September 2022

16 September 2022 Mixed messages Yesterday started well!!! I climbed the ladder to check on the nest .  .  . and the first thing I […]

14 September 2022 What on earth is she thinking ????? Yesterday morning the female was in the nest box just after 06:00, but she later […]

12 September 2022 Together again! This morning the two chicks were in the same Karee, but sitting some distance apart. This evening however they were […]

11 September 2022 Out .  .  . and about! While making coffee early this morning, I looked out the kitchen window to check on the […]

10 September 2022 Split focus On Thursday evening, the chick that had joined the male in the Evergreen Oak flew back across to the roof […]

08 September 2022 Lift off .   .   . take two After spending another day hiding in the parsley, the chick was actively moving around our […]

06 September 2022 Recovery operation Yesterday morning the female was perched on the step of the nest box, with the second chick in the box; […]

04 September 2022 We have lift-off (for one chick) We left very early this morning to re-visit the farm Kuilfontein in search of Cape Eagle-Owls. […]

03 September 2022 Anxious time The chicks are now around 40 days old and have reached that stage where they are becoming more active  .  […]

01 September 2022 A really good day! When I checked the nest this morning, both chicks were in the box and, excitingly, there was a […]

31 August 2022 That’s better The female has just flown down to ‘her’ tree in the Tea Garden – so I popped up to the […]