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birdcamfan:
I guess it's equivalent to an alien abduction - minus the probing.

susha:
I watched the whole thing and was amazed at how docile the mom was when she was picked up.  Poor little thing recovered pretty quickly, but I'm glad you warned me that she'd be in the corner, looking stunned, when she was first put back.  Very endearing, these wee creatures! :-*

birdcamfan:
The clip is posted from this mornings ringing and weighing. The chick is 28.5 grams which they explain is a bit underweight. They hope that the weight will be caught up now that there is a steady food supply. There are pictures of the Mom and chick at http://www.steenuilenrondwinterswijk.nl/logboek/geringd-en-gewogen
One of the remaining eggs was examined and did not contain an embryo so was unfertilized. The other one stuck to the Mom and she carried it out on her foot today.

susha:
Thanks for sharing this, bcf!  I've grown quite fond of this little family and will watch for this tomorrow morning! :)

birdcamfan:
Posted today on the Steenuil website - they will be banding the mother owl and weighing the chick at 3 PM Dutch time. That is about 8 AM our time tomorrow morning. They do this every year to assess the development of the chick. This mother owl is new and unbanded so they want to try and keep track of her. The chick is still too tiny to band.

I have seen this before and they access the nest box from inside the barn on which it is installed. The owls get a bit funny afterwards and will stand in the corner staring like they are in shock for a while. This group almost always posts an interesting clip of the banding and weighing and it is really neat to see how tiny these owls are. they will also report the weight and development of the chick as well as indicating if it is within normal range or not.

It is fortunate for these owls that they have such a dedicated group of people caring for them. We are lucky to have such an interesting website brought to us.

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