We are delighted to share our Verreaux Eagle Owl Cam! A few years ago, we put a tyre in tree in Mziki Game reserve in the Northwest and filled it with sticks. In June, a friend who lives there sent us a picture of the female Verreaux Eagle Owl (Bubo lacteus) in the nest. Last week we installed an Owl Cam! It was wonderful to watch the owlet hatch on Saturday, 25th July 2020.
In a first ever, a Verreaux Eagle Owl, or commonly known as the giant eagle owl, can now be watched live as she raises a newly hatched owlet in the most unusual nest ever… a tyre!
No mention of COVID-19 or Lockdown! Our stories: As hungry as a bat ... Winter - baby-making weather for Bubo africanus ... Rats! Don't reach for poison ... Owls breeding in a chimney - no need for ''rescue''! ... SPCA.
National Geographic: With less litter on the ground and garbage in Dumpsters behind restaurants, rats are seeking food elsewhere.
Wales Online: Pest control experts have seen a rise in the number of calls for help
Rosebank Killarney Gazette – Grade 1 learners at St John’s Pre-Preparatory School saw a Barn Owl (Tyto alba) being ringed before being released following a rehabilitation period. Photo: Sarah Koning
Our Owl Cam is Live!
