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Sunday, October 16, 2011

10/15 to 10/16- One treat on cam to Belle, both owlets seen last night

Belle is 92 days, pEarl is 88 days ...
Overnight treat/Flyabout report:

Treats:

One treat to Belle at 6:58 PM - looked like possibly a vole or gopher from maybe Dale

http://www.flickr.com/photos/coulee/6247924763/in/photostream

Flyabouts/Activity:

18:49 Belle arrived at the Hideout

18:58 Belle received a treat

19:02 Belle flies off with treat

19:08 Pearl flies in

20:37 Pearl flies off & I thought she returned a minute later BUT @

00:16 when the flight to the Hideout happened http://www.flickr.com/photos/coulee/6249127132/in/photostream

She morphed into Belle: http://www.flickr.com/photos/coulee/6248600303/in/photostream/

Thank you Couleedam !

Pearl arrives at Hitching Post after Belle leaves: Screenshot by LoneStar

Welcome Dottie! Hundon's rescue dog, 14 weeks old: ) She has a wonderful home now!

We were saddened to learn about the passing of a beloved chatter, Slewvi.. We wish her family and friends hugs and prayers... Slewvi has been with us since the Molly Days.. and we know she found solace and happiness in our owlie world.. ((Slewvi)) We will miss you.....

Note from GentleDoe :

Earlier today I received word that Sarah Lewis (Slewvi) had passed away sometime last night after her friend left her for the night's sleep. I want to thank everyone for your prayers for Slewvi! While she is no longer here to tell us how much she appreciated them & how much they helped her, I know they did! Please pray for her family & friends at this time. It is never easy to lose a loved one even when we know they are in a better place. Slewvi will be greatly missed. She was a wonderful online friend to so many of us! I'm so glad that we "met" through Molly & kept in touch through VacaChat & our continued love of the many owl boxes. Here is a quote from the e-mail that I received & hope they do not mind my sharing it here with everyone,

This is what slewvi's friend said about slewvi's owl-watching experience: "Her owl community gave her great joy and community the past couple years. You were all loved for sure."

From GentleDoe

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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.
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7 It’s not uncommon for barn owl chicks in the nest to feed each other. This behaviour is incredibly rare in birds.
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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