The power of watching birds raise their young online

In this webcam photo, a peregrine falcon can be seen with its egg in a tower in Nuremberg, Germany. Photo: Government of Mittelfranken/dpa

Four peregrine falcon chicks huddle together into what looks like a single ball of fuzz, a breeze puffing up their feathers.

These are baby falcons. All around them are the remains of their dinner: The bones and feathers of pigeons that they’ve torn apart and eaten.