Yesterday when we saw Star "appear" on the porch of the hideout, we assumed she'd jumped down from the tree. We were wrong! LOL Seems falling out of the tree and being rescued earlier was not enough excitement for her. Later in the afternoon she ventured into the neighbors yard and they have dogs. Owl Cam Guy and Angowleyez once again went to rescue this wild child and after finally catching her, they put a ladder up and put her back inside the hideout where she immediately came back outside and stood on the porch. That's when the viewers saw her "just appear" there because the cam had also gone down about this same time. These people really go above and beyond the call of duty for these owls. Hats off to them! Here are some pics of their adventure from The Owl Channel's flickr .http://www.flickr.com/photos/anjuliz/872...in/photostream/
This morning only Chicka is still inside the box but Skylark is sitting on top of the Lookout. He has not gone inside the box so far.
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Skylark returned last evening and was zipping in and out. Roy was in the area calling to the owlets. All Five reunited in the evening, with Roy delivering to the owlets on the porch and roof. More updates today, please check everyone's photolinks for some fantastic shots of the Songbirds Fledging
The Owl Channel Deets and Treats Report: Roy delivers to both Chickadee, and the babies in the FAT (Far Away Tree).. Chickadee branches this morning and falls to the ground !
May 9th and May 11th The Rescues of Starling and Chickadee Starling was rescued from the ground not once, but twice by OCG on May 9th. The first time she was on the road, and the second time in a neighbor's yard with three dogs.
Facebook Update: Today: Chickadee, the youngest owlet,branched this morning and fell to the ground. Thanks to communication from Sher and our Mods, we awoke and OCG rescued him and placed him back in the Hideout.
The box is empty this morning. All 4 of them are out in the great big world exploring and being Barn Owls. I suspect we'll see them returning at night for food deliveries from Roy and Dale, for a little while anyway. They have been so much fun to watch. Skylark, Starling, Sparrow and Chickadee!
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Mother's Day 2013: The Songbirds continue to Fledge into beautiful adult owls Posted by ang at 15:56, May 12 2013.
What better gift for a mother than to see her children healthy, happy and independent.. thus said, let's not look at it as Empty Nest (Box) Syndrome, but a successful ending and a new beginning for the babies!
Skylark has become quite the warrior atop the Lookout and Roof, screeching at both the neighbor's dogs and whomever dares step foot in "his" territory! He is going to be a fantastic daddy someday!
The owlets spent quite a bit of time on the Hideout rooftop last evening, and this morning all departed for cover. Chickadee was not located anywhere on the ground in any yard, so Chicka found a good hiding place!
Here is a beautiful Mothers Day tribute from DebbieMango
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The Best Mother's Day Present for everyone- OCG found Chickadee in our palm tree!! Posted by ang at 19:04, May 12 2013.
The best Mother's Day gift ever.. I scoured the neighborhood for Chickadee and he/she was above my head the entire time watching me! It is very odd for an owlet to roost in this particular tree in our yard, lol You can see Chicka's fuzzies and how well camoflauged he/she is!! Wow How very exciting! I really had Chicka as a boy but according to this photo she looks pretty girlish!: )
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Last night all 4 songbirds came home at the same time. It was great to see them all together and looking so strong and healthy. Owl Cam Guy has been buying feeder rats and helping Roy feed them for most of the entire month of May since Dale has been missing. Feeding 4 hungry owlets and feeding himself is almost impossible for Roy to do alone. Nobody knows what happened to Dale and they don't really discuss it that I've seen. Owl Cam Guy pitches feeder rats to the porch and they are getting used to the "Rat Fairy" that leaves them those nice white mice. He's a great fairy and guardian.
Debbiemango got a video of them coming home last night.
More pics of their visit last night in the picture gallery.
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OCG pic of all 4 5-17-13.
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Debbiemango also got a video of Owl Cam Guy (aka Rat Fairy) pitching the rats to the Songbirds. Their reaction when they see him coming is so funny. They rasp and hiss, almost like when a parent is coming with food. LOL They have to know him because they've seen him their whole life. He's always been out there taking their picture and he does, if fact, live there, too. I wonder if they think he's part of their family? They move out of the way when he starts throwing the rats, but they don't leave and continue their "food whining." You can hear them nearby just out of view.
Last night was a repeat of the night before. All 4 Songbirds returned to their box and picked up treats from the porch left by the "Rat Fairy." Chicka went inside again and took a nap and then all 4 played and jumped all over the porch, roof and tree. I'm beginning to wonder if they are becoming so used to the free treats that they won't learn to hunt. Why would they hunt if they're not hungry?
No good deed goes unpunished.
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Once again the Songbirds flew in just as night was falling. They all ate their fill and Chicka repeated his long nap inside the box like the night before. The Rat Fairy had left all 4 of them a huge rat. When the other 3 flew to the tree and Chicka was alone, he decided to do some dancing and practicing in private. Chicka was mantling his food with nobody there. LOL Goofy owls.
Two of the owlets showed up right on time last night to pick up their free treats from the Rat Fairy. I don't know if all four of them ventured in during the night while the world slept, but 1 of them was back this morning at daybreak doing one last box check before the sun came up.
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Sunset. Ding! Ding! Ding! Time to go pick up our dinner. All 4 of the owlets showed up to eat their free food just as it started getting dark.
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This Hans guy is beginning to get on my nerves. Looks like he's claimed the hideout as his own and is attacking the Songbirds when they come in at night to get their food. I want the owlets to learn to hunt and become independent, self sufficient owls and not need to come back to their box for the free food the Rat Fairy leaves them, but I didn't anticipate them having to leave like this. I know this is perfectly normal and this new owl is trying to take over and clear the neighborhood of other owls, maybe to start his own family in there. Still kind of makes me squint when I see it happening. Where is Roy? Shouldn't Roy be running Hans off about now? Here's last night's video by Debbiemango.
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