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Saturday, June 4, 2011

"Tootsie" Rolls in again around 4 am, and yet a 4th Owl flyby!!

Tootise on Roof 2:54 am June 4 screenshot by Coach30

Dale Inside, Roy on Porch, Tootsie on Roof June 4 screenshot by Coach30

Dale chases Tootsie off June 4th screenshots by Coach30

June 3 4:03 am 3 owls screenshot by Owlfinn

June 4 4:02 am 3 owls - screenshot by Owlfinn

June 4 3 am Dale chases Tootsie off Screenshot by Coach30

TOOTSIE: The Other Owl That Stops In Everyday

While most of us slumbered away, Tootsie visited yet again and Dale once again defended her post.. A 4th owl also arrived but no screenie available yet: It was too quick ! even for Coach30 !
POSTNOTE: Special thanks to BettyGoosie for providing video of the 4th owl flyby, please see posts above

Roy brought in another beak to beak mousie for His Lady early evening, which she accepted with trills of delight and began to Shred (Yes, excellent sign for Pre Eggie Behaviour). The second treat Roy held on to in his Singing Corner. When he placed it on the Pantry Floor, Dale stepped out to the porch. Roy looked down and Owl Pouted, as if to say.. "Well, I brought it in, aren't you going to eat and admire it?"
Late Night Lulls brought in wonderful visits to our Hideout from friends CuriousityKitten, Buggirl, Pzoooooo and Turtlepie.. What a nice treat !

Early evening discussion included some possible book titles for a Dale Eggtervention, including:
The Squat and Drop Book to Easy Egg Laying, ™TwoOwlWingz and : "What to Eggspect when Owlxpecting" (™ the_amazon)

Roy shows his appreciation after Dale comes in off the porch at 5:30 am June 4

Alright, I'm staying... just don't make me Cross Eyed 5:32 am

On second thought.. Hmm... Should I go to my apartment for the day? June 4 5:39 am

Ok Im staying, but we need more treats in here Honey 5:42 am

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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