Never mind! I copied and pasted FAQ's in case someone else thinks the same thing I did----it's infrared light and doesn't bother her. Guess I can go to sleep now. Listen, I know I fly off the handle--nothing new----it's just that I CARE---with all my heart, I CARE. Ask Little White-Foot Mouse who lives in the woodpile on the deck, just outside the window. Right now she's getting up dropped seed from the feeder---she knows I see her, but she goes on with her work. I respect her work ethic. ************************* What kind of cameras and lighting are used? The cameras are Logitech Orbit AF (daytime) and Agama V-1325 R (infrared, nighttime). There are 4 infrared (IR) LEDs on the camera that are invisible to owls and humans, but allow the camera to pick up an image we can see at night. There is also ambient light from the neighborhood that comes into the box at night. Is this camera hardwired, battery operated, or solar powered? ItÂs hardwired. Can the night cam zoom in? No, only the daytime camera has zoom and is height-adjustable. The infrared camera is positioned lower and gives a different view of the nest. Does the light at night annoy Molly? There is some ambient light from the neighborhood, but there are no extra lights used at night. Molly doesnÂt seem to mind. Are the cameras actually inside the box? No, they are attached to the exterior of the house with a protective cover.

Thanks, I love the pictures.

Ah. I've seen sparrows and crows feeding flighted young. I don't know why it never occured to me that hawks might (for a while, at any rate. I doubt the song birds keep it up forever, either). Thanks! And thanks for the link, too.

The University of Wisconsin (I think...I have deleted the email now) had a nest box and webcam of a Peregrine Falcon nest...the male, named Samson. Samson and his mate raised 4 chicks. Samson migrated to Texas for the winter and was found with a broken wing and taken to the Wildlife Center. It was broken so badly that he can never fly again, and will be found a home as an educational bird, or in a zoo facility. They don't know if his mate migrated with him, or what happened to her. He had a leg band, but she had never been banded, so if she died, and was found, no one would know. They are magnificent birds. Thanks for your link!