Uhu Webcam (Germany, Eifel) ~2016

[Bea]

7. February

07:17
Ohhh-ohhhh-ohhhh ...... the fox was back for a visit .....

[Mamicja]

7. February

07:17
Ohhh-ohhhh-ohhhh ...... the fox was back for a visit .....

Oh no, again?
Anybody else?

While waiting for stream....

[Bea]

Yes, already the whole day - again and again - no connection possible

I think they moved to another server, maybe that causes the troubles. Can´t record anything at the moment

[romy]

9:50 the fox again. Does it mean: no owls this year? Yesterday in the evening I have heard the owls but nothing was to be seen.

[Bea]

The fox "dropped" down from a place above at 09:46


It jumped upside and was invisible for a while, then came back at 09:52 and left the ledge again by jumping upside



As I already wrote earlier, I think that the fox is searching for mice - there is lot of mouse-traffic during night time.

I hope owls won´t feel so dirsturbed by its visits that they decide to skip nesting on this place ... first egg in 2015 was laid on 10. March, so it is too early to say anything.

[Mamicja]

18:08 Lotte? on the ledge

[Riitta]

18:21 Yes, it is an Owl on the ledge, but it is only the back to be seen.

18:20




18:29 ...in the nestbowl??

[Bea]

Yes, I´d say it was Lotte. I think I heard Leo hooting not far when she was scratching in the nestbowl

[Riitta]

Good, I enjoy, that it was Lotte.
Thanks for your video clip, Bea.

[Bea]

12. February

12:30
A load of stones and other stuff fell down from the 1st floor ....



And then, at 12:38 --- another visit of the fox






Beautiful animal, no doubt about it ..... but I´d prefer to see it elsewhere ......

[Mamicja]

I definitely do not like the fox in this place. It is dangerous for eggs and chicks.
Our couple of owls may choose another place to nest

[Bea]

13. February

There was some action tonight

03:41
Leo lands in and stays



Zoom on Mr. Handsome

[Bea]

At 04:01 Leo heard Lotte calling, in a bit distance, but he begins to become "busy"



04:13
Lotte is somewhere close, one can hear her calling and Leo starts display in the nestbowl
When he took off, cam panned over the ledge because they still could be heard calling, but they were not there

[Bea]

And guess who came for a morning visit at 08:45 ....

[Bea]

14. February

Happy Valentine´s Day for everyone!


Foxes seem to become quite familiar with the nestbowl area .....

Today at 07:08 were some funny sounds and then a fox dropped down .... and it was coughing and sneezing


Sorry, sound out fo sync .... this happens when I have to cut clips from very long night recordings, the longer the recording the more out of sync .... :(


And at 12:53 the next fox paid a visit to the nestbowl ....



I could be wrong, but think it were two different ones ...

[Riitta]

Oh, oh, oh I don't like nice foxes in the nestbowl.

[sova]

I'm not sure but in two videos the fox whined . So the , in the second video, he has not yet pi - pi . Can this be the demand suddenly the territory for themselves ?

[Mamicja]

18:10 Leo on the ledge. Lotte close by.


He flew away 18:17

[Bea]

Short after Leo arrived he had a sharp eye on the place above, from where the fox always jumps down .....

[Bea]

Hello sova

Maybe the fox(es) want to claim the place for their territory, too .... who knows?
I fear a fox would not disdain Owl´s eggs or owlets ...

Hopefully Leo and Lotte will clarify the borders of their territory soon .....