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Monday, May 30, 2011

Porch Surfin', and Charge of the Dale Brigade ~

May 29th to May 30th Slideshow by OwlFinn!

After a day of Bliss in the Box, with a mixture of Whoopy-Doo (HD said we're up to 1, 492 !) and Pre- Eggie Behaviour, Roy and Dale had a peaceful night, Dale taking short flights to and from the hideout, sometimes perching on the Roof.. Roy at one point during bonding took Surfing to the next level as both owls somersaulted out the door and went aerial ! Roy delivered several treats including 10:22, 11:00, 11:31. Dale has started shredding the treats, at times pulling out some delicious "Spaghetti". She also appears more restless, circling and rearranging the pantry.

4:04 am update: Dale went into Defensive Mode: Wings Up, Beak Snapping, on the porch while Roy was in the box: a third owl flew from the roof to the Hitching Post: Dale charged the owl off! This owl was most probably a female, as Roy continued to sing in the box and Dale handled the business ! This is typical as Males tend to let the Female sort out another female problem, as witnessed in previous Owl Boxes. Owlfinn caught the action !

Roy in Box, Dale on Porch, Third Owl flying by !screenshot by OwlFinn

Roy inside, Dale on Porch in Defensive Mode: She chases off the Third Owl on the Hitching post !

4:16 Roy flies off, and Dale takes the opportunity to snatch a juicy pocket gopher and flies off for Al Fresca dining

May 29th: 11:30 pm Roy brings a treat to Dale on the Porch!

Kissyface on the Porch around the 4:40 am mark, and Roy attempted bonding, spiraling the couple around the bend of the Hideout to the Privacy Corner ( ™ Tresbien)

Kissy Face on Porch at 4:41 am- screenshot by Keli Lawlar, SPO

Dale decided to take a day to herself today, so stay tuned for Reunion tonight ! Happy Memorial Day!

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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