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Another year with our Tawny Owl Webcam begins! Hopefully Klaara & Klaus will return to their nestbox, so that we can follow their breeding season.

Many thanks to Renno for this cam!

The nestbox is located not far from human settlements, so we will hear sounds of cars, tractors, lawn mower and even human voices from time to time.

Incubation time is between 28 and 30 days, expected amount of eggs between 2 and 6.

Last season 5 eggs were laid and all hatched, but only 3 owlets survived and left the nestbox.
Also this year we can´t expect that all hatched owlets will grow up. The owlets which are too small and weak to fight for their share of food and won´t survive this hard competition, will be fed to surviving owlets by the female Tawny Owl.
It is a food source that can´t be wasted, Tawny Owls behaviour can not be measured with our human ethic understanding.
Camera won´t be switched off, things will be shown as they happen in this real wildlife.

Please be aware of this, especially when you watch this cam with your children!


Main events in 2014: viewtopic.php?p=299931#p299931


Links for the camera:

JW-Player
http://pontu.eenet.ee/player/kakk.html

VLC-Player and Android:
rtsp://193.40.133.138/live/kakk

I-Phone and I-Pad
http://193.40.133.138/live/kakk/playlist.m3u8

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Some interesting "insights" to Tawny Owls, about things we can´t see by watching the cams ;)

Skeleton of a Tawny Owl

http://www.owlpages.com/articles.php?se ... e=Skeleton

Owl Eyes and Vision

http://www.owlpages.com/articles.php?se ... tle=Vision

Digestion System of Owls - in contrary to other raptors Owls have no crop, but a "pre-stomach" (Proventriculus)

http://www.owlpages.com/articles.php?se ... =Digestion

Pictures are taken from http://www.owlpages.com/

Laying dates:

Egg #1 --> 4. March ~07:03 (Almar, Eimar, Elmar, Elmer, Elmet, Elmo) viewtopic.php?p=363774#p363774

Egg #2 --> 6. March evtl. ~ 11:30 (Tarmo, Tarmu) viewtopic.php?p=364575#p364575

Egg #3 --> 9. March evtl. ~ 5:00 (Edvin, Heido, Heivo) viewtopic.php?p=365127#p365127

Egg #4 --> 11. March (Aigar, Ain, Ainar, Innar) viewtopic.php?p=365921#p365921

Egg #5 --> 15. March (Valev, Valvik, Valvo) viewtopic.php?p=366942#p366942

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Hatching dates:

Egg #1+2+3 --> 6./7. April (Ville, Villem, Villi, Villo, Allan, Allo) viewtopic.php?p=373355#p373355

Egg #4 ---> 9. April (Iiris, Kaira, Kaire, Kairi) viewtopic.php?p=374025#p374025

Egg #5 ---> 12. April (Julius, Udo, Ullo, Ulrik, Uudo) viewtopic.php?p=375025#p375025

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15. April - Only four owlets left viewtopic.php?p=376002#p376002

18. April - Only three owlets left viewtopic.php?p=377399#p377399

23. April - Only two owlets left viewtopic.php?p=379439#p379439

30. April - Owlets get their names by vote - Kaira and Tarmo viewtopic.php?p=382396#p382396

1. Mai - First owlet (Kaira) manages to sit in the window viewtopic.php?p=382513#p382513

No action until now ....

oh, thank you

February 27
good morning

7:08

8:20
a Woodpecker is hammering

Nobody at home.

I finally arrived at the camera! I was looking forward!

Great!!!
In the last days I searched every day in the forum for this new season topic.

Thank you. What a joy

18:26
Owl visit

but....only sound

18:41
Tawny Owl again

18:41
Again a look into the nestbox

19:22
Tawny Owl is calling outside

20:15
Tawny Owl inside the box!


A look in the cam


Away again at 20:18

So nice to see and hear them again!

o wow. I missed the Owl inside the nestbox.
Beautiful

Yes, she came and had a test sitting and made sure we are already there!

21:06
with the sound loud....beautiful Owl sound in the distance