Happy New Year everyone!
Great start with lovely captures of our pair ... but mighty strange about that 'third' one ... maybe a late 'first footer' Lol!
Good to have some colour Scylla, hope you are continuing to improve!
Gales seem to be a bit of a fixture just lately, another blow overnight promised here, stay safe all!
2013 photos & vids here
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Just had to reinstall Windows *boooohoooo*... so am testing new install of VLC and chose our precious CBOs for the purpose - and it turns out to be a dupe! Too bad ;)
I'm so glad to see that you have company, dear friends :-*
IMAGICAT
Hi Scylla
always lovely to see you xxxxxxxx sorry though for your woes....
he is in box at moment.
Nice to see you Scylla :D
20:10
20:28 Onto the tray
21:02 A 2nd owl in and onto the tray. Lots of high-pitched screeches and continuous short, low-sounding rasps - from the female I assume.
She moved to the middle beam
21:09
Male went to the left side of the box
Then behind the box
21:20
21:24 The female has disappeared but is in the barn somewhere as I can still hear her rasping
21:30 Headlights on and then he'd gone
21:40 EN/EB but can still hear calling
21:55 All quiet for the past 10 minutes
21:59 I heard a PS his the ground, rasping has started again. Into view on the back beam at 22:00
22:13 After spending time at the back preening, she finally left the barn
Immediate silence. Do you think these rasps could be classed as food begging calls?
23:45 Nothing else seen or heard. Goodnight
Morning Sandra
Lovely to see them both.I do not have sound, but could well be , when you consider he had a prey in the Barn day before.
17;25
usual pre evening ritual CHOL:):)
19.40
Thanks Kate :)
20:15 On the middle beam now
21:03
21:11 A 2nd owl in the barn assume it's the female. Loud high-pitched screeching on her arrival. Low rasping calls now.
21:14 Moved to the middle beam
21:26
21:31 Female into the box, food begging calls
Male left the barn 21:36
21:39
Investigated both near corners
Preening
21:53 Left the box and out to the tray then the front beam. She hasn't made any calls for the past 10 minutes
22:00 After more preening, she flew to the middle beam then hid herself behind the diagonal. Still silent
22:07 Came into view for a few seconds before disappearing again. There are rasps but very few and far between.
22:30 Loud screech outside the barn. I haven't seen her leave the barn but it appears to be empty.
22:45 It has been very quiet since
23:40 EN/EB and silent. Goodnight
Great sequence Sandra, do you think she was searching box for food or suitable nesting areas?
Good morning Wendy and all.
I don't think she was searching for food and also she didn't scrape the floor debris either. Her calling stopped shortly after the male left the barn. It is progress, fingers crossed!
7:15 EN/EB
15:50 EN/EB
Nestcam Diary update:
June 2018
11th – there’s been an intriguing development the last couple of nights, as a presumed female has been food begging in the barn and even in the nestbox, with the male present!