Ace the one barn owl chick is kind of a dimension! Watch as he’s taken out of his nest to be given his ID tag and weighed and measured.
Barn owl household
Ace the barn owl is an solely chick. His dad and mom, barn owl pair Gylfie & Dryer, had two eggs however just one hatched.
Owl ringing
Licenced British Belief for Ornithology chook ringer Jean Thorpe of Ryedale Rehabilitation arrived right here at Fotherdale to ring Ace and between us we examined the barn owl chick’s feather colouring to find out whether or not it was male or feminine
A hefty boy
Though Ace has a darkish rim of feathers round his facial disc – usually a powerful indicator {that a} barn owl is feminine – he lacked the sparkles on his breast and his whiter feathers decided that that is really a male barn owl chick. Ace weighed a whopping 400g – the most important barn owl chick we have had right here thus far and nearly the scale you’ll count on a tawny owl chick to be! This implies that being an solely chick has been fairly a bonus to him.
Drought
Ace has placed on weight despite the drought – thanks largely to dad Dryer who has been offering, but in addition to the additional meals I provide. Benefit from the debate as Jean and I focus on the potential for Ace’s dad and mom Gylfie & Dryer making an attempt a second brood, and the dangers of such a late clutch rising up in winter.
