Uhu Webcam (Germany, Eifel) ~2017

[Bea]

10. March

We had a visitor this afternoon ....





Stefan Brücher was on the ledge for some maintenance work. Probably this was the reason why the cam operater was zooming the last days all over the ledge thoroughly, upside and downside, to be sure that Lotte is not already sitting somewhere on her eggs.

[Bea]

19:36
Both owls calling somewhere ... but despite I´ve turned the volume here up to max., I can´t say whether it was a mating, a handover of prey or "only" duet/contact calling

[Mamicja]

21:32 One of them close to the lower nest

[Bea]

I think it was Leo, Lotte was calling further away, but her calls could be heard better via the upper cam/microphone





I tried to get a better picture of his leg when he was taking off, but I failed .... :(

[Riitta]

March 11th

Short after 19:00: I have heard Lotte's hoarse call.

[Riitta]

March 12th

18:52 Calling not so far away.
Cam operator wants to catch Lotte in cam view!

18:59 No longer an Eagle Owl to be heard.

19:01 Cam 2 stays at this place.

[Mamicja]

At 21:31 I saw owl flying away from the lower ledge (cam 2). Picture is blurry, but I didn't manage to start recording. Maybe Bea?

[Bea]

Sorry, no - I was out and I have a gap in my recordings

[Bea]

13. March

Today in the morning at 06:10 Leo was on the lower edge and hooting over his territory

[Bea]

At 21:31 I saw owl flying away from the lower ledge (cam 2). Picture is blurry, but I didn't manage to start recording. Maybe Bea?

Ohhhhh Mamicja, we are lucky ones, I got a video clip about this moment from an attentive owl lover today - many thanks for it

It sounds and looks as if it was a hand-over of prey

[Riitta]

19:00 Lotte to be heard.

[Bea]

19:00 Lotte to be heard.

Riitta

At 19:02 Leo was somewhere close to Lotte, I think there was a mating, I heard tweeting and bu-bu-buhhh

[romy]

It sounds and looks as if it was a hand-over of prey

and this again at 19.00. They must be in the near. Could this be the new breeding ground?

[Riitta]

Bea I haven't heard mating sound of Eagle Owls really often.
But I guess at 19:15 there could be the next mating.

[romy]

Bea, watching the video from yesterday evening I have the feeling Lotte was even there while Leo was coming. And both flew away. And her coming was not to be seen.

[Bea]

Maybe this is a favourit place, romy - and maybe she even will take it as her new breeding place ...

Today is 13th, and Stefan Brücher was on the ledge for camera maintenance on Friday, 10th, .... and I am pretty sure that she was not constantly on that place until then.


I think to remember that Stefan Brücher said in one of the TV clips he can be seen in, that they can climb up to the ledge until about one week before breeding start, without the risk of disturbing Lotte. And in the last statement on the webpage he writes that they are not expecting an early breeding start this year ... so maybe not all hopes are lost yet ....

[Riitta]

March 14th

19:07 Now and then Lotte's hoarse voice to be heard.

[Riitta]

March 15th

19:04 Calling in the distance. After some minutes no longer Eagle Owls to be heard.

[sova]

19.Marz

Good morning
about 06:20
I believe it was wild sow with the boys

[Bea]

Yes, it was a Momma Boar with her piglets searching for food

Cam operator was on his way to try to find Lotte on her new breeding place (?), when he caught them foraging




Cam operator was searching all over the ledge also later, probably they suppose Lotte breeding already on a still unknown place I heard her calling hoarse somewhere yesterday around 19 o`clock and I have always the impression that she is somewhere lower right side, under the upper nestplace.