Uhu Webcam (Germany, Eifel) ~2016

[Riitta]

April 20th

09:44 Lotte is incubating with open eyes.


10:39 Lotte is still awake.

[Riitta]

17:40 Lotte is panting. The sun is shining on her body.

[Riitta]

April 21st

10:56 Lotte is sleeping and incubating.


11:14 Preening.


She continues incubating.

[Bea]

Today I mused a bit about possible hatching dates, but came to no conclusion - as Lotte preferred this new place and laying eggs in secret

As far as I see it in cam view there is still no food in stock, so we probably still have to wait for important things to happen ...

Maybe Stefan Brücher will give a guess about hatchings in the next news .....

[Riitta]

April 24

15:57 A bit windy today.
After stretching Lotte continues incabating.

[Riitta]

April 25th

12:29 Beautiful Lotte illuminated by spotlight.
...perhaps a great sensation is right under our noses?!
I am most excited, when this moment will come.

[Mamicja]

Oh, yes
There is an owlet, I saw it

[Riitta]

Great message !

Cam operator knew, that spotlight was suitable!

[Riitta]

New statement in the EGE diary today:

"Schneller Brüter
Montag, 25. April 2016

Liebe Uhufreundinnen und –freunde,
gestern (Sonntag) benahm sich Lotte sehr unruhig, sie ruckelte ständig hin und her.

Bis Montagmorgen sind – füher als erwartet – offenbar bereits zwei Küken geschlüpft. Jetzt beginnen, wenn auch mit eingeschränkten Sichtverhältnissen, die spannendsten Beobachtungstage.

Leider ist uns noch kein gutes Bild der Küken gelungen. Wir sind mit der Kamera jetzt so dicht wie möglich dran und hoffen Ihnen bald etwas zeigen zu können.

Leider ist uns noch kein gutes Bild der Küken gelungen. Wir sind mit der Kamera jetzt so dicht wie möglich dran und hoffen Ihnen bald etwas zeigen zu können."

Now then there are two owlets hatched till Monday-morning!

[Bea]

Surprise - surprise!

Our "secret" Lotte gave us the first peeks on her owlets

Today in the morning at 05:44 she went out and hatching was already in progress


Now, at 12:58, she was preening some of her chest feathers and for a short moment a white fluff ball is visible ♥

[Mamicja]

Little one


It looks like an eggshell, Lotte eats it.

[Bea]

26. April

12:33
Lotte is digging under her belly and more pieces of eggshell are transported out

[Riitta]

18:16 Lotte is rolling the last egg.

[romy]

A short view on the owlet(s) and egg. Are there one or two?

[Bea]

I really can´t say it for sure .... I think I saw only one owlet moving .... or?



When cam operator tried to focus it, it went more blurry than sharp ...

[Riitta]

One or two? Difficult question... hmmm.
I agree with you, Bea. Your last video shows movements of one owlet. But I'm not sure.

[Bea]

27. April

Lotte has prey in the larder

[Riitta]

Bea , I have seen it, too.
In the first moment, I have thought, it is an owlet!

[Bea]

Riitta

Same here with me .... at first sight I feared it was an owlet

But having a closer look it is too big and has too many feathers *phew*

[Riitta]

Yesss...all-clear!