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Thursday, May 19, 2011

Friend.. or Fo wl...? Dale.. or Bonnie? Or Both?

Special am update! Coach30's slideshow of May 19th confrontation in the box!

Overnight:
Roy spent a good amount of time inside the box this evening, treat at 10:45 (to himself) and dancing and talon two stepping (ty HD) continued.. Owl return calls to Roy heard often throughout the evening..
4:30 am Roy sings and dances in excitement, as Dale (?) lands on HP, then Roof, and then enters box, briefly!
In his excitement, Roy attempts to bond with the Karate Kid maneuver again, flying head first in the kickbox position-- Dale (?) exits ... Although there were one or two beak clucks, comparison photos and behaviour has us pretty certain this was Dale, attempting to join an over- excited Roy ! Back to the basics, Roy? Does KS need to read the manual to you.. again! OR.. was this another female? Bonnie?

Whooo was this owl at doorway at 4:30 am?

Roy and Dale(?) 4:30 am May 19th- screenshot by Tresbien

A different story at 4:51 am!

Roy in defense posture 4:51 am !

Roy in defensive posture now and runs her off !
Is it another female? Was it another female before?

Possibility: Earlier in the evening, it was noted that the owl on the Hitching Post was in "Bonnie's Spot" on the HP, noted by Angowl and Tweet..
Behavior was also similar to Bonnie!
Tresbien notes: "While this is not certain, I believe that was Bonnie in the box and throughout the night!"Angowl agrees, yes, this could have been Bonnie!
Coach notes that perhaps Bonnie wants her Owltlaw Box back?

Both Dale.. and perhaps Bonnie? visited in the evening?
Was Dale running off Bonnie as a set of glowing eyes appeared below the Hideout? Or was it.. vica versa??
Will we ever run out of drama at The Hideout?
Is the Lull Over?
Stay tuned !!!

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12 barn owl fascinating facts

Discover 12 fascinating facts about the beautiful barn owl.
1 The barn owl was voted Britain’s favourite farmland bird by the public in an RSPB poll in July 2007.
2 Historically, the barn owl was Britain’s most common owl species, but today only one farm in about 75 can boast a barn owl nest.
3 Barn owls screech, not hoot (that’s tawny owls).
4 The barn owl can fly almost silently. This enables it to hear the slightest sounds made by its rodent prey hidden in deep vegetation while it’s flying up to three metres overhead.
5 The barn owl’s heart-shaped face collects sound in the same way as human ears. Its hearing is the most sensitive of any creature tested.
6 Barn owls are non-territorial. Adults live in overlapping home ranges, each one covering approximately 5,000 hectares. That’s a staggering 12,500 acres or 7,100 football pitches!
7 It’s not uncommon for barn owl chicks in the nest to feed each other. This behaviour is incredibly rare in birds.
8 In order to live and breed, a pair of barn owls needs to eat around 5,000 prey items a year. These are mainly field voles, wood mice, and common shrews.
9 Though barn owls are capable of producing three broods of five to seven young each year, most breed only once and produce, on average, only two and a half young. 29 per cent of nests produce no young at all.
10 91 per cent of barn owls post-mortemed were found to contain rat poison. Some owls die as a direct result of consuming rodenticides, but most contain sub-lethal doses. The effects of this remain unknown.
11 In a typical year, around 3,000 juvenile barn owls are killed on Britain’s motorways, dual carriageways and other trunk roads. That’s about a third of all the young that fledge.
12 Everyone can help barn owls. Leave a patch of rough grassland to grow wild thus creating habitat for voles, erect a super-safe deep nest box, volunteer for your local barn owl group, switch to non-toxic rodent control