Owl Cam Time
Thanks to the readers who gave me a heads up on the owl cams. When you can't go birding and desperately need a bird fix, these online web cams are just the ticket:
Valmont Great Horned Owl CamBarn Owl Cam
posted by birdchick at 10:38 PM
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Speaking of Owls... can you help me ID the owl who adopted my grandmother in the 70's? I just posted a picture of them
The Great Horned owl cam is fun and apparently she leaves the eggs to hunt for some time and the male does not help out or sit on the eggs like an eagle would...I am new to owls. I wonder if the male brings her food??? Do you know.
The male is supposed to bring her food and does not incubate the eggs.
At The Raptor Center, we have some great horned owls that we use for education that are imprinted on humans. This time of year when we go out to feed them, it can get interesting. Sometimes, as soon as you drop their food, they will pick it up, and fly over to you and offer the food like they would a potential mate.
Talk about timely...this morning I read the story of the northern Spotted Owl in Craig Childs' new book The Animal Dialogues. They were in the Ho Rain forest on the Olympic Pennisula of WA state and were searching the spotted owl. Deep in the woods one was 'spotted' (I couldn't resist) and fed live mice which were put onto a branch - the owl wasted no time in swooping down for the tasty morsel. It ate first, 5 mice then took #6 to his mate. No babes were there to be fed but I felt that they might be fed last as the story contained some different facts re:their parenting style in relation to extinction. He is an amazing writer - if you don't know him DEFINATELY pick this book up....you will not be sorry!
Our Eagle cam here in Maine is gearing up for nest building in the next few weeks, then dinner & dancing, then eggs! Check out www.briloon.org
Jacci in S.P.ME
Thanks Sharon. That owl lived in my Grandmother's backyard for 10 years or so. It just loved her and her bacon and in return my grandparents had zero rodent issues.
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