Link to 2021 thread
Live stream: https://www.essexwt.org.uk/wildlife/webcams/barn-owl
As with the 2020 season, barn owls did not use the box for breeding in 2021, will this year be different?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
In answer to that question, yes!
9 eggs laid: Incubation period is 30-31 days
Hatches:
1st chick - 21.5.21 2nd chick - 23.5.22 3rd chick - 24.5.22 4th chick - 26.5.22 5th chick - 29.5.22 6th chick - 2.6.22 7th chick - ??? 8th chick - 5.6.22
They were all there at 17.55 but soon after there was an empty box
2013 photos & vids here
eff37 on Flickr
Not sure if Fourth is hiding, but these beauties, look as though they are meditating.
Three and a bit in box now Kate! Lol
All out early tonight,hope they get fed well.
Am sure Sandra will hone in on the lumps?toppish left
Evening Kate and Wendy,
One in
Hmm, pellets I think
One of these rwo must be sooooo tired ,fallen asleep with left foot stuck before fully retracted CHOL:):)
ooh! Food delivery arriving?
NOPE!!!! it was third arriving instead...CHOL:):)
Anticipating..
Fourth arrived
Settling down for a sleep, bar one!
Thought that leg ring was stuck high up at first?