Richmond creature cams to watch in 2023

Richmond Falcon Cam: The Falcon Cam sits atop the Riverfront Plaza building downtown, streaming a peregrine falcon pair. It’s been running since 2017.

• The first eggs are expected around late March, per the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources.
• Until then, viewers can watch the pair court each other, share "prey items" and apparently "repeatedly bow to one another."

RVA Osprey Cam: The Osprey cam has been going strong since 2017. The nest is over the James River (between the T. Tyler Potterfield Memorial and Manchester bridges), and viewers love it — especially for springtime egg hatching or year-round nest building.

• TBT to 2020 when the birds of prey snagged a Kroger apron — complete with nametag — to add to the nest.

The Shad Cam: Save the date for later in spring for the longest-running creature cam in Richmond, per DWR.

• The camera runs through a below-river level window in Bosher’s Dam (near the Willey Bridge/Stony Point Chippenham exit).