Red-tailed hawk hatches live on webcam in San Francisco's Presidio

And you thought kittens were cute.

The freshly hatched, fuzzy red-tailed hawk on view via a webcam in San Francisco's Presidio is a heart-melter as it wobbles on tiny toothpick legs to reach up to its mom's beak for food (watch that moment above).

The baby bird hatched from an egg on Wednesday and the miracle of nature that unfolded in a nest perched 100 feet up a blue gum eucalyptus tree was caught live on camera.

The webcam was installed by the Presidio in February and has been recording the daily activities of a pair of red-tailed hawks. An egg was laid on March 5 and then a second one after.

A red-tailed hawk feeds a hatchling in San Francisco's Presidio on April 11, 2018. A red-tailed hawk feeds a hatchling in San Francisco's Presidio on April 11, 2018. Photo: Presidio Photo: Presidio Image 1 of / 10 Caption Close Red-tailed hawk hatches live on webcam in San Francisco's Presidio 1 / 10 Back to Gallery

The second egg has yet to hatch and Presidio ecologist Jonathan Young says the typical incubation period is around 28 to 35 days.

Red-tailed hawks are loyal, and this is the fifth year the couple has returned to the same nest, SFGATE reported in a previous article.

The webcam has captured the birds sprucing up their nest, adding twigs, building up the inner cup, laying eggs and now tending to a hatchling.

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The adult birds are spending a lot of time hunting in order to provide the much-needed energy the chick requires.

"This chick-rearing period is really great in highlighting to urbanites one of many benefits having these predators as neighbors... rodent control!" Young wrote in an email. "Another good opportunity to remind people that rodenticide (rat poison) doesn't just kill rats, but everything eating the rats too. As the Presidio does not allow rodenticide use in the park we are confident that this family will not succumb to the tragic fate that many other raptors do."

Red-tailed hawks are fairly common in the Presidio, but it's unusual for the public to get an up-close look at their nests tucked away in far corners of the park.

"The main purpose is for public engagement and to let the public see this cool seasonal thing that they usually can't see," Young says.