There are two eggs now!!!

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I just checked the Franklin Institute ‘Hawk Cam’ and there is a second egg now!! How egg-citing!!

I don’t have time to research the incubation time of the red-tailed hawks eggs, but I will once all my Teacher of the Year paperwork has been completed.

🙂

After I posted the first screen shot of the two eggs, I checked the nest again and there was momma, returning to keep her eggs warm. Watching her makes my heart warm…

momma-on-two-eggs

 

Red-tailed Hawk Nesting in Strange Place…

There is a nesting pair of red-tailed hawks on the side of the  Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, PA. The pair was discovered to have built their nest on the side of the building–on a window ledge! If you’d like to see the news report, click here!

 Red-tailed hawks are one of Ms. Lenahan’s all time favorite birds of prey or raptors. Red-tailed hawks are very common, large birds found throughout the United States and Canada. In New Jersey, red-tailed hawks can be found almost anywhere.  One place where I usually see them is when I am driving on the Atlantic City Expressway or the Garden State Parkway. I can usually see a few ‘red-tails’ perched atop a telephone pole or light post on the sides of the road. Questions for my students:

1. What does perched mean?

2. Why do you think the red-tailed hawks like to sit atop tall places like telephone poles, light posts and tall trees?

3. Where do you think they get their name? (this is a ‘duh’ question!)

First students who post three correct answers will receive a special bird prize!

Good luck!

Update! The Franklin Institute has a WEBCAM set up to view this nesting pair of red-tails! If its after dark, you won’t be able to see the nest, but there are plenty of photos to click on. Look carefully and you may see their first egg! Click the photo to the left and you will be able to visit the webcam!

 

Friday, February 20–Our Last Day in Mexico

Today was our last day exploring the beauties of Mexico and boy did we do a lot of exploring! We got up early, as usual, had breakfast at 7:30 and got on our bus at 8:30am sharp.  Our itinerary for the day:
1. The Shrine of the Lady of Guadalupe
2. The Temples of the Sun and the Moon
3. The Mexican National Palace to see the murals of Diego Rivera
4. Our farewell dinner

The first photo shows the actual tilma (or cloak) of Juan Diego depicting the image of the Lady of Guadalupe.

The second photo is of a sweet dog who found a safe resting place at the foot of the state of Pope John Paul II.

Here I am at the top of the Pyramid of the Moon! You can see the Avenue of the Dead behind me and the Pyramid of the Sun to the left. All of these magnificent archaeological structures can be found in Teotihuacan, one of the largest pre-Hispanic cities in what is now Mexico. If you’d like to learn more about Teotihuacan, its people and its magnificent structures, click here!

This is one of Diego Rivera’s main murals in the Mexican National Palace. The murals show the history of Mexico from 2,000 years ago until present time. Diego Rivera died in 1957 before he had a chance to complete his murals. Our guide Marcos did an amazing job explaining the history of the Aztecs, Mayans, Purhepechas and many other peoples using the murals done by Diego Rivera.
 Here is a photo taken of our farewell dinner. We had a nice meal, good company, moving speeches and lots of memories!

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