Author: Rick Cunningham

We’re not at all sure that it was on purpose, but last night at 8:02 Owlet 1 was branching very high up in a stiff breeze – when it came down at 8:07, it went right by the nest, and we were just a bit worried. Here’s Owlet 2 watching it’s sibling soar by below the nest..      ...

So for those of you who aren’t close enough to come out and experience Skidaway Island for yourself, I thought it might be interesting to see a bit more of the place than is visible through our two cameras. As you know, the Owl Cam is a project of Skidaway Audubon, in collaboration with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, and...

It’s April 4th, 2016. Last year, the first gretgg was laid last year on January 1, and this year the first egg was laid on January 23. To see the details and a comparison of the two years, go to our education page and click the milestones tab to keep track of this, but here’s a snapshot what may be ahead:...

The owlets have been chowing down on rats pretty often for the last few days (although that squirrel three days ago was a welcome addition!). So today Dad stops by around 1:30 with a tasty snake. Looks like he got the first half, and Mom will see to it that the kids will get the rest. Notice the sharp images from...

It’s St. Patrick’s Day in Savannah! The Owlets are getting so big, and they’re hungry all the time. Mom brought food at around 5:00 and the owlets got to eat their fill, but she’s been gone for a while now and we get to see the owlets show off their wings with all their growing feathers. When will they start exploring...

Today at about 4:45 am, a favorite hunting and feeding time for the owls, Mom jumps off the nest for 8 minutes and returns with a nice rat. The two owlets are hungry all the time, and the big one tries to swallow the rat whole, but Mom intervenes. These birds are growing fast!!  

About 6:00 on March 7th Mom heard Dad approaching and hopped off the nest for exactly one minute. She apparently rendezvoused with Dad and picked up a fresh meal for the owlets. The two owlets, now 8 and 11 days old, made short work of the meal. The larger seemed to get the lion’s share, but Mom made sure that...

Mom’s carefully passing pieces of food to one of the Owlets, who promptly drops it. She picks it up and offers it again and finally the owlet swallows it.           Note there’s plenty of prey in the nest, but it’s been going fast. Mom needs plenty of food to keep the owlets warm, and they are...

Mom took a quick break at around 6:00 this morning, giving us a great view of the two owlets. They are doing the usual slow motion wrestling match, and staying close to each other for warmth. Dad’s been bringing prey to neighboring trees so that Mom can retrieve it without being gone too long. The owlets were just over an...

Well, it was a long wait for the new owlet to have its first meal since hatching! The hatch was sometime very early on Sunday morning, but Mom kept the new owlet and its sibling covered and warm through the night and then didn’t have any prey in the nest during the day.         Finally about two hours...