Sunday 2 August 2009

Barn owl update!

Just a quick update on my previous post about the nesting barn owls...

There were only 2 owlets that fledged from the box this summer. This probably means it was not a great year for field voles around the farm or maybe the parent birds were a bit young and inexperienced for raising a larger family. Anyway the 2 young birds looked to be doing well and were off flying around the garden and fields by the time we left the farm! Hopefully they will go on using the nestbox in the years to come.

5 comments:

Glamglass said...

Oh wow they are adorable!! Glad to see they are doing well!

Pambi said...

they are gorgeous.

mma shirts said...

They are amazing, like to watch them again.

Tammy Sadler said...

I am looking for owl pellets. Do those cute owlets drop a lot of pellets? If so, can you contact me?
tammy.sadler@carolina.com

Giselle said...

They're beautiful!