They hatched

[Skybird]

I linked it some weeks ago, and do it again today, since the past hours, the chickens have hatched. Take into account German time, GMT+1

http://berlin.nabu.de/projekte/Turmf...u09/index.html

[Schroeder]

Chicken?

[Skybird]

Did not know any better word, the dictionary failed me over a better alternative.

chick [] n
a) (of chicken) Küken nt; (= young bird) Junge(s) nt
b) (inf: = child) Kleine(s) nt
c) (inf: = girl) Mieze f (inf); shes some chick sie ist nicht ohne (inf)
© Langenscheidt KG, Berlin und München und HarperCollins Publishers Ltd

[NeonSamurai]

Originally Posted by Skybird

Did not know any better word, the dictionary failed me over a better alternative.

chick [] n
a) (of chicken) Küken nt; (= young bird) Junge(s) nt
b) (inf: = child) Kleine(s) nt
c) (inf: = girl) Mieze f (inf); shes some chick sie ist nicht ohne (inf)
© Langenscheidt KG, Berlin und München und HarperCollins Publishers Ltd

Hmm it didn't entirely fail, chick or chicks is the correct word for infant birds of any species. Chicken is a specific type of bird though.

[Schroeder]

Originally Posted by NeonSamurai

Hmm it didn't entirely fail, chick or chicks is the correct word for infant birds of any species. Chicken is a specific type of bird though.

Originally Posted by Smartass

The translation of Küken can be:
-biddy (AE)
-chick (o.k. maybe you were not wrong after all)
-fledgeling
and
-poult

We already knew that.

[breadcatcher101]

Kingfishers are my favs, I like watching them dive in and grab a fish. They can somehow swallow fish that are quite large, don't see how it is possible.

[Raptor1]

Hmm? Is this some sort of secret message designed to fool the people watching you and yet deliver important information to your contact?

...or maybe I just don't speak German...

[Skybird]

A lifecam from a kestrel's clutch hardly can be a secret message. The baby-falcons are covered by the mother, but she moves around at times, then you see them.

Also watch the pics here:
http://berlin.nabu.de/projekte/Turmf...u09/10774.html

[Spike88]

From the poor translations I got from babel fish, I'm assuming they're breeding and watching a rare falcon?

[Skybird]

Kestrels are not considered rare. The population is almost global, and healthy (it hasn't always been like that, though). I often see them here in Münster, too. sometimes they sit on a stake while I pass them just 2-3 meters away.

I like them, they look both cute and like a predator. They can get very used to humans, living in relatively close proximity to them. Some of them even seem to have learned to favour cities.

the text is not so important, it's about the livecam, and the photos.

[Schroeder]

Try this www.leo.org:
Very good website for looking up words.

The translation of Küken can be:
-biddy (AE)
-chick (o.k. maybe you were not wrong after all)
-fledgeling
and
-poult

[Raptor1]

Oh, now it makes more sense

Always liked birds, probably more than any other type of animal

[Task Force]

Nice link skybird.

[SS107.9MHz]

What a nice link Skybird, though I can't seem to stream any video, only single shots...

I'll leave some links on the same matter:

http://static.publico.clix.pt/grifosnaweb/ - Griffons & Black Storks

http://static.publico.clix.pt/morcegosnaweb/# - Bats

Since your from Germany maybe you can answer me this, are the spotting scopes from Lidl and Alsi any good? I'm tinking of getting the Bresser/Meade 90mm scopes, since the Bins are very good and quite the bargain...
Has anybody ever used any of these? I'm aiming to use them to Digiscope a small island about a mile from my house' veranda, thanks in advance!

[Skybird]

Originally Posted by SS107.9Mhz

What a nice link Skybird, though I can't seem to stream any video, only single shots...

it's one shot per second.

Since your from Germany maybe you can answer me this, are the spotting scopes from Lidl and Alsi any good? I'm tinking of getting the Bresser/Meade 90mm scopes, since the Bins are very good and quite the bargain...
Has anybody ever used any of these? I'm aiming to use them to Digiscope a small island about a mile from my house' veranda, thanks in advance!

Can't tell you , but sometimes they sell these special items under "hidden brand names" but in fact they are quality items from some major manufacturer. And sometimes - it is not that way! However, I would never buy craftsman tools at these markets, which are often cheap and made in China, with all the disadvanatges this opften brings: bad durability, bad rubber.

Whether the brand of these scopes you mentioned is a quality brand or just an Aldi label, I also don't know. and since I have not tested them, i cannot comment on the items themselves, too.