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?
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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
Mum returned (I don't know whether she brought prey or not)
Chicks were scouting for food
She rolled the egg back towards her
All present and correct this morning
Is she deciding to get some rest by standing/sleeping CHOL:):)
What a lovely pose you captured there, Kate! :)
Mum's out at present
Morning all
exploring the box.
little one is there.
2013 photos & vids here
eff37 on Flickr
Good to see the brood doing well, irrespective of the mortality.
I'm a little confused, did the wee one finally die and tiny is another small one?
Mike
Flickr: Peak Rambler
Sandra P said:Morning Mike, Kate and Wendy.
Thank you for the conf Sandra.
It is as you'd expect, and the wonderful thing about nature is, if the first hatched did die, then the later hatchings to coin the phrase will step up to the mark.