Wild tawny owl adopts chicks after her own eggs fail
When a tawny owl mum's eggs fail to hatch - she happily adopts two rescues. Watch Luna the tawny owl sweep the young owlets under her wing
Robert E Fuller
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Film | Tawny Owl Whistles As She Lays First Egg of Season | Luna
Luna the tawny owl whistles loudly as she lays an egg. This is the first egg of the season and her first with her new partner. After her long-term partner...
Robert E Fuller
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Film | Tawny Owls' Early Courtship Behaviour Is Adorably Awkward | Luna
Luna the tawny owl has a new partner and their early courtship is adorably awkward. Watch her get her nest box all ready to receive visitors, call out hopefully, only...
Robert E Fuller
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Film | Long Reign of Tawny Owl Who Fostered Countless Chicks in The Wild | Bomber
After 18 years here at Fotherdale, Bomber the male tawny owl Bomber has disappeared. Named for his aggressive nature, this tawny owl dominated the territory. But my cameras also revealed...
Robert E Fuller
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Film | Who Is Luna the Tawny Owl's New Partner? | Bomber & Luna
After spotting tawny owl Luna with a new male, I cross check our records to try to identify him. Identifying individual owls When Luna's long-term partner Bomber went missing, a...
Robert E Fuller
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Film | Beloved Tawny Owl Disappears & New Male Moves In | Bomber & Luna
Bomber has been a part of the Fotherdale story for more than a decade. He's as aggressive as his name implies. But my cameras have revealed his softer side. He...
Robert E Fuller
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Film | Fostered Tawny Owl Chicks Fledge the Nest | Bomber & Luna
Just as the sun was setting on their third day in the nest, foster tawny owl chicks Hazelnut & Cashew fledged. Watch them make their first adventurous leaps outside the...
Robert E Fuller
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Film | Tawny Owls Meet Foster Chicks for First Time | Luna & Bomber
After placing two rescued tawny owl chicks into their nest, tawny owls Bomber & Luna arrive and instantly begin to feed them.
Robert E Fuller
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Film | Tawny Owl Dad Meets Chicks for First Time | Luna & Bomber
When tawny owl dad Bomber finally got to meet his chicks and it was adorable. Tawny owl family dynamics It was a full nine days after the first chick hatched...
Robert E Fuller
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Film | Three Precious Tawny Owl Chicks Hatch Out | Luna & Bomber
Tawny owls Luna & Bomber welcomed three healthy chicks this week. But as they settle down to a new routine of feeding and brooding, a dark shadow hangs over this...
Robert E Fuller
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Film | Tawny Owls Complete Egg Clutch | Luna & Bomber
Luna the tawny owl lays her third and final egg and the pair settle down for the long days of incubation. Egg incubation Tawny owls incubate their eggs for around...
Robert E Fuller
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Film | Tawny Owl Lays 6th Clutch in 6 Years | Luna & Bomber
March 2025: Luna the tawny owl is laying a clutch of eggs - her sixth in six years! Watch how her partner Bomber brings her a snack shortly after she...
Robert E Fuller
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Film | Tawny Owl Scrapes Out Nesting Hollow | Luna & Bomber
Luna the tawny owl is getting ready for eggs again. Watch her enthusiasm as she digs out a hollow in the floor of my Beech stump nest box. Tawny owls...
Robert E Fuller
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Film | Tawny Owl Courtship Calls and Sounds | Luna & Bomber
Tawny owls Bomber & Luna are courting again. Just listen to the soft sounds these owls make when calling to one another, and watch how they preen one another to...
Robert E Fuller
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Film | Tawny Owl Begins New Search for Nest | Luna & Bomber
Bomber the tawny owl has been spotted prospecting nest sites in my Yorkshire garden. Fingers crossed this means this owl and his partner Luna will nest here again. Watch as...
Robert E Fuller
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Film | Tawny owls raising own chicks find room for more | Full story | Bomber & Luna
After two years of failed eggs, tawny owls Luna & Bomber finally had two chicks of their own, but this didn't stop them also taking four extra rescues. Bomber &...
Robert E Fuller
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Film | Tawny owl chicks weather the storm | Luna & Bomber
Bomber & Luna's chicks have all fledged the nest, having entered the 'branching phase'. Watch as they navigate the windy weather as they learn to hop, walk and fly between...
Robert E Fuller
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Film | Wild tawny owl family welcome 4 foster chicks | Luna & Bomber
Tawny owls Bomber & Luna raise four rescued owlets alongside their own two chicks. Foster owl family Tawny owls Luna & Bomber are used to fostering chicks, so when I...
Robert E Fuller
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Film | Tawny owl's first flight | Luna & Bomber
The first of tawny owls' Bomber & Luna's chicks has fledged. Watch its first, short flight here. Tawny owl chicks are notoriously adventurous and often leave the nest before their...
Robert E Fuller
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Film | Tawny owl mum welcomes 3rd chick | Luna & Bomber
Luna the tawny owl is now the proud mum of three chicks. Watch her patiently feed her young brood. Luna's third chick hatched on April 2nd and is four days...
Robert E Fuller
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Film | Tawny owl eats a rat | Luna & Bomber
Tawny owls Luna & Bomber's chicks are due to hatch any day and Luna needs to keep up her energy levels up. Watch her gulp down a rat delivered by...
Robert E Fuller
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Film | Tawny owl's egg is cracked and how it happened | Luna & Bomber
This week, I found out that one of tawny owl Luna's eggs was damaged. Now I've found out how it happened. Luna's eggs are a week away from hatching, but...
Robert E Fuller
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Film | Tawny owl dotes over partner & new eggs | Luna & Bomber
Tawny owls Luna and Bomber now have a clutch of four eggs. Watch Bomber dote over his partner Luna as she lays their fourth egg.
Robert E Fuller
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Film | Tawny owl's whistle as she lays 1st egg of season | Luna & Bomber
Luna the tawny owl has laid her first egg of the season! Listen for the 'whistle' sound she makes as she lays. Luna This tawny owl has a history of...
Robert E Fuller
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Film | Tawny owls get ready to lay eggs | Luna & Bomber
Tawny owls Luna and Bomber are showing signs they will be raising chicks in Beech Stump nest Tawny owl pair Luna & Bomber have nested in Beech Stump for four...
Robert E Fuller
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Film | Tawny owls' long battle for chicks of their own | Luna & Bomber
After years of failure, tawny owls Luna & Bomber finally welcome their very own chicks to the nest. But the journey to ensure their safe arrival is a tough one....
Robert E Fuller
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Your top 5 wildlife films of 2023
Your top five films of 2023 As the 2023 comes to a close, let's recap and celebrate what you loved to watch most. From feature-length favourites, to new wildlife stories...
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Film | Tawny owl chick hatches - full process in stunning detail! | Luna & Bomber
It was amazing to watch tawny owl Luna & Bomber's first owl chick hatching! It was particularly amazing because Luna had just left the nest so we were able to...
Robert E Fuller
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Film | Wild tawny owls adopt 6 orphaned owlets | Full story of Bomber & Luna
Tawny owls Bomber and Luna warmed hearts around the world after adopting 6 orphaned owlets. This is their story. Securing a nest The story begins in January as this tawny...
Robert E Fuller
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Tawny owl Luna's tragic loss has a happy ending
This is the story of a wild tawny owl named Luna who's eggs fail to hatch and it has a very happy ending. Luna's story The story begins in January...
Robert E Fuller
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Adopted tawny owl chicks first days full of drama
Two tawny owl chicks adopted by Bomber & Luna have an eventful first few days as they settle in to their new lives. Watch as they are fussed over by...
Robert E Fuller
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Animal fights | How wildlife battles to survive
I’ve seen a lot of fights between animals over the years. These battles are an essential part of life as animals compete for mates, resources and the future of their...
Robert E Fuller
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Tawny owl courtship | the love story of bomber & luna
Filming Tawny Owls in the Nest Tawny owls are very secretive, so I’ve only managed to persuade them to raise their chicks inside a nest with hidden cameras a handful...
Robert E Fuller
