Chris' Austin Texas owlcam 2015

[dale]

if by "big" you mean maybe thumb-sized  screeches ... but yeah, we missed the microscopic stages.
Although they're all there in the dailies.

[Paul Hamilton]

Back! With owlets, even!

[Dumpsterkitty]

I haven't had too much time to go through the archives...but I did catch a few classics

   

[dale]

never leave an owlet alone with a reflective surface

[Kris G.]

never leave an owlet alone with a reflective surface

        Good one!

[Dumpsterkitty]

Portrait day!

   

[dale]

that's insanely cool

[Carol P.]

that's insanely cool

I just love watching these owlets!  Thanks for posting these wonderful pictures Dale and Ei!

[Kris G.]

Love his formal Owlet pics!  They are amazingly cute!

[Dumpsterkitty]

Wow this season has zipped past us!

April 21 – Owlets 1 and 2 left the nest box shortly after sunset. Owlet 1 climbed high into the nest box tree and then made a flight to one of the large hackberry trees at the back of the yard, where the owlets always end-up sooner or later. Owlet 2 climbed to a less promising place in the nest box tree, and was considering trying to make the flight to one of the hackberrys, when one of its parents perched in a crepe myrtle tree adjacent to the nest box tree, and began calling to the owlet, who then changed direction and climbed into the upper branches of the crepe myrtle. So, both owlets made it to places of safety.

[Dumpsterkitty]

9:29PM April 23, 2015
Owlet 3 has left the nest box.
Owlet 3 is on the rail, considering its options.
Owlet 3 is being fed while perched on the rail.
Owlet 3 is off the rail and perched in the nest box tree.
Owlet 3 has begun traversing the nest box tree.
Owlet 3 is now in the crepe myrtle tree adjacent to the nest box tree and is being fed.
...and now it's back in the nest box tree.
I've lost sight of owlet 3, but one of the parents is here watching carefully.
I've lost track of owlet 3, but it is mobile, and under the watchful eyes of its parents, and that ought to be good enough.
Good luck kiddo.

Owlet 4 has just exited the nest box.
Owlet 4 is in the nest box tree.
Not climbing, yet.
Climbing.
Owlet 4 is considering its next move very carefully.
I saw my first firefly of the season the night owlets 1 & 2 left. Great to have them around. Not so the Mosquitos.
Owlet 4 is in no hurry. One of adults is on guard nearby, however.
Dead on my feet. Gonna have to give up soon... While I'm still on my feet.
Owlet 4 still considering its next move. Parent(s) still watchful, calling to owlet.
No change with the owls, but I have to give up. Sorry, folks. Good luck owls and owlets.
11:14PM April 23, 2015

[dale]

thanks, Ei!!  I love the tone of his accounts.

Good luck, kiddo.

[Dumpsterkitty]

The time with these guys is so short. A pleasure every moment, but still...

It makes me appreciate the fledge watch here so much more.

[Dumpsterkitty]

I've been checking Chris' website regularly for updates and finally found one. No need to start a new topic...hope things go smoother for him next year.


Chris’ Eastern Screech Owl Nest Box Cam’

Growing screech owls on the Internet since 2000.

(Formerly at <http://gargravarr.cc.utexas.edu/owl/>.)

2016? No cam' this year, I regret. A combination of exhaustion and multiple hardware failures mean that bringing-up the cam' was more than I could manage. As I result, I don't know what's going on in the nest box. I know the owls were considering nesting there, but that's all.

I can only offer my sincere regrets to this cam's many long-time viewers, and my apologies for the lack of communication.

[schlaf374]

I really missed those little guys this year.