Gufi in Sud Africa - Pot Plant Owl 2012

[Nuri945]

dal blog, metto il messaggio al completo perché Tracy è proprio speciale e quando scrive riesce sempre a trasmettere emozioni

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2012
12 October and decision time
When there is a difficult decision to make, I am the biggest procrastinator around. First I think about the situation, and then I think some more. My mind processes possible outcomes, and eventually comes up with one that, ultimately, will be the path that I will take. But instead of jumping right in with both feet and dealing with it, I take a step back and ignore the situation. Eventually something usually happens to spur me into action and I take that decisive step into the territory known as "crunch time".

I reached that point this morning with what to do with my sweet Pot Plant Owl. It came to me as I sat at the window and watched the rain falling down on her already drenched feathers. Her false ear tufts almost lay flat on her head, and she looked smaller and more vulnerable faithfully protecting her eggs that, I am almost 100% sure, are not viable.

I have to respect their privacy and give Pot Plant Owl and Pappa some space. Sooner or later, PPO will realise that sitting on her eggs will not make a difference to the outcome - the eggs are not hatching. Maybe she's already come to that conclusion but is also procrastinating or ignoring the facts.

As strange as it may sound to many people, I believe that animals and birds pick up all our thoughts and feelings. And maybe, just maybe, Pot Plant Owl knows that her eggs are not viable but she wants to 'show us all' that she is still trying. I liken it to my dying grandmother hanging on for a few hours in order for her daughters to gather around her to say goodbye.

Pot Plant Owl is not going anywhere, but she needs to be given the permission to 'let go' now. The best way I can do that for her is to give her her privacy.

Regretably for you viewers, this means that if an egg doesn't hatch by Sun 14th October, we will switch the webcam off early next week. This will allow PPO to decide how she is going to handle the situation. We will obviously be here to keep an eye on her, but otherwise she won't be the focus of so many people's attention.

Will she lay eggs again this season? I honestly can't say. This is a first for us so who knows. We will keep you informed.
Posted by Pot Plant Owl at 7:04 AM

[Gabbiano]

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povera gufetta.....tutto questo covare.....e il tempo non deve essere dei migliori...

[Giovanna]

Un anno strano che continua a diverse latitudini..
Mi dispiace veramente.

[Nuri945]

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16 Oct: PPO seems to be hell-bent on her eggs hatching - sweet girl. But unfortunately, they are not viable this time round. The webcam will be shut off tomorrow - Wed 17 Oct - in the morning SA local time. Will keep you al updated on happenings as we are leaving everything as is, and will let Nature take its course.

domani mattina la cam verrà spenta e lasceremo che la natura segua il suo corso, comunque vi daremo notizie, per ora PPO è decisa a continuare la cova

[Nuri945]

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16 Oct: 18h20 the light is bad, but here is our faithful PPO

[Gabbiano]

bellissima....!!! sarà una delle ultime foto....

[Nuri945]

e se fosse un'altra PPO alla sua prima cova?

[Gabbiano]

.....cioè?

[Nuri945]

spesso lo dice anche Giovanna che la prima volta le uova possano non essere fertili

[rondine]

Auguri a questa dolce e tenace gufetta !!

[Gabbiano]

sarebbe bello se fosse così....ma i proprietari del vaso non avrebbero notato la differenza?

[Nuri945]

sarebbe bello se fosse così....ma i proprietari del vaso non avrebbero notato la differenza?

occorre l'intervento di Giovanna, potrebbe chiederlo a Tracy

[Nuri945]

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[rondine]

E' TROPPO bella!

[Nuri945]

orecchie pelose