Barn Owlets Grow Up Fast🦉🐥🐥🐥 | Willow & Ghost | Robert E Fuller
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Barn owl Willow's 3 chicks
Barn owl Willow's 3 chicks were so adorable. This film takes you back to early spring when they were just balls of fluff and follows each developmental milestone as they grew.
Watch Willow and Ghost interact live on my nest cam: • Live From Fotherdale | Robert E Fuller and follow their story in this playlist: • Barn Owls 🦉Willow & Ghost | Wild Live... …
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ABOUT THIS FILM
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Three barn owl chicks
Willow's three chicks, Skye, Spirit and Echo, hatched days apart. At 22 days old, the eldest chick Skye's heart shaped facial disk was just developing. Spirit and Echo, hatched later than Skye. At 20 and 17 days old they still relied on mum Willow for warmth.
The barn owl nest is cramped
Space was tight in sycamore stump. On warmer days Willow would stand outside and the chicks used each other for warmth.
Barn owlet's first 'stand'
Skye & Spirit are the first to learn to stand up. Whereas, the youngest chick Echo is solely focused on staying warm and huddles up to her siblings.
Male Ghost provides food
Dad Ghost is an excellent hunter and the chicks grow up strong with his steady supply of voles, and the occasional toad!
Whilst mum willow cleans off
Sharing a nest with three barn owls chicks can leave your feathers in a mess. Female barn owls often need to bathe to keep clean. Watch Willow take a much needed break to cool off and bathe.
Chicks now home alone
By the time oldest chick Skye is 4 weeks old, Willow has moved out of the nest. She stays nearby to keep close eye but from now on the chicks are home alone.
With more room in the nest
The extra space seems to accelerate these barn owl chicks' development and they become more active, stretching their wings and hopping about.
Owlet's first peek outside
Skye finds the entrance and takes her first peek at the outside world. This is a huge milestone for this young barn owl.
Unseasonable snow
All of a sudden the temperature plummets and I start to worry about these chicks out there alone. But the three barn owl chicks seem unconcerned.
Owlet's first feathers
The barn owl chicks flight feathers grow through. You can see the waxy cuticles on the pin feathers falling to the floor as they make room for the new flight feathers.
Sibling squabbles
The three barn owl chicks seem to have a close bond and often huddle together. But at dinner time, it's a different story!
All 3 barn owl chicks peer outside
Watch as one by one the three chicks discover the world outside their nest and begin to spend their days watching from the nest entrance.
Sexing barn owl chicks
The darker ring around Skye's facial disc tells me she is a female, whilst Spirit's pale ring suggest he is male. Meanwhile Echo's markings suggest she is female… but its still too early to tell.
Next time
Join me next time to watch the chicks get their ID rings and take their first flights.
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I am a British wildlife artist and filmmaker on a mission to share my love for wildlife with the world. As well as creating detailed animal film and art portraits, I promote wildlife tours around the world and do all I can to help conserve and protect wildlife here at my home in Yorkshire. I hope that by putting nature in the frame I can foster a deep love for wildlife amongst my followers.
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CHAPTERS
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00:00 - Intro
00:17 - Facial Discs
00:45 - A Tight Squeeze
01:22 - Big and Small
01:31 - Head Bobbing
01:50 - Chicks More Active
02:08 - Ghost Delivers Food
02:16 - Echo Swallows Prey Whole
02:36 - Willow Bathes
03:23 - Chicks Lie Down
03:49 - Home Alone
04:17 - Watchful Willow
04:40 - Chicks Grow Fast
05:02 - Skye Peeks Outside
05:14 - Willow and Ghost Provide
05:29 - Facial Discs Develop
05:41 - Poor Weather
06:04 - Waxy Cuticles
06:26 - A Strong Bond
07:14 - Looking Outside
07:51 - Male or Female?
08:27 - Next time...
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