Uhu Webcam (Germany, Eifel) 2018-2019

[Mamicja]

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One owlet was eating something on the rock when the second one flew in and tried to steal the food. They were fighting in the darkness (very poor vision)


Earlier a small bird visited the nest. Do you know what that bird is?

[Bea]

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Hi Mamicja,

it could be a female Black Redtail - in German "Hausrotschwanz" (Phoenicurus ochruros)

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hausrotschwanz

I´ve placed the German Wikipedia link here, because I think the pictures about females are better than in the English version.

[Mamicja]

Thank you Bea

[Mamicja]

Different animals visit the nesting ledge, but not owls
At night


During the day

[romy]

September 09

[Bea]

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20:22
Both owlets on the ledge
Later cam operator finds them back on top of the edge over the opposite ridge

[Mamicja]

Was it our "little" owlet?

[Bea]

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Great, that you caught them, Mamicja

Their calls always sound a bit like from hysteric teenagers

[sova]

28. September

good evening everyone

20:00
There was a lot of talk

[sova]

[romy]

Thanks, sova! I missed it. An eagle owl without a ring, maybe Lotte?

[Bea]

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Good evening

20:02
Lotte visits traditional nest place and Leo is hooting somewhere not far


I had no own recording, had to take it from the stream rewind, it is not the best qualitiy, sorry
But better than no recording at all

[Mamicja]

Bea
I also saw it live
Lotte is beautiful, as usual.
I haven't heard owlets in the last 10 days, they are probably somewhere else.

[Mamicja]

Was it Lotte?

[Mamicja]

Recently, owls have become active

[Bea]

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2. October

18:56
Cam operator can focus one of our Eagle Owls on the opposite ridge, I suppose that it was Leo



19:08
Leo is found back on the lower ledge, of course at his favourite nest place
Lotte can be heard in vicinity, also hooting



19:27
Cam changes to night vision and video quality is really bad on some points, but I left it as it is, because interesting vocals from Leo and Lotte can be heard



This all looks and sounds as if our couple is already in autumn display mood

[Bea]

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3. October

19:59

Leo on the ledge, near traditional nest place, Lotte could be heard before, think she was not far from him

[Mamicja]

Owls are still around

[Bea]

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7. October

19:06
Lotte sailing in to the traditional nest place, Leo is hooting somewhere close.
Maybe she got a gift from him after she took off ...

[Mamicja]

Lotte visited the nest
She casted a pellet and flew away