STARR RANCH OWLS 2011 & 2012

PattiO · **Posted:** Fri Feb 25, 2011 11:54 pm

6 pics from last night ... smallest one (that I could see) got a nice mouse all to himself.

kittenface · **Posted:** Sat Feb 26, 2011 12:17 am

Holy mickey mouse that thing was as big as baby :shock:

PattiO · **Posted:** Sat Feb 26, 2011 12:36 am

I know ... I don't know how they swallow them!!!

Mick · **Posted:** Sun Feb 27, 2011 8:25 pm

Thanks PattiO. I've been having trouble seeing the cams (Firefox) since they switched servers to azul.streamguys. I am missing this nest so appreciate your images.

:sham1:

Mick · **Posted:** Tue Mar 01, 2011 1:06 am

The smallest owlet at Starr died this morning.

kittenface · **Posted:** Tue Mar 01, 2011 1:41 am

Mick wrote:

The smallest owlet at Starr died this morning.

Oh I'm so sorry about this.
I sometimes just can't watch Owls because they have so many eggs and when they do you just know something will happen to 1 or 2 of them.
I'm just a big sappy sissy

Mick · **Posted:** Tue Mar 01, 2011 7:36 pm

No you're not kitten. At this point I can only watch with my eyes 1/2 closed. :-?

PattiO · **Posted:** Tue Mar 01, 2011 11:51 pm

I just found out about #7. I was actually surprised it made it this far. It's been cold there and I think that played a part. Right now they are all huddled together on the far left side. Too many ants for a good pic right now.

edit - well, here's a pic anyway! :)

And a delivery ...

PattiO · **Posted:** Wed Mar 02, 2011 12:44 am

kittenface · **Posted:** Wed Mar 02, 2011 1:06 am

PattiO · **Posted:** Fri Mar 04, 2011 1:06 am

Sorry Kitten! :roll:

Tonight I'm so sure #6 will make it either. My slideshow came out backwards. The pics at the end are from the other night and then a few from tonight.

kittenface · **Posted:** Fri Mar 04, 2011 1:23 am

Thanks Patti,
Oh its so little and really scruffy looking I'm sorry for all of you that watch and love this nest
so much it is sad indeed but we have to remember no matter how hard it is to believe sweet mother nature really does know what she's doing

Mick · **Posted:** Fri Mar 04, 2011 4:37 pm

I watched last night too PattiO. The 6th is fighting hard to make it. I swear I can see the sharp angle of it's keel.

beans · **Posted:** Sun Mar 06, 2011 11:52 pm

Around 12:30 AM, local time:

Video: Tiny Gets His Fair Share

With six mouths to feed, the Barn Owl parents are very busy. Tiny, who was hatched about ten days after his siblings, can’t compete with his larger, stronger siblings when food is delivered. But Mom is still feeding her youngsters, and she made sure Tiny was fed.

Some chatters on the Audubon website have suggested that Tiny be “rescued” and taken to a rehab center, where he would be fed. Bad idea! First, USFWS and DFG would not allow a healthy chick to be removed from its home. Also, wild birds are TERRIFIED of people, and to be taken from his parents and hand fed by a human would also run the risk of habituating him. Finally and most important is the fact that Mom and Dad can do a much better job.

Around 7:30 PM local time tonight:

Tiny in the middle:

beans · **Posted:** Mon Mar 07, 2011 2:50 am

According to the BLOG, Mom returned with a mouse and spent some time with Tiny. (looking at the post, that must have been around 9:15 local time, I think) A couple of people have posted that something is wrong with her right wing, although I can't tell whether that is so. She's in her Zen position -- standing there with eyes closed. I'll watch for a while, and I'll post here if I have some news.

kittenface · **Posted:** Mon Mar 07, 2011 3:17 am

Oh beans thanks for the update there and the video, I love the way mom puts him under her chin and feeds him, that other one was going to get some if it was the last thing he did :lol:

beans · **Posted:** Mon Mar 07, 2011 12:45 pm

Video: False Alarm!

The youngsters saw something - was it Dad? They thought it was time to eat and ran out, tumbling over each one, to be the first in line. But alas! No food delivery. Dad is an excellent provider and shortly after this commotion, Mom stepped out of the nest. I didn't stay up late enough (this was shortly after midnight)to see what happened next, but perhaps she was there to intercept the prey so that she could be in charge of dinner (and feed Tiny?).

kitten, did you see a delivery of prey after midnight? I didn't wait to see.....

Mick · **Posted:** Tue Mar 08, 2011 2:43 pm

Great videos beans- thank you.

PattiO · **Posted:** Tue Mar 08, 2011 11:46 pm

A couple of random photos... :)

beans · **Posted:** Tue Mar 08, 2011 11:57 pm

Excellent portraits! The beak biter made me smile.

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