Baby eagle owls are ready to hatch!

Egg candling is a method we use to check on the development of bird embryos. By illuminating the egg with a strong light, we can check for the growth of veins and maybe even see a baby in the later stages!
The presence of veins does not guarantee that a baby bird will grow and then hatch, but it is the first hopeful step. In this video, Roger Wallace explains egg candling and lets us have a sneak peek at some WBS babies!
Special thanks to Jessica Ruiz for her photo of little Peabody at the end of the video!

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[MPSecare]

is it an EEO?

[WorldBirdSanctuary]

@MPSecare Eurasian Eagle Owl, yes.

[ronell100]

This might be a dumb question, Since they have developed eye sight, wouldnt the candler blind them or is it perfectly safe?

[WorldBirdSanctuary]

@ronell100 Perfectly safe. It used to be done with actual candles so this is way safer than even that.

[africandinosaurdudes]

is a eagle owl mixied

[WorldBirdSanctuary]

@africandinosaurdudes No, it's not a cross of an owl and an eagle. They're called eagle owls because they are very large owls. Large like many eagles are.

[GrowlyGal]

Really cool video. Thank you for taping this :3

[TbeeStudios]

haah i got done watching peabody's bathtime

[CanadianBaconPwnage]

I have been Educated!

[CapnPeanut5271]

@WorldBirdSanctuary Wouldn't doing this cause damage to the baby owls' eyes? Just curious.

[FoxofSilverBullet]

LOL its cool that theres a way to light up the egg like that... when i was younger i lived on a farm and we would hold up the chicken and goose eggs to the sun (and be carful not to drop or let then touch our skin) to see if there where babys in them. if there where then we would let them hatch and if there whernt.... yum~ breakfast XD

[SPSimounFan]

Lovely, I adore owls and Eagle owls are one of my top favs =D

[CopperValentine]

Anyone taking birds from the wild for "Education" needs a boot to the head. It must be so much fun to work in a place like in this video. What great work. :0)