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Tuesday, March 13, 2012

3/12 to 3/13 Six treats, Kissy on the porch, and we remember McGee

Our heroes today are Ellie 23 days, Clark 21 days and Dee 17 days. Happy Three Week Birthday, Clark (S)

Just The Factz Fling and Fly Report: Total SIX treats (6): THREE (3) rabbits and 3 mice (one left in pantry) One to Ellie and one to Clark. Roy and Dale shared some sweet kisses on the left hitching post this morning ! Bunnies # 122, 123, and #124!

OVERNIGHT NEWS:
Pile of cuteness: http://www.flickr.com/photos/53907939@N08/?forumid=602621 : http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrdrake001/6980008775/in/photostream
Rabbit Delivery #124 http://youtu.be/VJ80gPkfFHM
Slider to Clark: http://youtu.be/hQHtKA4yBwU
Slider to Ellie: http://youtu.be/5QXnODxPdpA
Good morning Roy: http://www.flickr.com/photos/53907939@N08/
ango's video of Ellie eating bunny yesterday morning - http://www.flickr.com/photos/anjuliz/6976506541/

As many of us know by now, our beloved McGee has been missing for several days, and is presumed gone.
Please read Carlos's blog here http://mollysbox.wordpress.com/blog/

For those who are trying to sign the group card for Carlos and family: please try to leave comment on blog until probs with the card site are handled. Seems to be an issue, so it's not just you.

Everyone is welcome to come into The Parlor to share our memories and love for Leggz McGee.. You will find many friends waiting for you here.. We are grateful for our memories, and for the opportunity now given to us by OCG and Moderators to continue our love for these beautiful creatures with Roy, Dale and the babies..

We are wondering how many days we have left with Dale in the Hideout for the day.
On average, the Female Barn owl has stayed out once the youngest owlet is 22 days old: Here are some stats from previous clutches, compiled from our moderators: thank you LvOwls and Lonestar and Cowli: )
From the blog August 11, 2011
Willow left when Elf was 18 days
Owlivia left when Rocket was 22 days
Molly left when Wesley was 22 days
Syd left when Dinky was 24 days
Lucy left when Darla was 22 days
Bonnie was the longest and left when Jesse was 29 days

Based on this date, we should have Dale in the box for at least 5 more days give or take a few ! Talons crossed !

An excerpt from little shOWLp of Hideout: Not for the queasy!my apologies in advance :o

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