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Post by tinkerbell on Apr 25, 2011 22:20:09 GMT 1
really enjoying thread about the owls.Lots here at night and occasionally get a glimpse of them if we go out with the torch.  |
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Post by Ali on Apr 25, 2011 22:32:47 GMT 1
Tinks, thanks for letting me know that you are enjoying this......... spurs me on, like Kay and Hillbilly's comments, to make notes here.
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Post by Madame Moorhen on Apr 26, 2011 7:20:58 GMT 1
I'm interested too - love birds especially little fluffy baby ones. |
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Post by flowerpot on May 23, 2011 12:18:40 GMT 1
We stayed in a place called Coat Salou, near Huelgoat and funnily enough the same thing happened, but with one chick. We took it to a rescue place quite close, the French bar owner up the road drove us while I had the bird in a towel, to a local owl rescue centre, sorry don't remember the name but a french vet would know. She said to take the bird back and see if we could put it back in the nest which was a hole in an old tree. The bar owner provided the ladder and my husband put the owl back. He said the nest was filthy and stank. and went up away into the tree. He said he could hear a sort of snoring sound and then wings so it seems mother was still home. The gite at Coat Salou was great and we spent more time watching the tree in the evenings and saw one or two birds going in and out like white smoke. If anyone else has a stray owl you can always get advice at the centre which was quite close to Coat Salou. The gite was great too.
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Post by HelloThere on May 23, 2011 13:36:25 GMT 1
Flowerpot, I would think the centre was the one at Scrignac. However, Stephan who used to run it has moved on to the South of France to do something that is appreciated far more and pays far better!!
Their nests do stink as owls only poo downwards so actually live in it while they are nurturing young! it's not because it's been abandoned or neglected, that's just the way it is-very smelly!!
The snoring was perhaps a hissing sound they do when hungry or being defensive??
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Post by HelloThere on May 23, 2011 13:45:24 GMT 1
Just had a look at your other post and have realised this was probably recently-would love to know where the place was that you took them??
Thanks
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Post by Ali on May 23, 2011 16:14:17 GMT 1
Hello Flowerpot!
This reminded me to update on the owls.
They've gone.
When IanH popped up here to go to TRDs plant swap which was a while ago now we both went to see if they were there - no sign. No sign of any owl feathers either, in fact no sign of anything.
Whether they fledged or got eaten I have no idea, must ask neighbour if he knows.
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Post by Ali on Aug 24, 2011 23:18:27 GMT 1
Update since May !!
We have owls !!!
We have owls hooting nightly, they are hooting right now @ just after middlenight as I speak.
Just chatting tonight between ourselves about them reminded me to post this because in all of the years we've been here we have never heard owls.
So, the upshot of this story must be that the owlets, or one or two of them did survive. They must have moved home whilst we weren't peeking.
I am very tempted to record their sounds but I think you might be a tad bored by it although to us it is a miracle.
Very happy in 35-land.
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Post by lib on Aug 25, 2011 6:39:06 GMT 1
Careful Ali, check on the Ian chappie; he is good at copying owl hoots.
Make certain he is not outside the window.
ps he tends to gravitate towards bedroom windows, I hear.
or this may just be cruel tales put about ................
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Post by Madame Moorhen on Aug 25, 2011 8:52:46 GMT 1
Yup this time of year it's the Tawny Owls twit twooing a lot - guess it must the young ones maybe? But earlier in the year there's a lot of twit twooing as well which I guess is the adults mating call too.
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