Estonian Ural Owl Cam 2016

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Estonian Ural Owl Cam 2016

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A new camera - Ural Owl (Strix uralensis) :loveshower:



Ural Owls have a size of ~54-61 cm, males are a bit smaller and weigh ca. 700 g, females up to a 1000 g.
Wingspan is 115 - 125 cm.

We can expect 2-6 eggs, in an interval of 2-3 days. Eggs are in size of a small chicken egg, weight ~50 g.
Breeding period is 27-29 days. Only the female is on the eggs, male´s task is to hunt for food and provide the family.
Owlets stay in the nest for 34-35 days, then leave and parent owls feed them for about two more months outside.

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renno wrote:Hello everybody!

Well done You have already found this cam! This Ural Owl nestbox is some kilometers away from my home in Lääne county Noarootsi parish. I installed this nestbox last winter and last season 2015 Ural Owl was breeding there and raised 3 chicks. Therefore I though about this webcam.

Ural Owls do not breed every year and on this owl territory there are other natural breeding places so probability to see breeding in this nestbox is not very high. Nestbox is suitable also to Tawny Owl but haven´t seen or hear owls there in this year - if Ural Owls are still there then they scare smaller owls away.

Last week while installing the webcam there were small feathers of some owl at the nestbox entrance and sawdust outside of the nestbox so somebody have been there. Will see if and when owls visit the nestbox. Ural Owls usally start to breed in the end of March.
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A first view in the still empty nestbox

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Thank you for this new cam --- I am curious to learn more about this species! :headroll:

Fingers crossed that we can follow a successful breeding here :2thumbsup:
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Bea wrote:
I am curious to learn more about this species! :headroll:
Oh yes!! me too :whistling:

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A Nuthatch peeks in

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Oh, thanks!
I don't know more, what I should at first to observe! :puzzled: :laugh:
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Hello everybody!

Well done You have already found this cam! This Ural Owl nestbox is some kilometers away from my home in Lääne county Noarootsi parish. I installed this nestbox last winter and last season 2015 Ural Owl was breeding there and raised 3 chicks. Therefore I though about this webcam.

Ural Owls do not breed every year and on this owl territory there are other natural breeding places so probability to see breeding in this nestbox is not very high. Nestbox is suitable also to Tawny Owl but haven´t seen or hear owls there in this year - if Ural Owls are still there then they scare smaller owls away.

Last week while installing the webcam there were small feathers of some owl at the nestbox entrance and sawdust outside of the nestbox so somebody have been there. Will see if and when owls visit the nestbox. Ural Owls usally start to breed in the end of March.
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:hi:
Renno, thank you for the information and the work you do.
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Thank you, Renno .... so it is a surprise nestbox :D

I am curious whether someone will move in ---- and when yes - then who? 8-)


Hopefully an Ural Owl from Lääne county is reading here ----> Image "Hello! There is a nice nestbox for rent!"
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Thanks Renno for your infos and your job round about the nestbox. :thumbs:

Thank you Bea for your humorous :whistling: comments.
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Thank you Renno for the up-date :thumbs:

19:40 an insect walk over the lens

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I'd rather see an owl in the nest box...

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:hi:
While waiting for the nest tenant you can listen to the voices of male and female
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzKYZnc ... ENL-PmeoOA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaUxR63 ... OA&index=4
BTW, it seems to me that the night before last I heard the voice of ural owl, but quite far.
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March 10

8:45

Nobody's home. I guess the word is not traveling fast on the bird real estate market. :D
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March 11

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yes, Ural Owl visit :loveshower:
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23:41 and gone

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23:40
Visitor!!! Looks like a Tawny Owl :laugh:

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I am very curious Bea :laugh:
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