Rhapsowldy by The Owl Channel

Here's my very first attempt at recording using Hypercam2 and actually getting it on YouTube. LOL Yeah, I'm a rookie. The Songbirds did this for a long time yesterday.

Today's activity report:

1:31 hundon1: Skylark is 41days old, Starling is 37 days old, Sparrow is 35 days old and Chicadee 33 days old.
1:33 hundon1: They were fed overnight by the parents
1:33 hundon1: The Owl Channel's Deets and Treats Report: Total 11 deliveries, Roy 4 gophers and 2 mice, Dale 4 gophers & 1 mouse
1:34 crazyhorse2002: when do they fledge
1:34 hundon1: 1st exit=.50 to 60 days of age. Branching= 55 to 65 days of age. Usual 1st full flight= 60 to 70 days. Adult Owl @Day 80. Usually fully fledged between 86-90 days.

This is the cutest video from debbiemango. Me and Lano were watching some of this bee battle. I was afraid they would get stung but at the end of the video I see one of the owlets actually caught a bee in it's beak and then removed it with it's foot so I guess it's not a big deal after all!

The Songbirds are growing so fast! The baby fuzz is rapidly disappearing, being replace with adult owl feathers, and the oldest 2 are already peeking out the front door. It won't be long until one of them steps out onto the porch for the first time.

Here is a tidbit from chat this morning. Interesting concept about the owlets hissing.

9:30 dkowen: oh they are fun during the day, in color and pouncing around
9:30 dkowen: from GL Owlet peeking out the door and lost of hissing http://youtu.be/DIqOIAJg6NY
9:31 dkowen: hard to believe they're already peeking out the door
9:33 dkowen: The Hissss simulates the sound of a snake, as very few birds will enter a cavity or nest if they think a snake occupies it !
9:33 dkowen: an instinct that the parents encourage

These funny owlets were hilarious tonight. Skylark decided she needed to wingersize and she was flapping and jumping all over the place, hitting everybody else in the head with her wings, stirring up all kinds of hork dust and everything else. The smaller owlets headed to the other side of the box to get out of Sky's way since she was hogging the whole place, and they kind of took turns doing close ups in the cam. So cute. Skylark is ready to go outside and wingersize on the porch. The other owlets agree with me.

Hiker you make a great babysitter! Thanks for the pics and for watching them while I was gone!
They were at it again this morning with their head bobbing, stretching and Sky started her wingersizing again which sends everybody else running for the back wall. LOL

Last night was the big night! Sky stepped out onto the porch for the first time and took a look at the world she'd never seen before. She looking around, did a lot of head bobbing and even did some wingersizing. I think she liked it out there because she went out a total of 5 times with the other owlets watching her with great interest. It won't be long before all of them are out on the porch.

I copied some info from Roy and Dale chat:

For 1st exit= 50 to 60 days of age. Branching= 55 to 65 days of age
Usual 1st full flight= 60 to 70 days.
Adult Owl @Day 80.
Usually fully fledged between 86-90 days.

The Owl Channel's Deets and Treats Report: 6 Gophers were delivered last night.

Kat Tweet caught Sky's first exit from the box.

Sparrow joined Sky on the porch last night. What's so funny to watch in debbiemango's video is the reaction of the owlet that's watching this (I think it's Chicka) from the back of the line.

Skylark's first flight May 7th!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/anjuliz/8718887923/ from The Owl Channel.

Amazing night videos from debbiemango.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7RJt_xwYnc Part 1 Skylark's first flight.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whaniWl_kew Part 2 Chicka steps out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kb_OUp7xqwc Part 3 owlets all over the place.

Big excitement at Roy and Dale's this morning! Sky, Sparrow and Star all fledged while Chicka slept through the whole entire thing.
Star was standing on the big limb and slipped. She caught herself but was hanging upside down from the limb and then she fell to the ground. Owl Cam Guy and his wife Angowleyez got up and looked for the owlets outside their house. They found Sparrow and Star but have not seen Sky so far. Sky is a good flyer so she's probably nearby in a tree and they just can't see her.

Here's some updates from Angowleyez and the mods in R&D chat:

angowleyez: Sparrow is in a tree in the yard
9:06 angowleyez: We do not see Skylark
9:06 susanhu: c'mon Sky, Sparrow and Star, time to roost in th
9:19 hundon1: Sparrow was on top of Jrs car in the front; Jr saw him and tried to guide him back to the boxHe proceeded to charge at Jr like a little matador
9:19 curiositykitten: And Chickadee just stands there being fluffy, comforting us.
9:19 natowllover29: We always said this family does never do anything by the book
9:19 hundon1: OCG quickly went behind and Sparrow didnt see himOCG picked him up and put him in the tree next to the Hideoutso he is camoflauged and safe
9:19 angowleyez: they can yes
10:28 angowleyez: Yes we are making sure we have eyez on them all day, I cancelled the fundraiser event, I just cant leave the babies alone !
10:28 angowleyez: lol DK right
0:29 angowleyez: get this, Starlings talons on the car were loud enough to wake up Jr
10:30 dkowen11: for those just joining, Chicka is in the box, Starling is in the tree next to the hideout, Sparrow is on outside of box behind cam housing And Sky flew most likely to a tree nearby. Ang keeping watch
10:30 angowleyez: so when Starling was on the roof of the car, he flew to the ground in front, and OCG said "distract him"
10:31 angowleyez: so Jr stood there and looked at sparrow and waved his hands a little
10:31 dkowen11: lol distract him?
10:31 angowleyez: not sparrow, starling
10:31 monkie2: confusion already
10:31 angowleyez: so Starling full up mantled and raised her head and charged Jr.
10:31 dkowen11: hahaha
10:31 dkowen11: did he run?
10:31 angowleyez: lol
10:32 angowleyez: Nooo but he said "dang she almost got me"
10:32 dkowen11: hahaha
10:32 angowleyez: so we know now that owlets are fearless !
10:32 hundon1: could give a nasty peck too

And some pics and videos.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/owlcamguy/8...57632426417829/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/owlcamguy/8722306885/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNn6Dw2BEO8&feature=youtu.be

I snipped some pics while I was watching all this action and the pic titled "Owlets in the trees" was snipped about 1 second before Star fell off the limb.
Whewww!

Swiped this pic from OCG's flickr. They all lined up in hatch order and did the perfect pose. AMAZING!

Quote: patticake wrote in post #79

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Swiped this pic from OCG's flickr. They all lined up in hatch order and did the perfect pose. AMAZING!

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