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13 August 2022 Family portrait .  .  . Just rushed up to the roof to chase off some crows and when I checked on the […]

12 August 2022 Milestones After the female left the nest yesterday afternoon, I popped up the ladder to check on the chicks. As my head […]

11 August 2022 Today’s chick fix The past few evenings the chicks have been dozing when I checked on them. This evening however, both were […]

10 August 2022 Taking a break .   .   . This afternoon, just before 16:00, I heard crows calling just outside the window and looking out, […]

09 August 2022 Crowded House! After the excitement during the last two nest-checks, I was in two minds about checking on the chicks yesterday evening. […]

07 August 2022 Owl update – 07 August 2022: Maternal instincts After her strange disappearance just after the chicks had fledged last season, there have […]

2 August 2022 Making good progress Checked on the nest again yesterday evening and found the two chicks had grown further and both were showing […]

31 July 2022 Mixed progress Got back from a successful trip to Phalaborwa to try and see the latest addition to the southern African bird […]

29 July 2022 Still only two chicks .  .  .  The female was off the nest just after 18:00 this evening and I could at […]

26 July 2022 Part1: ???? Yesterday evening I checked repeatedly to see if the female had left the nest – but each time she was […]

25 July 2022 Well, we (the female and me) both got that wrong!!! Yesterday afternoon, when checking on the nest again, I noticed that the […]

24 July 2022 A major milestone .   .   . better late than never! Just before 06:00 this morning, I heard the male’s soft hooting ‘food […]