"Daddy Is Here" 🥚🥚🥚 04/03/23 23:03

Ellie leaves to take another break. While she is gone, Albert shows up at the nest with grunts and hoots. He walks over to his eggs and with his call, greets them as if to say, "It's ok little ones, Mom will be back soon, Daddy is here". He has been a very attentive mate and enjoys talking to his soon-to-be owlets often. By now, one of them should be chirping inside the egg, so maybe this is his way of coaxing the owlet out of its shell. Most birds talk to their eggs so when the babies are hatched, they are used to the sounds that will be around them and to help them recognize their parent's calls.

🐣 PIP WATCH FOR FIRST EGG STARTS 04/03/23.
🐣 PIP WATCH FOR SECOND EGG STARTS 04/07/23.
🐣 PIP WATCH FOR THIRD EGG STARTS 04/11/23.

🥚 ELLIE'S FIRST EGG LAID:
03/04/23 before 22:08 (first confirmed sighting of egg)
🥚 ELLIE'S SECOND EGG LAID:
03/08/23 before 18:25 (first confirmed sighting of egg)
🥚 ELLIE'S THIRD EGG LAID:
03/12/23 before 05:54 (first confirmed sighting of egg)

#Nature #GreatHornedOwl #Wildlife #BirdsOfPrey #Owl #Canada #EllisBirdFarm

Courtesy Of:
Ellis Bird Farm

Location: Alberta, Canada

Cam Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rjXIVdIPu8

Ellis Bird Farm Home Page:
https://www.ellisbirdfarm.ca

The Story of Ellie and Albert-The Ellis Bird Farm Great Horned Owls:
https://lacombeonline.com/articles/great-horned-owls-nest-live-at-the-ellis-bird-farm

This video may feature materials protected by the Fair Use guidelines of Section 107 of the Copyright Act. All rights reserved to the copyright owners.