Love these posts....there is something so amazing about the eyes. They are strong little growly owlets, too.

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 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.

Yes I seen them ..TY

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.

I have to stop watching these owls so much..I realize I'm getting to invested to the point I worry to much. Thanks again

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.