BARN OWLS OLYMPIA, WA - What is the female doing?

Anyone know what behviour this might be? I think she wants to bond more but not sure....

The Barn OwlCam came into existence when the WildWatch staff received a request from a WDFW habitat biologist and hatchery manager to conduct a site and feasibility inspection for a barn owlcam. WDFW staff had recently completed construction of a barn owl nest box with modifications to an attic vent for a small entry area into the nest box. Recent demolition of a nearby barn that had long-standing documented use of barn owls, led the biologist to pursue getting some nest boxes constucted in an attempt to attract nesting owls. Within a few months, one of the nest boxes was occupied by a pair of barn owls.

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[OBrienStacey]

She's acting more like she's hungry than breedy. See how she's going through the pellets on the floor and seeing if there's anything edible? Her vocalization also says, "I'm hungry", not "I wanna mate". She looks to him and under him to see if he has any food. She will beg from him when she's hungry. Is it just before time to hunt? I don't see this as a breeding behavior at all. -Stacey O'Brien (author Wesley the Owl)

[lsoph9]

@OBrienStacey OK...that makes sense...and BTW...love your book. Thanks for posting...I have a bunch of other Barn Owl videos if you are interested on the Tube.

[JimmyJoeLard]

Oh, I see that he's just facing a wall, not gazing out the nest. Whatever. I'll stick with my reading of this little conflict.

[JimmyJoeLard]

8:39 PM. I wonder whether the night has turned deeply dark yet. His impassively gaze out of the nest reminds me of when Frida was begging Diego to go hunting, already, while Diego clearly wanted it to get darker before he left.

So, Isoph, I posit that she's imploring him to begin his hunt (perhaps because she's freaking hungry), and he's taking the view that if he gets picked off by a hawk or a GHO, then she'll *really* have a problem ...