Tawny Cam
Blog URL http://www.kestrelcam.net/blog/index.php
Located Oxford, Oxfordshire United Kingdom
Follow the nesting Tawny owls
Latest Blog Posts
- No Owl Chicks This Year for Orly & Yarly. on May 8, 2009 in Tawny Owl Kestrel Camera Owls Egg
The sad news is that this year there will be no owl chicks fledging from the box as Orly and Yarly have abandoned the nest. Orly was last seen in the box at 4.45am Friday, leaving behind the remaining egg.Tweet, the chick that hatched at some point b...
- What to do if you find a young Tawny Owl. on May 2, 2009 in Tawny Owl Owls Facts
This time of year it's not uncommon to find young birds on the ground, most probably in close proximity to their nest.Tawny owls have a habit of 'branching' out from the nest at a very young age. Usual branching occurs after 4 weeks about a week or s...
- Orly and the Alien on Apr 25, 2009 in Tawny Owl Photo Camera
I was reviewing the photos captured by the camera on Thursday night and discovered the one below. It would appear that Orly is sharing the nest box with an alien. Ok so it's a really brave spider that may well have been eaten buy now but the photo lo...
- What of the Kestrels? on Apr 15, 2009 in Photo Kestrel
What of the kestrels, it was their box after all.In 2008 a pair of Kestrels successfully used the nest box to raise three youngsters. When it became clear that the Tawny owls would evict them this year, I made a few repairs to an old nest box and pla...
- Technical Issues! on Apr 14, 2009 in Video Technical Camera
19:20 - 14/04/09 - The live video and static images are not being updated at the moment. The software I was using to put the images online has stopped working this afternoon.Currently looking for an alternative! Will get the pictures back up as soon...
- Video Footage from Box on Apr 13, 2009 in Video Tawny Owl
Orly is now sat on two eggs, it's highly unlikely that she will lay any more. The incubation period for Tawny owls is between 28-32 days normally, so we can expect to see the first one hatch around the 8th May.Orly spends all day sat on the eggs at t...
- Our Owls are Called - Orly & Yarly on Apr 11, 2009 in Tawny Owl Owls Names
Had a few suggestions for names for our two owls, some good, some bad. A friend pointed me to the "Internet Owls". As I'd also found the same on my travels across the information super highway and the fact I can't come up with anything better, Orly &...
