Homeschooling: Animal Reality TV, AKA. Animal Stalking
We have discovered a love for real reality TV. Yes, not staged, not programed for commercials, set up or scripted. Real time, real life, real animals are way more fun to watch anyway!! Someone just shared this link with me and the boys and I just can't get over it, so I figured I just had to share. The kids are no begging for pet owls and hawks.
A website, Sportman's Paradise has many live web cams for your viewing pleasure. Some are in a nest box, others are in the natural habitat of deer, wild boars and underwater viewings of fish in Florida as well as many other fun creatures to watch.
Barn Owl Nest Box Cam (this is one of our favourites!! the babies are bigger now and very strange looking, the boys just can't get enough of them) We have read up on Barn Owls on Wikipedia now as well, and even went to an uncle's barn where we could maybe get a real life glimpse of one- no luck, but we did end up with beautiful owl feathers! We are now slightly owl obsessed.
The other live web cams we enjoy are:
Red Tailed Hawk Nest Cam in Philadelphia
Bald Eagle Nest In New Jersey
Deer Trail in Minnesota Live Webcam
Northern European Wild Boar Webcam (this one takes a little longer to upload, but when they are there it is sooo cool!)
Go ahead! Try to look at the live cams and not become addicted to watching the animals! It is so fun.
What are some different kinds of non-traditional education methods do you like to implement into your homeschooling? When you were a kid is there a specific learning experience that you enjoyed and remember learning a lot from that you could share with me? I'd love to hear your thoughts!
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April 8th, 2010 - 12:56
We love it too :) Let me know if you get those owls ;) lol
April 10th, 2010 - 14:58
I know you love it!! :P Thanks again for pointing it out to me!!!
April 10th, 2010 - 15:00
ooops, I was logged in as The Husband! Nope, it is me.
April 8th, 2010 - 18:39
so coooool! i grew up only a few miles from the duke estate and we used to visit the floral gardens every year! i’ll be checking back tomorrow (when it’s light outside) to see what’s going on in the nest. i’ll be sure to share these sites with my nephew. thanks for the links. :)
April 10th, 2010 - 14:59
really??? You lived close to where this cam is!?! Crazy talk! I hope when you check back you see just how crazy looking these little baby owls are! Weird for sure.
April 10th, 2010 - 15:11
Have you checked out the Cornell Ornithology Lab web site? They have some nest cam links, but they also have a great library of birdsong/calls that you can listen to on demand.