tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234950101395165139.post4058661401496448962..comments2024-01-08T00:33:48.959+00:00Comments on owls about that then!: End of a friend???Paul Riddlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03745064452469646249noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234950101395165139.post-14779762417496722862013-06-20T13:49:13.568+01:002013-06-20T13:49:13.568+01:00Doug & Miriam, thanks for your concerns and su...Doug & Miriam, thanks for your concerns and suggestion ref the food parcels. A very good idea that has already been actioned and is now working.Paul Riddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03745064452469646249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234950101395165139.post-28270049936517370202013-06-20T13:47:24.059+01:002013-06-20T13:47:24.059+01:00Thanks RichardThanks RichardPaul Riddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03745064452469646249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234950101395165139.post-7902959992560589132013-06-20T13:46:43.322+01:002013-06-20T13:46:43.322+01:00Thanks Christian.Thanks Christian.Paul Riddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03745064452469646249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234950101395165139.post-36833727863018664792013-06-20T13:46:26.338+01:002013-06-20T13:46:26.338+01:00I knew what you meant mate, although I did suspect...I knew what you meant mate, although I did suspect a few beers may have had something to do with your comment?Paul Riddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03745064452469646249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234950101395165139.post-25731819062260090192013-06-19T17:05:15.280+01:002013-06-19T17:05:15.280+01:00I am volunteering for the Barn Owl Trust currently...I am volunteering for the Barn Owl Trust currently and would think yes, food parcels a very good idea.Miriam Darlingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06073600413172379952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234950101395165139.post-46061736665626856412013-06-18T22:28:29.505+01:002013-06-18T22:28:29.505+01:00Hope he turns up, Paul. A lovely image of a majes...Hope he turns up, Paul. A lovely image of a majestic creature.Millhouse Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14900757844395788703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234950101395165139.post-48534748563820818762013-06-18T19:48:29.886+01:002013-06-18T19:48:29.886+01:00By the way, I didn't mean I'd be watching ...By the way, I didn't mean I'd be watching her being killed daily, there should have been a comma after daily.Carl Baggotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11922617278112545690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234950101395165139.post-59960232090763412452013-06-18T17:59:59.109+01:002013-06-18T17:59:59.109+01:00Each circumstance is different of course, but I re...Each circumstance is different of course, but I remember a female Peregrine, which I had been watching daily being killed. She had three unfledged chicks, but the male managed to raise them to fledging on his own. The only thing that concerned me is whether they survived long term as he seemed to put more energy into wooing the new female that he had picked up rather than educating the young.<br /><br />Hopefully things will turn out ok, please keep us updated. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Carl Baggotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11922617278112545690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234950101395165139.post-42290971700829725982013-06-18T17:07:42.080+01:002013-06-18T17:07:42.080+01:00I'm so sorry to hear of the demise of this ver...I'm so sorry to hear of the demise of this very special bird, Paul. I can fully understand how upset you must be. Maybe the original Buzzard attack left him with wounds that he eventually succumbed to.<br /><br />With a bit of luck and a lot of support I hope the chicks survive to fledge and become able to fend for themselves.<br /><br />Sadly, unless the female bird finds a new partner soon, I guess she'll be off looking for a new mate once the youngsters have gone, and the site will be empty until a new pair find it. But don't give up hope yet! <br /><br />I'm keeping my fingers crossed for the owls, and for you and Glyn too as I know how much they mean to you both.Richard Peglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234950101395165139.post-19571843477960643842013-06-18T12:33:19.840+01:002013-06-18T12:33:19.840+01:00Would it be un-ethical as the brood gets older to ...Would it be un-ethical as the brood gets older to leave "food parcels" for the hen bird? After all they did it for the Welsh Osprey last year, so what's the difference, obviously it will be hard to catch live mamals etc. Six days seems to long for the male bird to be absent so it seems a tragic end, the barn Owl I had during the winter that I had on my blog for all of one day before it was found dead died from multiple injuries, it was youngster, had been forced to the ground by a either a corvid or Buzzard, survived the attack despite broken bones but got hit by a vehicle as it couldn't fly properly, sadly this often the way for our Barn Owls and the reason they live for such a short time....I'm truly gutted mate, lets hope she finds a new partner.Douglas Mcfarlanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12267360351215643395noreply@blogger.com