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I’ve been watching the Owls a lot, is the smaller one getting enough food? I’ve never managed to see it receiving any food.
Mary, 2 nights ago I watched the big one take the food twice. And both times the small one pestered and followed her and took the mouse off her twice! What a little scrapper! Ha! Later the big one did feed twice while I was watching. But 3 nights ago when I looked there was only 1 owlet there, smaller one. I couldn’t understand. Small one looking puzzled and pacing about box. Then I seen on the entrance an owl walking backwards and forward and looking in. It was the bigger owlet! She’d jumped up and onto the ledge. Small one trying to jump up too. Bigger owlet did jump back in. She jumped out and back in again later. Will miss them when they fledge. J x
Thank you.
The Meerkats have had babies again. Seen 4 but there may be more. Check them out on the webcam
I have just checked the barn owls out and this is what has been put on the Barn Owl Diary –
June 2016
28th – the ringing visit revealed two very healthy, heavy owlets, both of which were female;
Owlet 1, ring number FB40453, weight 441gms, wing 213mm
Owlet 2, ring number FB40452, weight 350gms, wing 181mm
Excellent news and both owlets are looking fine !
Jenny x
Jenny, when the ringing was done yesterday, both owlets seemed traumatised and biggest one seemed to be attacking the camera area getting quite upset. Smaller one doesn’t seem to be use her legs much. She was quite traumatised yesterday after ringing. Do you think she is ok.? Wonderful to see them growing. J. X
I wouldn’t worry it seems to be ok !
Jenny x
OMG are we now down to one baby owl !!!!
Jenny x
No we are not, sometimes one hides behind the other but I assure you there are two, I am looking at them now!!
Thanks Susie have just looked in the box and yes there are two there this morning !
Jenny x
When the food seems to b scarce, should we not step in and stop another death. I know it’s nature, but it’s so sad to watch.
I thought that this nest was getting plenty of food drops, on the diary it says on 21st June there were multiple food drops.
What diary?
http://www.barnowltrust.org.uk/barn-owl-facts/barn-owl-cams/owl-cam/nestcam-diary-2016/
The diary has a link, nest diary, just above the webcam view.
I see a mouse at least for 1.. Was it mother delivered or SPECIAL delivery ??? Thank you. I hope there were 2.
Just found this one. Was watching one from Italy, Texas. Started with 6 and finally rescued the last one. They had all the rain. Bad year. Hope these survive. Thanks.
Time for intervention.. Throw them a few mice to keep the last two going. Don’t wait until it’s too late. Thanks.
Mickell totally agree with you !
Jenny x
Are these 2 still getting plenty of food drops by the parents? I know there has been rain in the last couple of days.
You are right,Mickell,totally!
This was from the Barn Owl Nest Diary –
16th – Mum removed the owlet body from the nest overnight. It seems there were around 5 prey drops due to the poor weather last night so hopefully mum and dad can keep up the hard work for tonight. The weather for the next few nights is looking good so hopefully we will see lots of prey drops.
Hoping the last two owls will fledge when they are ready !
Jenny x
Have the parents been feeding the chicks today I haven’t seen site of them
A mouse has just been brought in
oh dear, that definitely looks like a dead chick 🙁
It has not been getting fed for days, the largest chick takes all the food coming in to begin with then the second chick had its turn the small one rarely got a look in
I only saw one mouse being delivered up to midnight last night and the large chick swallowed the mouse hole. There may have been more later
that’s not good is it, I know the strong and biggest survive in nature but some times its hard to watch 🙁 I guess the weather is the problem as owls don’t hunt in rain 🙁
I see that the smallest owlet is lying down, doesn’t look very healthy, does anyone know if there have been any prey drops last night, not seen mum with the babies at all today.
oh no that’s not good, haven’t had a chance to watch the cams for a couple of days 🙁
Only 3 owlets left, what a shame 🙁
Jan did you read that one of the owlets died overnight – Mmmmm one wonders if it was eaten by one of the others !!!!
Jenny x
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Jan the smallest owl was alive earlier today buy sadly looks dead now – oh dear what a shame ! Expect it will be gone by the morning !!!!!!
Jenny x
4 owlets still with Mum this morning !
Jenny x
There appears to be only 4 baby owls now ! Mmmmm wonder what happened to the youngest two !!!! Mum is still in the box with them at the moment !
Jenny x
WHAT !! I take my eye off the nest for a minute, oh that’s not good … this is not a good year for baby birds, I lost all 7 baby blue tits to cold nights and the mum going missing 🙁 the ones on springwatch lost a few as well, the weather here today is awful has been all weekend very cold and very windy 🙁
yayayay just looked at the barn owls and mum is back in the box 🙂
Yes, lets hope that get some much needed food soon.
Jan did you read that the owls have been left for quite a while now as no one to feed them but the ‘owl people’ are keeping an eye on them ! How sad is that ?
Jenny x
Oh no, I hope they get some food soon, I think its a bad year all round 🙁 a few of the webcams online I’ve looked at the broods have been smaller this year, great and blue tit boxes seem to average around 7 eggs no a dozen like other years, I think its been cold most nights and babies aren’t surviving 🙁
Looks like one of the parents has returned at last, but cannot see any feeding.
Baby owlets have been left alone for about 12 hours now, it’s not looking good
Well it looks like all six owl eggs have now hatched !
Jenny x
yes lets hope the parents bring in lots of food and we don’t get big brother eating little ones 🙁
I had 7 bluetit chicks in my box doing well until Wednesday when the mum never came in to brood them the coldest night this week 2 died that night then dad tried to keep chicks going but couldn’t get them to feed and all 7 died, I think a neighbours cat got mum 🙁 emptied the nest this afternoon not a nice task 🙁 hopefully better luck next year 🙂
We had a similar thing happen last week too but we still have another tit box where the parents are still feeding and think that maybe today might the day for encouraging them to ‘come fly with me’ !!!!!
Jenny x
Oh that’s brilliant Jenny, the night the mother never brooded mine was the coldest night of the week, they stopped eating after that so either starved or died of the cold, so sad :'( hope you see yours fledge soon and safely 🙂
has anyone else noticed if a second chick has hatched in the barn owl box, when mum got up just now I thought there was 2 fluffy things 😀
definitely think there’s 2 chicks she was nibbling/ grooming one and could just make out another moving YAY
Looks like the owl already has one chick that has hatched !
Jenny x
I haven’t been watching for a couple of days so haven’t noticed, but hope so yay 🙂
yayay yes Jenny just seen a bundle of white fluff as mum moved to reposition herself awww so cute 🙂
Hi Jan Excellent my eyes weren’t deceiving me then !!!!! Jenny x