加州国王河新开白头鹰巢直播：Margaret与Jack整理巢穴、直视镜头，鹰迷有了新追看对象
位于加州中部弗雷斯诺县的国王河畔，一对常住白头鹰 Margaret 与 Jack 最近有了自己的直播镜头。国王河保护组织（Kings River Conservancy）11月9日分享的一段视频显示，两只鹰在巢里整理枝条、互相轻啄羽毛，还不时抬头直视镜头。据 KTLA 报道，这组画面传开后，全美各地的鹰迷开始把这对夫妇当作新的追看对象，《今日美国》11月11日也跟进报道了这台新开的鹰巢摄像机。
据《今日美国》报道，保护组织执行主任 Molly Schnur-Salimbene 11月11日表示，Margaret 与 Jack 的确切年龄还不清楚，但估计它们已在这一带筑巢约十年，过去有过好几窝成功孵化的幼鹰，最近一窝的后代目前仍在国王河附近生活。与会随季节迁徙的鹰不同，这对夫妇一年四季都留在河边。它们的巢位于 Pine Flat 大坝下游一处私人地点的松树上，国王河全长约133英里，流经国王峡谷国家公园与红杉、塞拉两座国家森林一带。
这台摄像机带高清画面、夜视与环境收音。组织方说，镜头按时段运行，美西时间每晚11点关闭、早上7点再开，以节省电量，关闭时段改播精彩片段集锦；由于摄像机刚启用不久，团队目前先用其他鹰巢的片段垫播，等自家集锦剪好再换上。观众可以在保护组织官网或 Explore.org 上观看直播。
这对新夫妇走红的时机，正赶上鹰迷群体的一次情感转移。约300英里外的大熊谷（Big Bear Valley），陪伴观众十多年的雌鹰 Jackie 今年因禽流感并发症去世，年14岁；它的伴侣 Shadow 年12岁，最近与一只4岁的雌鹰 Kaydee 走近。大熊谷之友组织11月10日在 Facebook 发帖记录了两只鹰并肩栖息的画面。不少原来追看大熊谷鹰巢的观众，如今把目光投向了国王河的新镜头。
关联：Big Bear Lake白头鹰Jackie死因公布：尸检确认高致病性禽流感为主要病因
New Kings River Eagle Cam Spotlights Margaret and Jack, California's Newest Bald Eagle Pair to Watch
Along the Kings River in Fresno County, in central California, a resident pair of bald eagles named Margaret and Jack have just gotten a live camera of their own. In video the Kings River Conservancy shared on Monday, November 9, the two eagles tidy their nest, nip playfully at each other's feathers and, every so often, stare straight into the camera. KTLA reported that the footage has drawn eagle fans across the country, and USA TODAY followed up on November 11 with a report on the new nest cam.
According to USA TODAY, Conservancy Executive Director Molly Schnur-Salimbene said on November 11 that the pair's exact ages are not known, but they are believed to have been nesting in the area for around a decade, have raised several successful clutches in the past, and their most recent offspring is still living nearby on the Kings River. Unlike eagle pairs that migrate with the seasons, Margaret and Jack stay on the river year-round. Their nest sits in a pine tree at a private spot downstream from Pine Flat Dam, along a river that runs about 133 miles through Kings Canyon National Park and the Sequoia and Sierra national forests.
The camera offers high-definition video with night vision and environmental audio. Organizers said it runs on a schedule, switching off at 11 p.m. PT and back on at 7 a.m. PT to preserve battery life, with a highlights reel playing in between; because the camera only recently became operational, the team is temporarily filling those hours with clips from other eagle nests. Viewers can watch on the Conservancy's website or through Explore.org.
The pair's rise comes as eagle-cam fans are shifting their attention. About 300 miles south in Big Bear Valley, Jackie, the female eagle watched for years, died this year of complications from avian influenza at age 14. Her mate Shadow, 12, has recently been spending time with Kaydee, a 4-year-old female. Friends of Big Bear Valley described the two perching side by side in a Facebook post on November 10. Many viewers who once followed the Big Bear nest are now turning to the new camera on the Kings River.
来源：《今日美国》
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图片来源：资料图：一对白头鹰在巢中（Wknight94摄，CC BY-SA 3.0，经Wikimedia Commons），版面图已裁为16:9、两只鹰头部完整，非国王河巢穴直播画面。/ File photo: a pair of bald eagles in a nest (photo by Wknight94, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons), cropped to 16:9 with both eagles' heads fully in frame; not a still from the Kings River cam.
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