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Gatlinburg is my "neck of the woods"? Shame on you. :P
I used to weekend in Townsend Tennessee and go to Cades Cove to go on bear safari a few times a year!

It's only a hundred miles.
Gatlinburg is a lot closer to the park, somewhat different ecosystem. A hundred miles can be the difference between desert and tundra.


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Man, the youtube gods are rocking with you today.
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Man, the youtube gods are rocking with you today.
:thumbup: I posted some cats, too. According to Kelly and Mark today is National Puppy Day.
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WNC Barn Owl Live Cam (and audio)

Mated pair, 6 eggs "due to hatch any day now", massive cuteness imminent
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Vrede too wrote:
Thu Apr 09, 2026 12:40 pm
WNC Barn Owl Live Cam (and audio)

Mated pair, 6 eggs "due to hatch any day now", massive cuteness imminent
:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :clap: :clap: :clap:

I love owls 🦉.
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GoCubsGo wrote:
Thu Apr 09, 2026 1:12 pm
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WNC Barn Owl Live Cam (and audio)

Mated pair, 6 eggs "due to hatch any day now", massive cuteness imminent
:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :clap: :clap: :clap:

I love owls 🦉.
At least one has hatched, sounds like more!

EDIT: Looks like a 2nd one MAY be hatching.
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#2 is hatching! :clap: EDIT: #2 is hatched! :thumbup: :thumbup:

Does #1 get a big advantage from the 2 day lead?
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#2 is hatching! :clap: EDIT: #2 is hatched! :thumbup: :thumbup:

Does #1 get a big advantage from the 2 day lead?
Maybe not all the time, but last years' clutch of Big Bear Eagles ended sadly for the youngest chick. And I saw a documentary that showed how in the scramble for food when the parent brings it in, the smallest sometimes doesn't get a full share, gets weaker, etc. I don't think it's typical or common, but it does happen.

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#2 is hatching! :clap: EDIT: #2 is hatched! :thumbup: :thumbup:

Does #1 get a big advantage from the 2 day lead?
Maybe not all the time, but last years' clutch of Big Bear Eagles ended sadly for the youngest chick. And I saw a documentary that showed how in the scramble for food when the parent brings it in, the smallest sometimes doesn't get a full share, gets weaker, etc. I don't think it's typical or common, but it does happen.
That's what I thought. Not sure how it works when there are 6 hatchlings. Dad (?) has been bringing mice/rats (?) for Mom. He (?) doesn't stay inside the nestbox anymore.
One parent stays on the nest 24/7 except for brief departures - hunt, toileting, water?
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That's what I thought. Not sure how it works when there are 6 hatchlings. Dad (?) has been bringing mice/rats (?) for Mom. He (?) doesn't stay inside the nestbox anymore.
One parent stays on the nest 24/7 except for brief departures - hunt, toileting, water?
Wow, there's a dead critter in the box with them right now. Can't tell what mom/dad is doing.
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That's what I thought. Not sure how it works when there are 6 hatchlings. Dad (?) has been bringing mice/rats (?) for Mom. He (?) doesn't stay inside the nestbox anymore.
One parent stays on the nest 24/7 except for brief departures - hunt, toileting, water?
Wow, there's a dead critter in the box with them right now. Can't tell what mom/dad is doing.
I think she (?) is ripping apart a second dead critter and maybe feeding it to the babies. -0-? She (?) sure is noisy about it. :D
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Mon Apr 13, 2026 11:17 pm
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That's what I thought. Not sure how it works when there are 6 hatchlings. Dad (?) has been bringing mice/rats (?) for Mom. He (?) doesn't stay inside the nestbox anymore.
One parent stays on the nest 24/7 except for brief departures - hunt, toileting, water?
Wow, there's a dead critter in the box with them right now. Can't tell what mom/dad is doing.
I think she (?) is ripping apart a second dead critter and maybe feeding it to the babies. -0-? She (?) sure is noisy about it. :D
Maybe, I thought she was just grooming herself. -0-?
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Maybe, I thought she was just grooming herself. -0-?
Could be. She's got at least 2 critters stashed now.

#3 is hatching! :clap:
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Or not. Might have just been some nest litter.



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I think #3 has hatched! There's new eggshell at the mid-bottom of the screen.

There are now 4 or 5 carcasses stashed. Dad's a good provider :clap: . He lands right on top of her every time that I've seen. Do birds have sex for fun? I don't think so, but -0-? .
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Vrede too wrote:
Sun Apr 12, 2026 9:50 am
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Thu Apr 09, 2026 1:12 pm
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Thu Apr 09, 2026 12:40 pm
WNC Barn Owl Live Cam (and audio)

Mated pair, 6 eggs "due to hatch any day now", massive cuteness imminent
:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :clap: :clap: :clap:

I love owls 🦉.
At least one has hatched, sounds like more!

EDIT: Looks like a 2nd one MAY be hatching.
#3 just hatched. I never knew that there would be 3+ days between hatches. It's not like the sea turtles that all hatch within minutes of each other.

There's a fly that's annoying me. It's like it's in my room, not her nest box.
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There's a fly that's annoying me. It's like it's in my room, not her nest box.
Need us to send you an emergency fly swatter?
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There's a fly that's annoying me. It's like it's in my room, not her nest box.
Need us to send you an emergency fly swatter?
A virtual flyswatter would have been more useful. It was annoying Mom, too. Idk whether it escaped the box or she killed it. It would have made a nice snack for one of the babies.

Now if the owlets would just stfu . . . :problem: ;)
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