Film | Barn Owl vs Grey Squirrel | Gylfie & Dryer
Gylfie the barn owl and her partner Dryer recently raised a late second brood and Gylfie has been enjoying time in her favourite nest box, known as Elm Stump. But...
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Film | Sibling barn owls stay close
Barn owlets Autumn & Fall have remained close to the nest site since fledging and can often be seen together on the feeding post. Watch this short clip to see...
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Film | Hoots & Calls of Courting Tawny Owls | Bonnie & Ozzy
Listen to the different hoots and calls this tawny owl pair make as they resume their courtship ready for the breeding season to come. Hear how Ozzy make a soft...
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Film | Barn owl chicks ringed & deemed healthy | Gylfie & Dryer
Watch as barn owl chicks Autumn & Fall get ID tags. These metal rings are numbered and registered with the British Trust for Ornithology so that conservationists have a record...
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Film | Barn owl fledges then gets knocked by tawny owl | Gylfie & Dryer
Autumn the barn owl has fledged, but shortly after returning from her first ever flight she gets knocked out of the nest by a tawny owl! This young barn owl's...
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Film | Barn owls begin new family | Gylfie & Dryer
Barn owls Gylfie & Dryer have five eggs in their second clutch of the year. Watch as three chicks hatch out and a new barn owl family is made. Barn...
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Film | Barn owl's first moments outside the nest | Gylfie & Dryer
Fall the barn owl fledged last night! Watch as she limbers up for her first flight and then see how she spends her first moments outside the nest. She is...
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How Tawny Owls Make Excellent Foster Parents
Tawny owls make excellent parents This owl species is so caring in fact, I've found they will even take on foster-chicks. I have put this nurturing instinct to the test...
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Barn owls can't wait to start a family - Even in winter
Barn owls Willow & Ghost nested so early this year, there was still snow on the ground when they laid their eggs. Quick to start the season And it was...
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Tawny's modelling career is over!
A blow to the eye has brought an end to the modelling career of one of my favourite subjects. It took me three-and-a-half years to get this wild tawny owl...
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Barn Owl is Back
Barn Owl on Fencepost, oil painting The wild barn owl that I feed from my garden bird table is back at last. He disappeared over the summer after the tawny...
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Barn Owl Beauty
I've been watching this barn owl in Millington pastures recently and this week captured it just as it came in to land.It's been having a bit of a time of...
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Tawny Owl's Visit
Tawny owls have been feeding from a bird table outside my kitchen window for four years and this year is the second year they have brought all their chicks along...
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Tawny Owl Injured
I photographed this tawny owl roosting in its hole on Millington Pastures. It often sits there - a dusting of snow made the picture.As I drove on I spotted another...
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Barn Owl Hope
Pleased to see that the press have picked up on my concerns about barn owls on the Wolds and they are getting the message out there. Today Radio York visited,...
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Barn Owls make TV Headlines
My barn owls were on TV today. Look North (North East and Cumbria) featured the barn owl crisis on its lunch time news.North Yorkshire correspondent Peter Lugg came to the...
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Tawny Owl in Flight
I've started to experiment with a stroboscopic flash recently. It fires off a rapid series of flashes so that you can record multiple images of a moving subject in a...
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Short Eared Owl Watch
Did you know that owls with yellow eyes hunt during the day? My column in the Gazette & Herald this week is all about the day I watched five short...
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Barn Owl Chicks Hatch
Two of the barn owl chicks have hatched! These tiny owlets are vital to the recovery of barn owls here on the Yorkshire Wolds and I am continuing to monitor...
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Film | Three tiny little owl chicks hatch | Discover wildlife
Three, tiny and very noisy little owls have hatched! Listen to their loud cheeps and watch their first moments. Little owls Little owls are the UK's smallest owls. An adult...
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Film | Barn owl chicks keeping cool in heatwave | Gylfie & Dryer
Barn owl chicks Lucky & Uno have several tactics to help them cool off in the summer heat. Watch them open their beaks and draw in cool air (a technique...
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Film | Young barn owls: Life beyond the nest | Gylfie & Dryer
Barn owls Storm, Cloud, and Thunder have fledged from the nest, and I have the opportunity to follow their progress over the next few months as they find their way...
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Film | Barn owl sounds & what each call means | Discover wildlife
Nicknamed 'screech owl', the barn owl's call is a haunting, high-pitched scream that pierces the night sky. Identifying owl sounds Barn owls make a high-pitched screeching sound, very different to...
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Film | Lucky barn owl adopted by wild owls | Gylfie & Dryer
Meet Lucky, a rescued barn owl chick now adopted by Gylfie. Lucky's Story This barn owl chick is the only survivor from a brood of five living in a wild...
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Film | Tawny owls raising own chicks find room for more | Full story | Bomber & Luna
After two years of failed eggs, tawny owls Luna & Bomber finally had two chicks of their own, but this didn't stop them also taking four extra rescues. Bomber &...
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Film | Barn owl bachelor finally starts a family | Orion & Poppy
Just when it seemed like Orion the barn owl was never going to settle down, he finds a new mate and is already celebrating his first barn owl egg! Barn...
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Film | Tawny owl chicks weather the storm | Luna & Bomber
Bomber & Luna's chicks have all fledged the nest, having entered the 'branching phase'. Watch as they navigate the windy weather as they learn to hop, walk and fly between...
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Barn owl sounds & what each call means | Discover wildlife
Nicknamed 'screech owl', the barn owl's call is a haunting, high-pitched scream that pierces the night sky. Identifying owl sounds Barn owls make a high-pitched screeching sound, very different to...
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Film | Wild tawny owl family welcome 4 foster chicks | Luna & Bomber
Tawny owls Bomber & Luna raise four rescued owlets alongside their own two chicks. Foster owl family Tawny owls Luna & Bomber are used to fostering chicks, so when I...
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Film | Tawny owl's first flight | Luna & Bomber
The first of tawny owls' Bomber & Luna's chicks has fledged. Watch its first, short flight here. Tawny owl chicks are notoriously adventurous and often leave the nest before their...
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Film | Tender barn owl moment after egg laid | Gylfie & Dryer
Gylfie the barn owl laid her first egg of 2024 on April 21. Watch her partner Dryer preen her lovingly as she settled down to brood after laying. Gylfie &...
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Film | Barn owl stakes nest claim | Discover wildlife
Shortly after this new barn owl was spotted courting a female in Ash Wood, he began scraping out a potential hollow for eggs in my Ash Tree nest box. This...
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Film | Barn owls sweet courtship
This new barn owl pair spotted 'beaking' in Ash Tree at Ash Wood seem very devoted! Although it would be great if they settle in this nest box, there could...
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Film | Tawny owl mum welcomes 3rd chick | Luna & Bomber
Luna the tawny owl is now the proud mum of three chicks. Watch her patiently feed her young brood. Luna's third chick hatched on April 2nd and is four days...
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Film | Tawny owl eats a rat | Luna & Bomber
Tawny owls Luna & Bomber's chicks are due to hatch any day and Luna needs to keep up her energy levels up. Watch her gulp down a rat delivered by...
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Film | Tawny owl's egg is cracked and how it happened | Luna & Bomber
This week, I found out that one of tawny owl Luna's eggs was damaged. Now I've found out how it happened. Luna's eggs are a week away from hatching, but...
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Film | Barn owl chicks' develop extraordinary bond | Gylfe & Dryer
This is the story of how three barn owl chicks are so well cared for, they put aside usual sibling rivalry and develop an extraordinary bond. Barn owls Thunder, Storm...
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Film | Adorable little owl pair preening | Discover wildlife
This little owl pair are adorable as they preen one another in the entrance to their nest box. Little owls are the smallest owls found in Britain, but they are...
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Film | Barn owl pair in sweet moment together
Barn owls Gylfie & Dryer have been spending their days in my Elm Stump nest box. Watch this sweet moment as they sit in the entrance together watching the world...
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Film | Tawny owls so caring with long-awaited chicks
Tawny owls Bomber and Luna have just welcomed their first chick & there's still more to come! It's a huge moment for the pair. For the past 2 years, their...
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Film | Tawny owl dotes over partner & new eggs | Luna & Bomber
Tawny owls Luna and Bomber now have a clutch of four eggs. Watch Bomber dote over his partner Luna as she lays their fourth egg.
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Film | Barn owl dad learns on the job | Gylfie and Dryer
Barn owls Gylfie and Dryer, This is this pair's first breeding season together, and the younger owl Dryer's first courtship. But they’ve overcome these challenges and on the 31st May...
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Film | Tawny owl's whistle as she lays 1st egg of season | Luna & Bomber
Luna the tawny owl has laid her first egg of the season! Listen for the 'whistle' sound she makes as she lays. Luna This tawny owl has a history of...
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Film | Barn owl enjoys rain shower | Gylfie & Dryer
Dryer the barn owl seems to be really enjoying the rain. Watch him spread his wings out and turn to ensure every part gets a wash.
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Film | Barn owl gets nest ready for eggs | Gylfie & Dryer
Gylfie the barn owl is getting ready for a new clutch of eggs Elm Stump nest This next box is a firm favourite of Gylfie the barn owl. She and...
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Film | Tawny owls get ready to lay eggs | Luna & Bomber
Tawny owls Luna and Bomber are showing signs they will be raising chicks in Beech Stump nest Tawny owl pair Luna & Bomber have nested in Beech Stump for four...
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Film | From nest search to eggs: Barn owls Gylfie & Finn's love story | Gylfie & Finn
Approaching their second season together, barn owls Gylfie & Finn search for the best nest. Ready to nest There are plenty of bird boxes around my Yorkshire home, but the...
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Film | Barn owl's love calls cause confusion | Discover wildlife
Orion the barn owl spends his nights calling for a mate. But when his calls are answered by another male and he quickly retreats into his nest, looking very scared....
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Film | Owl mum brings up chicks after dad dies | Full story | Gylfie & Finn
The love between barn owls Gyflie & Finn was indisputable. This pair were inseparable, as to devoted to each other as they were to their chicks. And this legacy lived...
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Film | Barn owl lessons in love | Gylfie & Dryer
This year was Gylfie and Dryer's first year together, find out how they met and how Gylfie had to teach Dryer the rules of courtship. Barn owl pair Gylfie is...
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