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Re: Owls Around the World

Posted: May 24th, 2009, 2:11 am
by alice44
I looked back again, there are very odd light spots -- but they are only there in the night (my afternoon).

Re: Owls Around the World

Posted: May 24th, 2009, 6:12 pm
by mei2k
I wonder if the barn owl's kids are alright. They look quite exhausted and weak.

Re: Owls Around the World

Posted: May 24th, 2009, 8:00 pm
by Bosuil
mei2k wrote:I wonder if the barn owl's kids are alright. They look quite exhausted and weak.
It's true that it gets real hot in the valley (30-35 C up to 42 in mid summer and being 200 m below sea level), but I think they manage. After all, loads of Barn Owl couples + offspring survive in that area.
Here's what it looked like yesterday around 1 AM:
Image and video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6ELUpCqUiA

I'll add a clip where they were having breakfast later (plenty of food as it seems).

Re: Owls Around the World

Posted: May 25th, 2009, 1:16 am
by mei2k
Oh, I'm glad it's not that bad!
They seem to be much more active at night :rolleyes: hoarsing all the time :D

Re: Owls Around the World

Posted: May 25th, 2009, 3:21 am
by macdoum
Thank you Bosuil, that video is very good..! Its a "hoot" (sic )!! :rolleyes:
Just ready to 'walk the walk'. They sure got the legs for it . :shake:

Re: Owls Around the World

Posted: May 25th, 2009, 5:16 pm
by mei2k
Barnies became so cute :rolleyes:
They seemed very weird after tawnies - little and 'round'; but now I like them very much :shake:

Re: Owls Around the World

Posted: May 25th, 2009, 10:45 pm
by alice44
Bosuil wrote: It's true that it gets real hot in the valley (30-35 C up to 42 in mid summer and being 200 m below sea level), but I think they manage. After all, loads of Barn Owl couples + offspring survive in that area.
Here's what it looked like yesterday around 1 AM:
http://s671.photobucket.com/albums/vv71 ... nohneu.jpg and video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6ELUpCqUiA

I'll add a clip where they were having breakfast later (plenty of food as it seems).
The video is cute and they all look a little better than when I last watched them.


The Dutch Little Owls are really grown up -- they are no longer little white puffs of fluff. They have colour and some owl looks now.

Re: Owls Around the World

Posted: May 26th, 2009, 6:27 am
by alice44
Little Dutch Owl
Tuesday Morning Early

Image

Re: Owls Around the World

Posted: May 26th, 2009, 6:45 pm
by Reptile
I this afternoon was not able to see the fourth smallest sovu, there were only 3 (((

Re: Owls Around the World

Posted: May 27th, 2009, 2:01 am
by macdoum
Reptile wrote:I this afternoon was not able to see the fourth smallest sovu, there were only 3 (((
I see four owlets Reptile just now. They are so tiny and kep so close together it's difficult to count them. :nod:

Re: Owls Around the World

Posted: May 27th, 2009, 5:28 am
by alice44
macdoum wrote: I see four owlets Reptile just now. They are so tiny and kep so close together it's difficult to count them. :nod:
While I was watching mom stayed on them so I did not get a chance to check.

Re: Owls Around the World

Posted: May 29th, 2009, 12:22 pm
by Pinchu
one small owlet is trying to crawl under other owlets :rotf:
Image

Re: Owls Around the World

Posted: May 29th, 2009, 8:10 pm
by alice44
Pinchu wrote:one small owlet is trying to crawl under other owlets :rotf:
http://y.delfi.ee/norm/2807/6263557_U0ZDZr.jpeg
I saw that the other day he kicked and kicked and tried to burrow under the other three. :headroll:

Re: Owls Around the World

Posted: May 30th, 2009, 12:05 am
by alice44
Little Dutch Owls
One of the many feedings this afternoon (night). The parents have been arriving every few minutes and the babies seem very hungry!
Image

Re: Owls Around the World

Posted: May 30th, 2009, 12:01 pm
by Reptile
Someone is watching falcons in the Netherlands? It seems that 2 chicken flew yesterday? :chick: Record No

Re: Owls Around the World

Posted: May 30th, 2009, 7:55 pm
by alice44
Reptile wrote:Someone is watching falcons in the Netherlands? It seems that 2 chicken flew yesterday? :chick: Record No
Thank you
It looks like someone is still in the nest -- almost out of view. I am watching the recent videos to see. I am only sure I see one in the nest - BUT there is plastic in the box! Us humans really need to get the plastic out of the environment.
The peregrines in Winnipeg are only a 2-3 days old. Such a huge contrast.
http://www.cbc.ca/manitoba/features/falcon/

Re: Owls Around the World

Posted: June 1st, 2009, 3:24 am
by alice44
In the little Dutch owls
http://www.beleefdelente.nl/steenuil
this video 31-05: Lijster ligt dwars
is quite the sight. It is a little bit much, but seeing the tiny owl carry this huge prey (maybe a starling or a thrush) is impressive.

Re: Owls Around the World

Posted: June 1st, 2009, 10:42 am
by frithjof
About the dutch peregrines..
Beside the nestbox is a little border, walking over it the peregrines can walk towards the roof of the building.
And that is exactly what three of them did, so they are exploring the big world on the roof.
Sometimes you can see them on cam 2.

Re: Owls Around the World

Posted: June 2nd, 2009, 9:50 am
by Bellatrix
The Dutch little owlets are so big! I was on holiday without internet access last week and they really have grown a lot meanwhile. Although, of course, they are tiny - I guess they must be about the size of an adult tit now, only more ruffled and with bigger head... :unsure:

Re: Owls Around the World

Posted: June 2nd, 2009, 10:47 pm
by alice44
Not an Owl but since we have discussed several of the birds on the dutch cams.

I still have never seen anything live at the Kestrel site (I guess that is what it is) http://www.beleefdelente.nl/torenvalk but some of the videos are interesting
this one for example 27-04: Illegale babysit

And the videos from the peregrines are nice -- especially on the balcony where they seem to come up to investigate the cam and you can see their beautiful colours.

AND in the owls -- the survival of the kicker!