BACK.
BACK. SO
BACK. SO CHECK OUT THIS NEW LIVE CAMERA LIKE THIS. YOU GOT SURFERS OUT IN THE WATER. WELL
THIS RIGHT HERE, THIS NEST
ATTRACTING THOUSANDS OF EYES
ALL AROUND THE WORLD. THIS IS
ALLOWING PEOPLE TO GET A
GLIMPSE OF THE UNIQUE WAYS OF A
SPECIAL BIRD OF PREY THAT CALLS
A SAN DIEGO HOME. AND IN THIS
EARTH EIGHT REPORT WE'RE TAKING
A LOOK AT HOW THE OSPREY WHO
MAY NOT BE HERE RIGHT NOW BUT
THEY ARE THRIVING FOR ALL TO
SEE MAYBE MEET EDNA. SHE'S THE
LOUD ONE BECAUSE APPARENTLY
SHE'S HUNGRY. HER PARTNER OZZY
HAS FOOD BUT IN OSPREY STYLE
HE'S EATING FIRST. HE IS THE
ONE WHO WENT HUNTING FOR THIS
FISH. HE GRABBED IT FROM THE
WATER OFF LUHYA SHORES AND IS
NOW SITTING ON THIS OLD
RESEARCH INSTRUMENT ON THE
SCRIPPS PIER, A NORMAL PERCH
FOR HIM TO EAT. MEANWHILE, EDNA
HASN'T STOPPED SQUAWKING AND
LOCAL ENVIRONMENTALISTS HAVEN'T
STOPPED WATCHING. THAT'S
AWESOME. AND THIS IS NO LONGER
ONLY A SIGHT TO SEE FOR THOSE
WHO WORK ON THE SCRIPPS PIER
NOW PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD CAN
CHECK OUT THE LIVESTREAMED THIS
OSPREY CAM AND THEY ARE THE
VIEW AT THE CAMERA HAS TURNED
OUT TO BE REALLY QUITE
SPECTACULAR AS WELL WITH THE
OCEAN AND THE SURFERS IN THE
BACKGROUND. IT THE INTERESTING
EDNA AND OZZY IS GROWING IN
JUST THE PAST FEW WEEKS SINCE
THE CAMERA WENT LIVE. BUT IT'S
REALLY ENCOURAGING TO SEE
PEOPLE GET SO EXCITED ABOUT
ABOUT THESE BIRDS AND ABOUT
SORT THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.
PEOPLE CAN WATCH THEIR
INTERACTIONS AT PLACES LIKE
WHITE SANDS SINCE THIS CHALOM
OPEN WE'VE ALL BEEN GLUED ALL
OF US THAT WERE IN THIS PROJECT
TOGETHER WE ARE ON THERE
EMAILING EACH OTHER WITH WHERE
THE EGG IS, WHAT'S HAPPENED
THIS CHICK WHERE THAT ONE IS OH
MY GOSH. LOOK AT THIS ONE. LOOK
AT THAT WINGSPAN. YOU BELIEVE
THAT THIS IS MY DAUGHTER ROY. I
CAPTIVATED BY THE NEW DISPLAY
AT THE AQUARIUM. IT'S NATURE.
WE NEED SOMETHING TO LAUGH AT
SOMETHING TO ENJOY, SOMETHING
TO SEE GROWING JUST JUST SOME
HOPE AND THOSE ARE HOPE
SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN A FEW
YEARS IN THE MAKING. SCRIPPS
PIER MANAGER CHRISTIAN
MACDONALD HAS WATCH OSPREY FLY
AROUND SINCE HE STARTED WORKING
HERE. THEY'RE NOT AFRAID OF US.
THEY USE THE OVER THE PIER TO
TO HUNT FOR FOR FISH. THAT'S A
GREAT VANTAGE POINT. SO
CHRISTIAN MACDONALD AND BEV
GRANT, OTHER GREAT MINDS AT THE
SCRIPPS INSTITUTION
OF OCEANOGRAPHY DECIDED TO MAKE
A NEST FOR THEM PUTTING STICKS
IN A FOUR BY FOUR PLATFORM
COMPLETE WITH A BOOM. WE HAD
ARCHITECTS OUT HERE. WE HAD THE
SHOP CONSTRUCTION COMPANY HERE
WHO ALL DID THIS IN STAINLESS
STEEL. WE DID THE RESEARCH ON
THE DIMENSIONS LIKE HOW BIG IT
SHOULD BE, HOW TALL IT SHOULD
BE. SO THEY REALLY THOUGHT
OF EVERYTHING TO MAKE SURE
THESE BIRDS ARE IN A SAFE,
HAPPY HOME. IN FACT, IF THEY
KNOW SEVERE WEATHER IS COMING
MAYBE STRONG ONSHORE WINDS THEY
CAN BRING THAT NEST CLOSER TO
THE PIER AND IT WOULD BE
PROTECTED BY THIS BUILDING AND
SUPPLY DONATED THE HIGH QUALITY
CAMERA. THE GOAL HERE IS TO
KEEP WATCHING THESE BIRDS
THRIVE. NOW THAT WASN'T ALWAYS
THE CASE BACK IN THE 60S AND
70S THE USE OF THE PESTICIDE
DDT PUT MANY BIRDS IN DANGER.
THE BALD EAGLE, BROWN PELICAN,
PEREGRINE FALCON AND OSPREY
THEIR EGGS BECAME TOO THIN AND
CHICKS STOPPED HATCHING AND
THEY WOULD CRACK WHEN THE
MOTHER WENT TO NEST. THOUGHT
YOU MIGHT THINK BEV IS A
SCIENTIST TOO BUT SHE'S
ACTUALLY A RETIRED ENGLISH
TEACHER. SHE TAUGHT FOR 28
YEARS. IN FACT HERE ARE SOME
IMAGES OF HER WITH HER STUDENTS
FROM TORREY PINES HIGH SCHOOL
EVEN TRAVELING OVERSEAS WITH
THEM ON SCHOOL TRIPS. HER LOVE
FOR BIRDS AND ALL ANIMALS
REALLY RAMPED UP THOUGH WHEN
SHE WENT ON A TRIP TO
ANTARCTICA. AND SO YOU BECOME
INTERESTED IN ANIMALS AS YOU
TRAVEL IN NATURE'S WONDERS. SHE
ALSO MET ART COOLEY. HE'S THE
CO-FOUNDER OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL
DEFENSE FUND AND THAT'S WHAT
ENDED THE USE OF DDT A MAIN
REASON YOU'LL NOW NOTICE MORE
OSPREY GLIDING AND DIVING ALONG
THE CALIFORNIA COAST. IT'S
HEARTENING I THINK ESPECIALLY
IN A WORLD THAT'S JUST GONE
THROUGH THE PANDEMIC TO SEE
SOMETHING POSITIVE, SOMETHING
THAT'S BEING NURTURED,
SOMETHING THAT'S BEING CARED
FOR AS BIRDS OF A FEATHER
OSPREY MATE FOR LIFE. SO
PERHAPS AUSSIE DEDINA WILL
START THEIR FAMILY HERE FOR ALL
TO SEE IF AUSSIE EVER DECIDES
TO SHARE HIS LUNCH. THAT IS SO
AWESOME TO GET THAT CLOSE TO
THESE OSPREY. IT'S REALLY NEAT
JUST SO YOU KNOW FOR LIKE SIZE
WISE THEIR WINGSPAN IS LIKE THE
LENGTH OF MY ARMS GOING OUT
LIKE THEY'RE HUGE BIRDS HERE WE
ARE IN THE SPRING. YES. THIS IS
THE TIME OF YEAR WHERE
APPARENTLY OSPREYS ARE WORKING
ON BABIES AND WE COULD SEE SOME
EGGS MAYBE THESE ONES ARE STILL
YOUNG. THEY'RE LIKE A COUPLE
OF YEARS OLD. SO NEXT YEAR
THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE LAYING
EGGS, MAYBE HAVING CHICKS OK,
BUT THEY DO HAVE TO TRY THAT A
FEW TIMES. SO KIND OF LIKE THE
BIG BEAR THE BALD EAGLE
SITUATION WE'RE JUST GOING TO
BE OBSERVERS OF