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- Charli and Finley Are 10 weeks old. They are at the age where they are becoming more independent.
Barn owls will leave the nest for a while to investigate the area and play-hunt but will still return to to nest for a few weeks. This helps the Barn owl to get used to hunting and looking for prey as they will not learn to hunt from their parents and instead will need to rely on their own natural instincts. (from https://owlchatter.com/when-do-owlets...) .
At around 12 weeks of age the owlets gradually venture further and further afield until at about 13 weeks old they instinctively leave to find their own home range. This is called dispersal. By 14 weeks almost all the owlets have left their parents’ home range. There is some evidence that lingering young are chased away by the adults (particularly by the female) but records also exist of young being tolerated for several months after fledging.
There is some evidence that lingering young are chased away by the adults (particularly by the female) but records also exist of young being tolerated for several months after fledging.
(from https://www.barnowltrust.org.uk/barn-....
Owlets generally do not disburse far from home, though in rare cases they can go as far as 1000 miles.
barn Owls do not migrate south for the winter.
Deinitions:
Fledge - this is when the Owlet is able to fly. They initially fly from the owl nest but return. It is practice for when they leave to be on their own. This process can take some time and the Owlets Are vulnerable during this period.
Disbursal - this is when the Owlet leaves the comfort of their next to find their new home.
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