Link to January 2022 to end of February 2023 thread
Live stream from North Fambridge, Essex: https://www.essexwt.org.uk/wildlife/webcams/barn-owl
In 2022, four Barn Owlets, deemed to be 3 females and 1 male (the youngest), successfully fledged.
Here they are at their ringing day on 7.7.22
Hopefully, the resident pair will successfully breed in the nest box again this season.
Checking the flooring
Looking up
Preening
She did call but I missed capturing a pic. Just prior to exiting the box
The female's back and now calling a lot - more than I've shown
She looks damp, perhaps after hunting
She left again. Tips of her wings shown at the exit
The female is in. She has been scraping at the flooring and breaking up pellets (screenshots from my phone, hence smaller) This was her 2nd visit of the evening, pics on chat show her in the box at 20:57
TBC
Cont'd...
She had just finished scratching under her beak
And she had left
This was the first time I've seen the female during the evening since the 26th. The last time I saw the male was on the 18th - I hope he's ok.
2013 photos & vids here
eff37 on Flickr
The female has just arrived in the box
Scraping the flooring
Back to the flooring
Feeling sleepy
About to leave
WendyBartter said:Lovely pics, thanks Sandra, didn't realise it was that long since male was in, bit worrying!
You're welcome, Wendy.
Yes, it is quite worrying...
I don't know how long she had been back in
Calling. Would she do this if the male wasn't around?
Sleepy again
Did she hear something?
She headed out again
Edit: There's a pic on chat showing her in the box at 23:41, calling (it was stated that she was doing this regularly and what appeared to be, loudly)
1.5.23 The female was in the corner, calling
A quick glance up
A friend or foe outside?
Off to investigate
Not sure if just arrived.