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birdcamfan:
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posted by: Ronald STONE / date: May 26, 2012, 8:39
Unfortunately, the male did not appear last night. The female has instinct for "chosen" not have to go hunting, but the young and the eggs remain. This means that the pup is still virtually no food had.
natural process - We expect them to go hunting today. The young will therefore not survive. Probably it will during the course of the day of death. We have seen that the female at a given moment of the dead young begins to eat, or even eat. That is a natural process that we include also the stork seen.
non-intervention - We have with the RSPB and other species groups agreed not to intervene. So we are not feeding. Each year failed a quarter of the owl nests, for several reasons. That one parent disappears (dies) is a common cause. It is very annoying every time to see, especially if the residents are involved in 'their' owls. And that is obviously true. We therefore understand the call for feeding. We stand behind the appointment just to look (and us to wonder about) to what is in front of the cameras going.
other eggs - We do not expect the other two eggs are hatching, before it's too long ago that the first young hatched crawled. At some point we collect the eggs to explore them.
Drop Clutch? - It happens that in this kind of situation a replacement clutch is started. Of course this is another male. That can sometimes go fast, we know from experience. We will have to wait and see if that will happen here, but we will certainly follow.
birdcamfan:
Still one chick and two eggs.
Kinderchick:
Oh no, that's too bad, bcf. Is there still only one chick or do you know? ???
birdcamfan:
I had a good look at this active youngster. There is some worry at the site since the male has not been seen for a few days. The female owl broods exclusively and the male brings food. This female has had to leave the eggs and chick exposed in order to hunt and has only been able to bring back worms and larvae rather than mice. Without a steady supply of food and warmth, there is a worry that the eggs and/or chicks may not survive.
birdcamfan:
The chick can be seen squirming under Mrs Stone Owl's butt. She is a bit nose down so the chick is under her but visible. It sure can move!
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