This cam has sound and IR. I haven't found out much about it at this point so if anybody can find out more info it would be great! She is sitting on a bunch of eggs. This cam looks almost magical at night. Love it!
I found two sites to watch this cam.
http://www.sparrowhawk-island.co.uk/
http://www.easy-bits.com/live-webcams/owl

Mr. Owl finally made an appearance and brought a nice rat treat. They are so cute. They call back and forth to each other a lot but this is the first time I've actually seen them together.


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I decided to stop wondering about my questions I had about this nest and see if I could get some answers so I emailed Sparrowhawk Island. They answered right away!

To sparrowhawkisland@hotmail.com
Today at 3:48 PM
Hello,
I am interested in information about the owl nest and the owls. I believe they are Tawny owls but am not 100% sure. A group of us are watching and we are undecided if the nest is in a man-made structure or a natural tree.
Any info you could share would be much appreciated!
Thank you,
Patti
USA

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David Culley
To Me
Today at 4:39 PM

Hi patti

yes it is a tree i hollowed out ,im making a film and want it to look natural and behaviour is different in a natural tree than a bird box i previously used.

high winds this year destroyed the nestsite just as she was ready to lay,smashed it in 27 pieces so i spent all day patiently fixing it all back together.
clip of repair speeded up a bit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NT0dD0Prxwo

but i was not happy with a bird box for my film so i started all over again this year with new footage.

previous bird box footage im not happy with for my film.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hde3r9pJ3oc

just started to edit film after 4 years filming should be finished end of year,very rough cut footage to opening scene of tawny owl film. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vy9l48-EaC0

glad you guys are enjoying the webcams,only ever been USA once help my friend build his house in oklahoma in a place called beggs.

regards Dave.
ps, i normally update on twitter. @dave_culley eggs hatch around 8th april approx.

Patti, thanks for taking the time to get our questions answered. The tawny owl is so beautiful, she *should* be a film star.

ZOOooooooooommmmmmmM!

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I haven't been able to see this cam for the last few days. All I get is buffering and a black screen. Anybody else?

Cam is back up and running and just in time for hatch watch April 8th. Love this cam and can't wait to see little owlets here!

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Today is the start of HaTcH WaTcH!

I watched mom this morning and she seemed unusually uncomfortable and kept changing positions. Am I imaging an egg shell in front of her?

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HATCH!

3 HATCHES!

I opened the site just in time to see feeding time. I was surprised to see 2 little bobble heads eating and was really surprised when the 3rd one popped in! If these owlets started hatching on the 8th they're wasting no time getting out in the big world. There are 4 eggs so we'll have to keep watching and counting. I got some video of the feeding.


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I believe I see 4 little ones now. What do you think?

A few nights ago we were watching this nest when Mom picked up a little white chick with dangling legs and fed it to her owlets. We were shocked at what we saw and r4 and RTD both thought they saw the legs kicking which would make this extra rough to watch. I had been videoing and when I watched again, I can say for sure that the owlet was dead when the mom picked it up and started feeding it to her other chicks. Still, we've been hopefully trying to count heads in the nest when we had a chance and tried to imagine there were still four but just couldn't ever see the 4th one. We hoped the food had been some other chick and not one of the 4 Tawnys. I've never seen an owl feed a live owlet to the others and found this very hard to imagine. I do have a video and pics of this happening but am not going to post them. I prefer to keep my rose colored glasses on thank you very much.

I emailed Dave from Sparrowhawk Island that was very nice to answer some questions for me before and he responded promptly to me again with what happened. I asked about the owlets in this nest and also if he'd ever seen an owl mother feed a live owlet to her other owlets. Here's his answer. Thanks Dave!

David Culley
To Me
Today at 5:03 AM

HI,Pat
mum was away and the male came in very fast standing on the runts head,sadly it died and was eaten by mum and chicks this is normal behaviour/barn owls will eat the weakest live chick if food supplys are low.
Dave,

I accept this gratefully. Now I can watch Mrs. Tawny again without fear for what she might do when hungry, and admire her for so quickly dealing with just another life event. Thanks so much for the truth!

You know, in today's urban/suburban environment, we often miss or fail to grasp the beauty and brutality of wildlife. The cams have given us the opportunity to reconnect. At the same time, it gives us pause to realize that we are not in charge and there are things happening on a daily and hourly basis that go on regardless of Human presence or influence. Because we are human, we view things from a human perspective. I am sometimes so thankful that animals in the wild don't have the same hang ups and emotions we do.

And three still remain... Count the beaks 1...2...3

Today only 2 of the owlets remain in the nest. There were 3 Monday, the cam was down all day Tuesday and today there are only 2. I have no idea what happened to the 2nd missing owlet.

The nest is so cramped and crowded that's it's no wonder to me that Dad Tawny stepped on the 1st one and killed it. Maybe that's what happened to the 2nd missing one, too. The two that remain look healthy and are growing fast. They are sporting little miniature mohawk hairdos now. I made a short video of the Tawny family tonight and love the part where Mom puts her wing around one of her babies. She's a sweet little owl mama.

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Another educational video from RaptorCentral. It's all about learning baby.