Estonian Tawny Owl Webcam 2019

[Maggy]

Timea, thanks for letting us know, I'm glad you are with us this season!
And thanks for a pic!

[Timea]

Timea, thanks for letting us know, I'm glad you are with us this season!
And thanks for a pic!

Hi Maggy, thank you for your warm welcome

[Shanta]

and welcome Timea!

20:16 Klaus with food for Klaara

[Maggy]

Thanks for a video, Shanta!

Hi Maggy, thank you for your warm welcome

Sometimes I need help with reporting and I'm planing to be away for 10 days in 2 weeks, so it's good to know there we'll be people reporting on Klaara and Klaus while I'm absent!

[Maggy]

20:44 Klaara is sleeping
20:51 Klaara is looking around

and then she is back to sleeping
21:16 she reacts to sounds outside
and then she is back to sleeping

[Shanta]

I'm planing to be away for 10 days in 2 weeks

Oooh Maggy, but that is a long time . I hope and wish you can enjoy your holiday!

Since we know exactly when Klaara lays an egg, we can see how many hours it takes to the next oviposition (not sure if it's the right word).

Egg #1 - 16. March at 18:07
Egg #2 - 19. March at 06:10 == 60 hours after the first one
Egg #3 - 21. March at 20:30 == 62 hours after the second one
Egg #4 - 24. March at 13:25 == 65 hours after the third one

It's interesting to see, that it takes always a bit longer until the next egg comes.

[Maggy]

Shanta, thanks for counting hours between egg laying, I wanted to ask you to do that at one point some time ago.
But for now I'm pretty sure that Klaara is done with laying eggs, I was not even sure she was going to have the last one, it was taking her so long.
She already started incubating and the last owlet will be much smaller. That wouldn't give them that many chances.
Anyway, in about 26-28 days owlets will star hatching, there wouldn't be much happening in between, Klaara will be fed hopefully and she'll be getting out for short breaks evenings and mornings.

[Maggy]

21:35 Klaara is sleeping
22:05 she keeps sleeping
22:13 Klaara wakes up and looks around

22:17 she is looking at the window after taking care of the eggs and preening

and then she is back to sleeping
22:34 Klaara is sleeping

[Maggy]

22:41 Klaara is watching the window
and then she is back to sleeping

[Shanta]

Maggy, I had hoped so much that Klaara will not lay another egg ... but now there are 4 and hopefully it was the last egg for this season. I do not want to think about the feeding time, hopefully there will be enough food.
It's so good that you're back for hatching time!

23:05 Klaara is sleeping

[Maggy]

Good night Shanta!
23:15 Klaara is sleeping
and then she looks at the window23:31 Klaara wakes up and looks at the window and around

23:50 Klaara is sleeping
23:57 she is watching the window

and then back to sleeping closet to midnight

[Maggy]

March 25th

00:03 Klaara is sleeping
and then she starts looking around
and then she starts preening
00:05 Klaara is preening

then she is back to resting, looking at the window and sleeping
00:10 Klaara is sleeping again

[Carla]

wow 4 eggs...I hope there are many mices this year.......
good night!

[Maggy]

Good night, Carla!
I think it's good that they have 4 eggs, not 5.
2:35 Klaara is resting/sleeping
2:53 she is preening

[Maggy]

3:31 Klaara is sleeping
3:32 she wakes up and starts calling softlu
3:33 she is about to be on the way out

3:34 and she is out

[Maggy]

3:42 Klaara is back

3:59 Klaara is sleeping

[Maggy]

4:28 Klaara is watching the window
4:29 Klaus is calling, Klaara starts calling back
Klaus brings a mouse

4:30 Klaara grabs it and swallows it

[Maggy]

4:30 Klaara is looking around and thanking Klaus

4:31

[Maggy]

5:00 Klaara is preening
5:01 then she looks at the window

and then she is falling asleep
5:16 Klaara is sleeping
5:27 Klaara is out again for a short break

[Maggy]

5:34 Klaara is back into the window

and then she jumps into the box