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Noord Brabant - 2011 / multiple cams
Ellie:
Chick number two arrived sometime earlier today. One egg to go!!
Ellie:
Just a heads up that the "Stone Owlets" are in the proscess of hatching. There is one wee one and still two eggs. So little and cute!!
Kinderchick:
Thanks again for all of your updates, bcf! :-*
birdcamfan:
Steenuil: The stone owl eggs should hatch at any time. They were due today. She is glued to them so I haven't been able to see yet. There are now only 3 eggs. There was suspicion that one of the eggs was infertile as it seemed to be dry inside and therefore would fly all over the place whenever she got up. It was eventually pulled out by her as she hopped out of the nest. Stay posted!
Oehoe: The eagle owl chicks wandered out of camera view last week or so. There is a delightful view of the ledge and it is cool to tune in when it is night there-you can hear the owls, frogs, and who knows what else.
Ooievaar: The 3 remaining stork chicks are growing like weeds. They are trying to stand up in the nest but are still really quite clumsy. Both parents are working hard to feed these kids. They are like bottomless pits!
Boerenzwaluw: The camera was moved to a different nest because the male in nest 55 did not successfully find a mate. The camera is focused on nest 24 now and 6 eggs were laid this week. The incubation is 14 days and hatch is due about May 30. This site reports some rain this week and this is good news as it has been very dry in Netherlands and there has been worry that there will be inadequate bugs to feed the young.
Boomklever: The nuthatches have hatched and there are 7 chicks so far. It is very hard to count them as they are buried in nesting material, mostly leaves. When a parent comes with food, the tiny beaks rise like little tulips and are quickly stuffed with food. Once full, they cannot rise up as far and so the hungry ones rise up above those who have already eaten. I always wondered how that worked, the web bloggers explained it. They are just too cute!
Enjoy!
birdcamfan:
This nest box always gets messy looking, especially if there is a large clutch. They remove a lot of the pellets when they place rings on the owlets. The blog has a running total of the types of foods that have been brought to the mother owl. The pellets are also studied. I guess the messy nestbox is a good thing, there is plenty of food. Most of the blogs on this site are talking about the drought in this area. There is worry that the usual bugs, worms, and grubs that are a staple of the young owls will not be plentiful. There have been a lot of June bugs, but their hatch is early. I hope that they are able to sustain the food supply here. Weird weather all over the world I guess.
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