I think Lotte has joined dad in hunting for these 3 bottomless pits. She's not staying with the owlets all the time now like she did when they were younger. It takes a lot of food to sustain 3 growing owlets and 2 adult Eagle Owls.
IMO..This eagle owl mother is doing a terrible job ..these babies are far to young to fend for themselves.I watch all the time she is not around at all to huddle and reassure the babies.Father owls stopped by yesterday and feed them and gone.These is certainly not like any other eagle owl I have watched before and it saddens me...Sorry
Thank you GD, for your comments. I have never seen an eagle owl nest before. I check in on this one from time to time and I have seen a parent (I can't tell them apart) next to the owlets only once, and that was during the day. I didn't know it was unusual for them to be left alone so much. There may be a good explanation for this. For example, perhaps both parents need to hunt if prey is scarce. Personally I wouldn't pass a value judgement on the parents because we don't know the whole story. Again, thank you for posting; I'm very glad to have your perspective!
I've tried for a couple of days not say anything but mom was with them all days until a few days ago,I pray to God nothing has happened to mom.I guess this site is not like other sites where people watch and talk.Mom is bigger than dad.I had to say something and I didn't mean to pass judgement the post is merely how I felt.I would be so grateful to see mom but right now I'm feeling sad.
Thanks again, GD, for watching and telling us what you see. Do post something if you see the mom. Accidents will happen and maybe she's been injured or killed. If so, we will have to wait and see what happens to the three owlets. Could dad provide enough food for them all? If not would the cam operators intervene and take them to a rehabber like they do here in the states? This is the problem with watching live cams of wild animals. There is no guaranteed happy ending, and mysteries often go unsolved.
I don't think there's anything worrisome going on here. Mom doesn't need to stay with her owlets all the time like she did when they were younger and both parents are good providers for these 3. Just because Mom is not seen right next to the owlets does not mean she's not there. I watched panning the other day and the owlets seems like they were all alone but when the cam moved just a little we could see Mom was right there standing just a little away from her owlets. I think this video is posted above somewhere. Here's some of the videos from yesterday and today so you can see that all is good in the Eagle Owl neighborhood. These 3 are well fed and taken good care of by both parents who are working hard for them.
I happened to tune in this evening to see a feeding. The parent has her (?) back to us and the owlets are under her. She's obviously tearing up something. Just below the picture there's a post dated today in German that you can translate. It appears that prey items have been somewhat scarce, but nevertheless the owlets are doing fine.
And again, just now on 5/5 at 1:47 nest time, a parent arrived with a fairly large rodent-looking prey item. I don't know yet if it will get torn up and distributed, or if one of the three will get it all. Still, this is good news for this nest.
Quote: GD.fromCanada wrote in post #33I have to stop watching these owls so much..I realize I'm getting to invested to the point I worry to much. Thanks again
LOL It's easy to do when you watch them but they seem to be fine and are growing like weeds. I think there must be a lot of food deliveries we miss when we don't watch all the time. Try not to worry and just enjoy watching these awesome owls. This is the first Eagle Owl nest I've ever seen. I'm just amazed at them and those big orange eyes are just beautiful.
Here are some videos from yesterday of 3 separate feedings to make you feel better.
And 1 from today of Mom bringing in something so big she can hardly carry it.
It does look like there has been a lot of food the last day or so. And today the parent is hanging out with the owlets, so perhaps she feels better about how much they have eaten. They seem to be doing fine!
The worrying we do about the birds we get attached to online is not unusual. Personally, I try to get past it, to not worry. But when bad things do happen, we must expect to mourn the loss.
This is my favorite video from this entire season so far. They are so cute! We know they've been eating all night from the videos above and they must be looking right at their mom begging for food like they're starving. LOL! We were watching for awhile Friday night and SCluvingeagles commented on how they sound like mini machine guns. They really do! I love their little faces and those huge eyes.
Lotte has been busy this afternoon. She's been with her owlets but has suddenly left several times and came right back with prey. I so appreciate beatebayern putting the time in her titles when she records. I'll try to post them in order so you can see the time on each and see how fast Mom leaves and comes back with a meal. She must be a deadly hunter! Add all this food to what we know they ate from the videos above and the night is still young! I don't think these guys are hungry anymore ----- if they ever were.
This one shows were Mom sits. She's just out of cam range but the owlets see her and start begging. LOL
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Awwww.... Look at how cute they are!! 
If so, we will have to wait and see what happens to the three owlets. Could dad provide enough food for them all? If not would the cam operators intervene and take them to a rehabber like they do here in the states? This is the problem with watching live cams of wild animals. There is no guaranteed happy ending, and mysteries often go unsolved.
