現(xiàn)場攝像機提供了雪鸮罕見的一瞥

現(xiàn)場攝像機提供了雪鸮罕見的一瞥

A new live web cam offers a rare glimpse of an active snowy owl nest.

一個新的實時網(wǎng)絡(luò)攝像頭提供了一個活躍的雪鸮巢難得的一瞥。

The camera is located in Barrow, Alaska, and is part of the 2019 Snowy Owl Project. This is the 29th year of the project, which studies the owls from June through September.

該相機位于阿拉斯加巴羅，是2019年雪鸮計劃的一部分。這是該項目的第29年，從6月到9月研究貓頭鷹。

The cam is a joint effort by explore.org and the Owl Research Institute. This is only the second time they've been able to offer a live cam of this majestic raptor.

cam是由explore.org和Owl研究所聯(lián)合開發(fā)的。這是他們第二次為這只威嚴的猛禽提供實時攝像機。

Snowy owls became more popular with the release of the "Harry Potter" books and films, but there's so much to know about them beyond their beauty.

隨著《哈利波特》系列書籍和電影的上映，雪鸮變得越來越受歡迎，但除了它們的美麗之外，還有很多關(guān)于雪鸮的知識。

A snowy owl lands at the nest (Photo: explore.org)

This particular nest is fun to watch because of the time of the year. Not only are the owls nesting and have babies, but the almost 24-hour daylight in the Arctic means there is no wrong time to check in on the owls.

這個特別的鳥巢很有趣，因為每年的這個時候貓頭鷹不僅筑巢生子，而且北極24小時的日照，意味著觀察貓頭鷹幾乎沒有錯誤的時間。

It's common for snowy owls to build their nests on the ground, and even prefer having them on a hill of sorts to keep an eye on potential predators.

雪鸮在地面筑巢是很常見的，甚至更喜歡把它們放在各種各樣的山上，以監(jiān)視潛在的掠食者。

The male owl typically spends most of his time hunting or waiting nearby to defend the nest if necessary.

通常情況下，雄性貓頭鷹的大部分時間都是在附近狩獵或等待，以便在必要時保衛(wèi)巢穴。

The chicks in this nest are between 1 and 2 weeks old at the moment. They'll grow up quickly and leave the nest though.

這個窩里的雛鳥現(xiàn)在1到2周大。它們會很快長大，離開巢穴。