Czeching in on some Barn Owls

From Rescue Station and Nature House Poodří, Bartošovice

We have been dedicated to saving the barn owl population for a long time, including raising our own chicks and preparing them for release in suitable locations in our region.

We place mature chicks, in appropriate condition and already able to hunt natural prey, in a pre-selected location. Usually in a large, spacious barn, where they are fed for several weeks until they become completely independent, and at the same time, a safe nesting box is placed in the building, inaccessible to potential predators. Of course, this is all in agreement with the owners.

The placed group of barn owls (usually 4-6 individuals) is formed from unrelated individuals. It happens, but it is not a rule, that a mating pair is formed, which occupies the location as a nesting territory.

It seems that this time we succeeded in doing this in one village in the Bílovec region, where this beautiful owl historically nested.

It should be added that they have relatively ideal food conditions here and peace and full understanding from the owners of the property and adjacent agricultural lands.