First Owlet down being returned to nest
Do not even think about taking my rats!
Twinkle toes fell to ground while being fed by Mom this morning 7 am
Sleepy time
Oops. This is not where I went
We like our new home. February 27, 2014
Breakfast
We are too sure about this brancher business
We love to snuggle
Catching some rays
In the garden again
First view of Mom on nest with owlet
Standing up in original nest
Breakfast Yummy
Sibling owlet being deposited above
A bit wary
“They are NOT pets!”
Passing inspection
Ferns add so much to our decor
Yummy leftovers!
We were not ready to be branchers
Fashionable headgear in case Mom attacks
I have a rat tail caught in my beak
Sunday afternoon snooze
Snuggling and so happy the Tinkle Toes did not go exploring again. And then getting stuck!
It was a really long, interesting journey. I can totally relate to the Geico Gecko…
My what big feet I have!
I swear
Looking rather lion like
We are too sure about this brancher business
Chiin’ in the new ‘hood
Can’t wait to get my big boy/girl feathers
Finally, someone that knows what they are doing
And more…
OMG
I am all wet and SALTY!
Getting back to dry land
I am determined to be a marsh owlet
Tide is coming in fast
Free fallin’
Passing inspection
Mom watching from the tall pines
Next time could we please get a roof?
One parent always on watch
From a distance it is hard to tell Mm from stumps
So much to explain…
Vanessa Kauffmann photographing the owlets
Crossing the mercy
Once in the box, it lets go of my red glove
MiniMe looks dreadful. And hurt. In the early morning…
I can explain…
This is NOT what I expected on my inaugural fledge!
Hangin in the rain in our first nest
Beginning to dry out
We like our new home. February 27, 2014
Marsh trek rest
Great Horned Owlets
My Big Sibling is on The ISLAND!
Ok Back in the tree, sort of.
What took those humans so long to get me back up here?
Posing politely for photos
Looks like my foster parent
In the garden again
The WHOLE rat????
I am caught….
Recovering on the ground after near fatal sswim
NO. I will be fine. Don’t worry…
Uh oh…this can’t be good
Trying to make dinner when all I want to do is observe the owlets and their dinner
MiniMe looks dreadful
One owlet is thriving
Am I getting tan yet?
Ready for our close up!
First morning on the island
Standing up in original nest
I am trying to let go, but…
And there is more….
I don’t know if I can make it…again…
Breakfast Yummy
Sibling owlet being deposited above
And this tree comes with breakfast!
I look like I am singing, but I am not.
Same photo, zoomed in
Mom arrives with dinner, a cedar waxwing
No, but you are bigger than me..
What happened Sunday night?
Getting closer
Could she at least wait until we’re done with hair and makeup?
Exploring the second floor, using wings to balance.
??????????????????????
It was a very long night
Makes the crossing to The ISLAND
Clumsy. Clumsy. Clumsy.
In the marsh, natural GPS?
Sleepy time
I am just taking a snooze
After exam
The sun feels so good!
Catching some rays
We really do not want to talk to you right now
Big Foot is right overhead above me
Why the parent owl on watch is hard to spot
I STILL do not want to come home…
Supervising the photo shoot
Ferns add so much to our decor
Too bad my foster parent cannot fly as well as she can paddle
Bamboo pole
We are getting hungry
It was another long,…really… long…night
Afternoon nap on the 2nd floor
Does the phrase “sitting duck” apply here?
All I get is the blank stare
Is that what I thing it is?
Catching some rays
Hmmmmmm……..
Ladder goes back up to the nest tree
Early morning breakfast delivery
The Box
Warmest, best spot
Getting ready to go back in a tree
Parent watching over the journey
Good morning peek-a-boo
Maybe I should reconsider the cedar tree…
Waking Up
I have something caught in my gizzard
Foster parent, Dale , tries one more time to put me in a tree…
I am very, very weary…
Uh oh, I must have fallen asleep and missed the tide
Guess Hoo?
All dry from the front
Peek!
Checking on kids from the pines
Marsh view from the rear
I had a very rough morning…
Back in the tree? After that long journey? Crap. Déjà vu all over again..
What next?
Rats!
Hiding in the Cedar Tree
I know I got UP here……
Even my petticoat is getting fluffy again
I seriously thought we done with the ladder work
i can barely hang on. I really want to be a marsh owl.
Three owlet pellets
I complied
I COULD cilmb back up, but….
Mm begins another journey, this time across land instead of the marsh
And I stay here almost all night
Fashionable headgear in case Mom attacks
First Owlet down being returned to nest
Meanwhile Big Sib is still comfortably in the Live Oak tree near our garden
A bit wary
Parent in tall pine can’t even watch!
Almost done
I am fine.
Recovering on the ground after near fatal drowning
Ditto
Dad keeping warm on back porch during owlet watch.
Recovering from near fatal swim
Really???
i should probably just get in without a fuss
Exploring the garden
This may take a while…
Oops caught
I have a rat tail caught in my beak
I am on a mission to find my parents or breakfast…
2nd Floor outlook, when is dinner?
it is a very, very long story
Debbie demonstrates how to hold the owlet for examination
Waiting for the tide to go out?
Dad and Steve at Flight demonstration Center for Birds of Prey
I feel a nap coming on
Sleepy after all the commotion
Parent on ‘the perch’.
I do!!!
Hi Mom!
My parent is watching over me…
hanging out in cedar tree
What took you so long?
I swear I do not know where MiniMe is
Trying to escape foster parent
I am in big trouble here
It was not a good night…
Settling into our new digs
Snuggled in our new home
Carrying ‘bucket’ owlet up past other owlet
This is not where I went
“They are NOT pets!”
Sun setting, getting close to feeding time
Am I getting tan yet?
Is MiniMe looking a bit forlorn to you?
I am so depressed I am going to stay in bed and eat worms
Breakfast
Do not even think about taking my rats!
Very wary when feeding the kids
Yay! For MiniMe!
I’m coming MM
All dry
OMG
Debbie Mauney retrieves the owlet from the box so she can examine it for injuries
Swan dive
Tide coming in fast
Someone PLEASE call 911
Oops. This is not where I went
Uh oh that wing is going to knock me out of the tree!
Marsh Owl
Hanging out on the 2nd floor
Early morning sunshine after our breakfast
This is really, really not looking good…
Getting harassed by other birds just trying to look after my kids.
Prey of the day and corresponding owlet pellets
An owlet on good behavior: Big Sib in tree
MiniMe is squawking in the marsh
Happy Feet
Tuesday morning so, so pitiful
Are we done yet?
compacting
I am going to need a bigger ladder
STILL waiting, watching for Mom (and/or Dad). Do not even think about cuddling up to me after you ate the WHOLE thing!
Morning showers all wet close up
Back-in-the-box!
Expelling Owl Pellet
Twinkle toes fell to ground while being fed by Mom this morning 7 am
uh oh.
This is why it took me so long. Finding an owlet in the marsh is not as easy as it seems
Pardon my rear
I am hungry!!!
Don’t think I can make it
Feeing safer
First view of Mom on nest with owlet
Parent can’t even watch this time!
Hide and Seek
One owlet or two?
I am compacting, not singing
Hanging on too long???
Expelling a pellet
My wing feathers are developing, I looking more like Mom everyday
Asking for divine intervention?
Dad with one owlet
And more…
Being inspected for injury
Debbie retrieves MiniMe
What took you so long to come find me?
I cannot keep as a pet ;-(
I am feeling much better now
Life is good!
Where is the ground?
View from back garden to tall pines
Yummy leftovers!
Hide and Seek in the trees…
Where is MY rat? I am still waiting…..
Mom feeds Big Sib first
An Owlet on not good behavior: MiniMe on favorite place – the ground
White Ibis Preening
Basking in the sun photo op
This not what HF told me about the marsh and the tide and…
Trying to nap up here before I figure out how I am going to get down for dinner.
MiniMe is hard to find
Snuggled into the nook to keep warm. We even have a leftover mouse!
Made it across!
Back in the nest tree
Don’t eat!!!
Exploring the big blue pot
It’s cold today!
Precarious ladder position into thin air
Thanks, I’ve got this now…
Back together again. Well close enough.
Discovering my new home
And this tree comes with breakfast!
Cedar Tree on easement
Two owlets restored to River Birch tree branches.
On the hunt early Wednesday morning
The tide is out but no one is giving me any advice or directions. There does not appear to be any ferry service….
I am really high up here!
Expelling pellet. Now what do I do with this thing?
…
Trying out the second floor
Uh oh. There’s a moat…
White Ibis Gathering
Where is MiniMe?
I cover box with blanket to hopefully settle it down
MiniMe is heading back to the marsh!
I am a wood owl, NOT a shore bird…Pluff Mud? Are you serious?
Journey to The ISLAND
I can not get loose
Dad is watching over us
Seriously, do NOT tell me what to do!
Code Red Owlet Down February 22
We were not ready to be branchers
Our back garden Live Oaks
Drying out and feeling better
A Hard to spot adult parent on the near watch
I am trying! Really trying….
Finally! On the The ISLAND!
Control the talons first, then the beak. Wear gloves.
Looking for our parents
Waiting for the tide to go out
We love to snuggle
MM in lichen tree and sees a familiar face
Nancy texts me
It didn’t last long……….
Not my best morning
MiniMe hanging out in the Cedar Tree Wednesday afternoon
I have changed my mind about going to The ISLAND
Similar to what we find beneath the nest area. (Photo from owloasis)
Early morning hunting
Using wings to get through tall spartina grass
What do owlets eat?
I hope Mom and Dad know I am up here….
Me? I wasn’t doing anything…..
Tall pines on high marsh island. Parent Hangout
No. I do not want to go back in the tree
Zeroing in on the kids
Moving back to nook
Rainy day on the marsh
My big sib is just sitting there watching, right above me!
Falle owlet placed on branch above Klingon
MiniMe hears its Mother’s call
Photo Op!
I don’t know why I am in the marsh again
Not me either!
Tide is coming in, can’t get back to high ground
So embarrassing. Kind of like that squirrel thing. My tide clock was off a bit too…
