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
They do make us smile with all the different poses, here we have Ballerina in her tu tu at the back, in front of her himself showing his full height, and nearest cam displaying tail markings CHOL:):)
We have been getting some really good views of tail markings, seems to be a greater number of females in the three sites we've been following!
17.46 ... this looks to be the same one as Kate's
2013 photos & vids here
eff37 on Flickr
WendyBartter said:
Thought that leg ring was stuck high up at first?
https://youtu.be/WJVbsIUhZsU
Evening Wendy and Kate, Thanks for the super pics and videos!
With regards to the owlets leg ring. I watched a vid from Robert E Fuller's YT channel (three owlets from a nest box in his 'garden') being given their rings. He stated that a ring should be a tight enough fit around the lower leg so there is no possibility of it reaching up to the leg joint and getting stuck there. I hope there are no future consequences in this case.
Morning Sandra... and Wendy when you surface xxx But moved up again. this morning.
Hi you two, I keep looking at leg rings now but only one showing at mo
Snapped this catch of light.
one leaves
third
second
all off for a feed maybe
Morning,
All four in (one hiding behind the central, standing owlet)