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Lucy
Member
10-08-2002
| Wednesday, June 30, 2004 - 7:07 pm
It looks like this may be our last look at the barn owl's nesting box...Today is the last day of Owl Cam for this year.
May-June 2004 Final Update: It is the end of a productive barn owl season The young barn owls have been using the nest box though most of June as a daytime resting retreat and ventured out at night beyond the reach of our cameras to develop their hunting and flying skills. As of the last week of June 2004 we have only very intermittent use of the nest box during the day by one barn owl. The Owlcam will cease live coverage on June 30, 2004. Seven barn owls were hatched at this site with five fledging (maturing to leave the nest) the nest box. One of the hatchlings was killed and eaten by its nest mates early in the developing stages. This predatory behavior on nest mates is known to occur with barn owls and other birds of prey. It may be more common in barn owls because of the unusually large number of young they attempt to raise. The second mortality was an almost mature barn owl that apparently left the box at night to practice “owl living skills” and hit a cable or telephone line at the WDFW hatchery. This is a reminder that the human made world that wildlife attempts to inhabit presents many obstacles to their survival. It must be mentioned that the mortality for the “fledging stage” for all birds is extremely high. If the newly raised barn owls survive over the next few months they will have a much higher rate of survival and may survive to reproduce more barn owls in the future.
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Mygetaway
Member
08-23-2000
| Friday, July 02, 2004 - 2:02 pm
Here's a cool shot of the Kent nest...

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Mygetaway
Member
08-23-2000
| Friday, July 02, 2004 - 2:10 pm

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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Friday, July 02, 2004 - 7:38 pm
MGA, you always get the very best shots. Not long until this nest will be empty too. When I was watching the babies in this nest two years ago, they flew not long after I took shots similar to the above.
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Lucy
Member
10-08-2002
| Friday, July 02, 2004 - 7:58 pm
Juju, I agree, MGA does post the best pictures!!! This is what I got this evening...the lightening is better this time of day.

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Mygetaway
Member
08-23-2000
| Saturday, July 03, 2004 - 7:10 pm
Wow Lucy!! Thanks Juju.. It's just luck really. I happen to check in at good times lately.
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Mygetaway
Member
08-23-2000
| Saturday, July 03, 2004 - 7:17 pm
Hop, and a skip.....

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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Saturday, July 03, 2004 - 10:13 pm
It is so exciting when they discover their wings. Lucy, those were a couple terrific shots yesterday.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Sunday, July 04, 2004 - 10:55 am

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Strawberry
Member
07-18-2002
| Sunday, July 04, 2004 - 5:46 pm
Yay Juju! That's a good pic. But, dang me cuz I missed something good. I forgot to turn that on cuz I was making gifs this mornin!
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Sunday, July 04, 2004 - 9:18 pm
Berry, I photoshopped this one a bit. Made it about 150% and played with the brightness and contrast.
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Strawberry
Member
07-18-2002
| Monday, July 05, 2004 - 4:48 am
I was wondering about that because mine don't come out that big and the color is usually not very good either when I do a print screen and then crop it.
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Tuesday, July 06, 2004 - 10:55 pm
Orca Cam>> Orca
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Wednesday, July 07, 2004 - 10:01 am
Orca cam is right near where I am. Didn't see any orcas just now, but it is worth checking out for the interesting bird cries. Thanks, Reader!
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Thursday, July 08, 2004 - 7:42 pm
Still two BIG babies in the Kent, WA, eagle nest.

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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Tuesday, July 13, 2004 - 11:02 am
Will one of the Kent babies fly the nest today?
Hope you can make this out. One of the eaglets is "flying" at the camera.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Tuesday, July 13, 2004 - 11:07 am
Oh, and I didn't make it over here to post at the time, but the pandas were playing up a storm this morning.

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Mygetaway
Member
08-23-2000
| Tuesday, July 13, 2004 - 3:58 pm
That's a cool pic Juju.. I played with it a little..

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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Wednesday, July 14, 2004 - 10:52 am
Don't think I've seen this one yet.... Tiger Cam
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Wednesday, July 14, 2004 - 1:17 pm
Too cool! I love the big cats. Thanks
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Wednesday, July 14, 2004 - 7:46 pm
Looks like one of the Kent eagles has been able to make his way up the branch closest to the nest. Or perhaps it is the branch that fell on the nest. I don't see any white on this guy, so I am pretty sure it is one of the babies.

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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Friday, July 16, 2004 - 9:15 pm
According to the eagles discussion board, BOTH Kent baby eagles have flown the nest AND returned! Two years ago when I was watching them, I did not know about a discussion board, but I was watching the nest myself, and once they flew, I never saw them again. The discussion board folks are calling them Lucy and Linus. Here is a photo of one of them flexing its wings tonight.

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Lucy
Member
10-08-2002
| Friday, July 16, 2004 - 9:48 pm
Yay for Lucy and Linus!! I knew one of them was still in the nest...didn't know they both had returned to...Home Sweet Home!! Thanks for the udate, Juju!
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Lucy
Member
10-08-2002
| Thursday, July 22, 2004 - 9:10 am
Here is the latest update from Loraine... "No the cameras haven't been knocked off or moved.. the eaglets have dismantled so much of the nest all the debris is below with us. Photo's to compare nest cam views are quite amazing. I don't believe they've ever made this much of a mess of the nest before. Both views are nearly alike now it seems. In Cam1 you now can more of what was camouflaged where you couldn't see anything before. The same in Cam2. Star and Spirit really have their work cut out for them with major nest rebuilding and maybe more when maintenance is done next winter. Lucy is a "full-fledged flyer" (fledgling of course) and continues to fly out and back, doing a great job at it too I might add.. Linus still feels compelled to stay put."
Linus in the nest
Spreading his wings
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Lucy
Member
10-08-2002
| Thursday, July 22, 2004 - 9:18 am
Lucy and Linus...I guess big sis brings him food?
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