and big cranky.
A hunched long-legged silhouette stands motionless and silent along a stream or shoreline. Easily identified by its large body, characteristic profile on the ground or in the air the great blue heron is a common sight near many wetlands, forests and estuaries in Washington. In flight the great blue heron slowly beats its 7-foot wingspan, head folded back on shoulders, long legs trailing in the behind. If startled it will emit a low-pitched squawk (heron squawk). Feeding by day or night but most active before dawn and dusk, sometimes still hunting and waiting for prey to come within striking distance of its long flexible neck and saber-like bill, or stalking prey in water or a field. The great blue heron is an opportunistic predator eating small fish, shellfish, insects, reptiles and amphibians and even mall mammals and birds.
See: http://wdfw.wa.gov/wildwatch/h<wbr>eroncam/
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WDFW EagleCam
Two web-enabled video cameras show a Kent-area bald eagle nest with live video. The Kent EagleCam features two different views of the nest. The far view - EagleCam - Kent1 or the close view - EagleCam - Kent2.
The landowners who live below the nest work with WDFW and write frequent updates on what they see and their shared experiences with the Eagles, from the dropped sticks to watching the little eaglets learn to fly. Check out the Update From "Down Under" for in-depth information on this Eagle nest site.
See: http://wdfw.wa.gov/wildwatch/e<wbr>aglecam/
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WDFW BatCam
What is the BatCam?
BatCam takes place in an old log cabin that contains a maternity colony of the Townsend's big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii). A maternity colony is where many female bats congregate and have their young. And yes, there really are bats here -- 125 to 150, in fact -- but at times you won't be able to see all or even any of them. That's because bats don't have a stationary nest. Instead, they move themselves and their young according to temperature. On a cool day a hundred of them may be clustered together at the top of the ceiling; on warm days they may be scattered individually or in dozens around the cabin ceiling. Around 8:30 or 9 p.m. they may be seen flying to leave the cabin to forage for food (although the image, refreshed only every 15 seconds or so, may be blurry.)
See: http://wdfw.wa.gov/wildwatch/b<wbr>atcam/
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WDFW SealCam
What is a Harbor Seal haul-out and what are you looking at?
Harbor seals use specific shoreline areas on a regular basis to haul-out of the water and rest. These resting areas are called seal haul-outs and include: beaches, rocky areas, log booms and floats. Some haul-outs are used regularly, while others may be used seasonally or occasionally. Time spent on the haul-out is essential for their survival as they rest, dry out, interact and regulate body their temperature. In addition to resting, Harbor seals give birth to and nurse their pups on the haul-out, and undergo an annual molt of their pelage or fur. This SealCam SealCam is focused on a haul-out in the Puget Sound and that is used by harbor seals throughout the year for many of the activities described above. A regular viewer may also see many other species of wildlife including perhaps some other fin-footed marine mammals known as Pinnipeds.
See: http://wdfw.wa.gov/wildwatch/s<wbr>ealcam/
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