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Noord Brabant - 2011 / multiple cams

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birdcamfan:
An update:
Steeniul: The mother stone owl seems to have won the fight for the nest box. Two doves tried to move in but there was a major "stare down", some screeching, a lot of wing beating and the doves are gone now. She has two eggs and is still going out hunting at night so I think she will have one or two more before hard incubation starts. The male has started to bring her food since the doves have left. (Fraidy-cat lets mom do all the fighting!)
Oehoe: The two eagle owl chicks are huge and can now hold their heads up. They are pretty funny looking. It is amazing how they blend into the surrounding landscape.
Ooievaar: The mother stork is inspecting the eggs a lot. They should hatch this week.
Boerenzwaluw: There is a noticeable shortage of barn swallows according to the blog. They are unsure if they are just late or if they met some catastrophe. The male still doesn't have a mate.
Boomklever: The nuthatches have been very busy filling the entrance hole into the nest cavity. They have also transported loads of leaves and sticks into the nest box so it looks like they are preparing for a nest.
Slechkvalken: Pa and S2 are incubating. Their progress is monitored on another thread. S2 is on the eggs now and is playing with pebbles so I guess the boredom factor is setting in.

Kinderchick:
I see a lonely egg right now, but no sign of Mama Stone Owl.

birdcamfan:
It seems that the stone owl has persisted and the dove has been evicted from the nest box entrance. The web bloggers looked in the entrance and were surprised to find that the dove had no eggs, just a disorganized jumble of sticks for a nest. The stone owl has now laid her first egg inside the nestbox!

birdcamfan:
Steenuil: (Stoneowl)
There was fear that the owls would loose interest in nesting at this site because of the dove which has nested in the entrance way to the nest box. The owls have persisted and have been getting in past the dove who flaps aggressively at them. The female is sitting in the nest box right now and has that egg laying look on her body. Perhaps she just had to get in there to lay her eggs. This could get ugly if the owls have a hard time bringing enough food to the brooding female and to the young. They feed on insects and mice and make many many trips to and from the nest box in order to keep up the food supply.
Oehoe: (Eagleowl)
There are two young in the nest and they are more visible now that the female is away for longer periods of time and they are bigger. I saw one of them choke down a huge rat last week. They are able to eat prey that look almost the same size as them and they swallow their prey whole.
Ooievaar: (Storks)
The storks have 5 eggs and continue to brood. Last time they had this many eggs, 3 succumbed and only one chick grew to fledge. Last year there were 2 chicks and they hardly fit in the nest so this should be interesting. The nest is huge but 5 adult sized birds are I think bigger.
Boerenzaluw: (Barn swallow)
The male barn swallow has claimed his nest and is fiercely defending it from other pairs. His mate has not yet shown up but it is still early.
Boomklever: (Nuthatches)
Lots of different birds continue to check out this nest box but no one pair has staked its claim.
Ijsvogel: (Kingfishers)
Still not eggs but they visit the site a lot. There are lots of ducks and swans swimming by the site.
Slechtvalk: (Peregrine Falcon)
Nest watch in found under Noord Brabant 2011 S2 and Pa

Kinderchick:
I love watching the Oehoe (Eagle Owl). 8) The camera just zoomed up close while I was checking in! ;D

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