You have that right, Karen. Looks like he tried to mount her as she had the rodent in her mouth but liftd her wing as to say I am busy eating. Leave me be.
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owlwatcher's paradise
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Posted 3 years ago by SylvesterMiasMomma #
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7 eggs now!!!
Posted 3 years ago by owlwatcher_974 #
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Does anybody else find themselves petting the owls with the mouse pointer and trying to scratch the itchy places close to their ears?
I think I have been spending a little too much time with the owls lately... *sighs*
Posted 3 years ago by owlwatcher_974 #
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Mom just left the nest...I can't believe she layed 7 eggs! Wow! She's probably feeling much better right now. Alot lighter. I love the softness to her face.
haha! No owlwatcher, I haven't but am thinking it's a good thing. Next best thing to touching them for real. Wow..7 -
I wonder if all the eggs will hatch and how many of the chicks will survive to fledge?
I can't get over how soft the owls look. I just want to reach out and cuddle them but I think it might be very dangerous to cuddle an owl. *grins*
Posted 3 years ago by owlwatcher_974 #
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She's back..only gone for 5 min. I'll bet after laying all those eggs, she maybe just felt like some light flight! Owlwatcher..do you know what the averages might be for survival of the fledglings? Haha..I definitely think it would be dangerous to snuggle with an owl. I don't blame you for wanting to though. So I wonder if she will celebrate with hubby tonight now that the eggs may all have been layed?
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I don't know the averages but I do know that last year, out of a brood of seven, only four of the owls in the California nest box survived and fledged.
I can't help but wonder what would it be like to have to sit on seven eggs until they all hatched then have to sit on seven tiny little chicks until they got big enough to keep warm for short periods of time by snuggling together? Imagine, having to sit on seven little squirming bodies all huddled together for several days. Then later, trying to keep all seven little squirming chicks, who now have their eyes opened wide and are curious about their surroundings, in one place underneath you so they will all be safe and warm. Never mind trying to feed seven little moving beaks who are all competing for the last morsel of food and making sure all seven get their fair share of the food. I would go absolutely insane if I had that mother owl's job!
Posted 3 years ago by owlwatcher_974 #
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Owlwatcher..you're so right about that. The life of a mother owl must be one of the hardest there is. This morning I was looking in on the family and trying to imagine the development of the chicks within each egg. What a complete miracle.
Hi 2b!! *flapping wings wildly*..oops I mean hands..I guess you can tell I spent alot of time checking on the owls this past weekend. Lol! -
I don't believe it! Momma owl now has 8 eggs! I've read that they usually lay 5-7 eggs so this is a lot of eggs for one momma owl. I wonder if all of them will hatch and how many will survive?
Posted 3 years ago by owlwatcher_974 #
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I just now read that they lay 3-9 eggs. Wow. That's a lot of babies to try to care for. I hope the hunting is good this spring or they will have a difficult time getting enough food.
Posted 3 years ago by owlwatcher_974 #
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I keep watching them. Yes, Mama has 8 eggs. That has to be quite uncomfortable. Yikes! Poor bird!
Posted 3 years ago by SylvesterMiasMomma #
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Owlwatcher
I also wonder how many will hatch out! As I wrote before we are hatching chicken eggs in Our class (This is the 2nd year were doing it)
We candled them yesterday we have 7 egg embreos ,4 eggs the shells are to dark and we can't tell and 1 dud. So we will hopefully have 7+ chicks, Unfortunatly we can not get the owl cam to play at work but all the staff are watching it at home and we report to each other!
Again thank you for sharing this site with us!
Peace
DoriePosted 3 years ago by 4 kits staff #
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Hurray - I was finally able to have a look. For some reason I couldn't see the video on my work laptop, but I can on my home desktop!
Posted 3 years ago by Rubia in CA, 4/28 #
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I can't get on the cam site today. Is everyone having same problem or just me?
Posted 3 years ago by Elene_YorkPA_7/21 #
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It worked for me just now.
Posted 3 years ago by owlwatcher_974 #
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I couldn't get on earlier but am on now. Try again Elaine. Owlwatcher - when will the eggs hatch?
Posted 3 years ago by SylvesterMiasMomma #
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The eggs take about 30 days to hatch. So the first egg, which was was laid on Feb. 19, will probably hatch sometime around the 20th.
Posted 3 years ago by owlwatcher_974 #
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The webcam has sound now!
Also,in the comments, a couple of people posted that there are now 9 eggs. She hasn't gotten up off of the eggs while I have been watching so I can't see how many there are. Have any of you been able to count the eggs this morning?
Posted 3 years ago by owlwatcher_974 #
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Yep! Sound! It hums awfully loud, but I actually heard her chewing at her talon...She stood up but blocked the view so I couldn't count more than 8 eggs. Dad's out of the nest early. I guess laying can really up the appetite. What a good hubby he is! (I hope he's hunting!!)
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Mama is back on the nest so I can't count them. I really hope the poor girl only has 8 eggs. 9 seems like too many offspring to try to raise. But if there are 9, the sad thing is that there is a probability that they won't all survive to fledge.
Posted 3 years ago by owlwatcher_974 #
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The webcams have been moved to this site:
http://watch.birds.cornell.edu/nestcams/camera/index
There are links to both of the barn owl cams on this page.
Posted 3 years ago by owlwatcher_974 #
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The California barn owls finally have an egg!!!
Yay Frida and Diego! (the owls)
Maybe they will start streaming this cam too now that there is an egg.
Posted 3 years ago by owlwatcher_974 #
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OK the Italy Tx. 1st egg is due to hatch sometime today or later!!
Posted 3 years ago by 4 kits staff #
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