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Sleepy time

We were not ready to be branchers

Standing up in original nest

Fashionable headgear in case Mom attacks

Yummy leftovers!

We like our new home. February 27, 2014

Do not even think about taking my rats!

Breakfast Yummy

First Owlet down being returned to nest

Oops. This is not where I went

Catching some rays

Breakfast

“They are NOT pets!”

Twinkle toes fell to ground while being fed by Mom this morning 7 am

In the garden again

A bit wary

Ferns add so much to our decor

We are too sure about this brancher business

I have a rat tail caught in my beak

We love to snuggle

Passing inspection

Sibling owlet being deposited above

First view of Mom on nest with owlet

Uh oh that wing is going to knock me out of the tree!

My what big feet I have!

Foster parent, Dale , tries one more time to put me in a tree…

Can’t wait to get my big boy/girl feathers

STILL waiting, watching for Mom (and/or Dad). Do not even think about cuddling up to me after you ate the WHOLE thing!

Mar 24 mm in big trouble again 16 mm in the box, back to land 2

I am caught….

Me? I wasn’t doing anything…..

My big sib is just sitting there watching, right above me!

Beginning to dry out

compacting

Mar 25 big is watching safe high up in a tree

This is really, really not looking good…

Chiin’ in the new ‘hood

I am trying! Really trying….

Tide is coming in fast

Mar 24 mm in big trouble again 19 mm in the box, cannot believe this worked

All dry

Expelling Owl Pellet

We like our new home. February 27, 2014

Dad is watching over us

This is NOT what I expected on my inaugural fledge!

Looks like my foster parent

Mar 20 MM is a marsh owl in tree 3rd time

Rats!

I am hungry!!!

Ok Back in the tree, sort of.

My wing feathers are developing, I looking more like Mom everyday

Mar 20 mm journey to island 10 across easement rest

Recovering on the ground after near fatal sswim

MiniMe is heading back to the marsh!

Ready for our close up!

Breakfast Yummy

Afternoon nap on the 2nd floor

I complied

Almost done

mar 15 I don't want to go back up in this tree 3

A Hard to spot adult parent on the near watch

I look like I am singing, but I am not.

Mar 16 here to help you back in the tree

Could she at least wait until we’re done with hair and makeup?

Mar 25 mm in garden think she has been fed

Dad with one owlet

I have something caught in my gizzard

Feeing safer

Back-in-the-box!

I am so depressed I am going to stay in bed and eat worms

First morning on the island

In the garden again

Thanks, I’ve got this now…

Same photo, zoomed in

mar 16 talon caught wolves bite off foot to get loose

Tuesday morning so, so pitiful

Early morning hunting

mar 15 the tide is out and no one is telling me waht to do

Sleepy time

Getting closer

MM in lichen tree and sees a familiar face

Cedar Tree on easement

Mar 28 parent on duty per usual early morning no worries-

I don’t know if I can make it…again…

And I stay here almost all night

Mar 24 mm in big trouble again 13 we use the blanket

Mar 24 mm in big trouble again 13 we try scoppoing with paddle

Mar 20 mm journey to island 9 crossing easement

…

I can explain…

Finally, someone that knows what they are doing

Drying out and feeling better

Swan dive

i should probably just get in without a fuss

It was another long,…really… long…night

mar 15 no body told me about the pluff mud either

Snuggled in our new home

Can't wait until I get my big boy-girl feathers

Don’t eat!!!

Standing up in original nest

mar 15 crossing the easment to creek perspective

And there is more….

Mar 25 mm in garden looking for parents- devine intervention-

Twinkle toes fell to ground while being fed by Mom this morning 7 am

Where is MiniMe?

Code Red Owlet Down February 22

Mar 16 oops upside down possible feature goes with 2

No. I do not want to go back in the tree

I can not get loose

Tide is coming in, can’t get back to high ground

Mar 25 mm I try to convince her to stay, climb a tee, I know this look

Good morning peek-a-boo

mar 15 crossing the easment to creek alsmost there 2

Sunday afternoon snooze

White Ibis Gathering

I am very, very weary…

What took you so long?

Early morning breakfast delivery

Uh oh. There’s a moat…

mar 16 talon caught I could really use some help here

And this tree comes with breakfast!

Back together again. Well close enough.

Expelling a pellet

Bamboo pole

Meanwhile Big Sib is still comfortably in the Live Oak tree near our garden

Recovering on the ground after near fatal drowning

Snuggled into the nook to keep warm. We even have a leftover mouse!

Where is the ground?

Two owlets restored to River Birch tree branches.

Mar 24 mm in big trouble again 6 can't get purchase

Rainy day on the marsh

I’m coming MM

Waiting for the tide to go out

The tide is out but no one is giving me any advice or directions. There does not appear to be any ferry service….

Trying to make dinner when all I want to do is observe the owlets and their dinner

Mar 19 MM in Cedar afternoon from our dock 2

Is that what I thing it is?

Oops. This is not where I went

Exploring the garden

mar 15 in the marsh trying to get directions gps-

Mar 16 here to help you back in the tree 4

Yay! For MiniMe!

Precarious ladder position into thin air

mar 16 talon caught I could really use some help here2

Does the phrase “sitting duck” apply here?

Three owlet pellets

One owlet or two?

Supervising the photo shoot

MiniMe looks dreadful. And hurt. In the early morning…

In the marsh, natural GPS?

The sun feels so good!

Expelling pellet. Now what do I do with this thing?

Trying to escape foster parent

Mar 16 here to help you back in the tree 6 close up

It’s cold today!

It was not a good night…

Mom feeds Big Sib first

View from back garden to tall pines

Mar 24 mm looking better, drying out a little later

Parent in tall pine can’t even watch!

Hi Mom!

Mar 24 mm in big trouble again 8 I'm coming mm

Trying to nap up here before I figure out how I am going to get down for dinner.

Hiding in the Cedar Tree

Mar 24 big sib watching all with big eyes

The WHOLE rat????

From a distance it is hard to tell Mm from stumps

And more…

Am I getting tan yet?

Hanging on too long???

I cannot keep as a pet ;-(

Being inspected for injury

Passing inspection

Early morning sunshine after our breakfast

Discovering my new home

Mm begins another journey, this time across land instead of the marsh

Am I getting tan yet?

Big Foot is right overhead above me

Parent on ‘the perch’.

Maybe I should reconsider the cedar tree…

I am feeling much better now

Guess Hoo?

MiniMe looks dreadful

Where is MY rat? I am still waiting…..

MiniMe is hard to find

Looking for our parents

What took you so long to come find me?

Yummy leftovers!

Marsh Owl

Nancy texts me

All I get is the blank stare

Mar 24 mm in big trouble again 15 mm in the box, back to land

hanging out in cedar tree

I have a rat tail caught in my beak

I cover box with blanket to hopefully settle it down

Hide and Seek

We were not ready to be branchers

I had a very rough morning…

I STILL do not want to come home…

I swear

I COULD cilmb back up, but….

Dad keeping warm on back porch during owlet watch.

I am a wood owl, NOT a shore bird…Pluff Mud? Are you serious?

First view of Mom on nest with owlet

So embarrassing. Kind of like that squirrel thing. My tide clock was off a bit too…

Happy Feet

Mom watching from the tall pines

Do not even think about taking my rats!

Pardon my rear

I feel a nap coming on

Similar to what we find beneath the nest area. (Photo from owloasis)

What took those humans so long to get me back up here?

Hanging out on the 2nd floor

Why the parent owl on watch is hard to spot

Posing politely for photos

Waking Up

I am on a mission to find my parents or breakfast…

This may take a while…

Oops caught

A bit wary

Next time could we please get a roof?

I swear I do not know where MiniMe is

Ferns add so much to our decor

I am going to need a bigger ladder

This is why it took me so long. Finding an owlet in the marsh is not as easy as it seems

Prey of the day and corresponding owlet pellets

mar 15 in the marsh trying to get directions

And more…

Falle owlet placed on branch above Klingon

An owlet on good behavior: Big Sib in tree

Mar 19 MM cedar dons pines so close nice

mar 15 crossing the easment to creek alsmost there

Mar 25 mm heads to garden squawking for dinner

Trying out the second floor

I have changed my mind about going to The ISLAND

Peek!

mar 10 how am I going to get down in time for dinner

I am compacting, not singing

Checking on kids from the pines

Don’t think I can make it

Getting harassed by other birds just trying to look after my kids.

Mar 19 MM in Cedar from Dons dock tall pine island so close 2

Is MiniMe looking a bit forlorn to you?

Debbie Mauney retrieves the owlet from the box so she can examine it for injuries

Ditto

The Box

OMG

Tall pines on high marsh island. Parent Hangout

Photo Op!

Mar 17 MM in lichen tree, sees familiar face 2

Debbie retrieves MiniMe

I hope Mom and Dad know I am up here….

I am all wet and SALTY!

Mar 20 mm journey to island 5 yes still following

Zeroing in on the kids

First Owlet down being returned to nest

mar 10 morn I am pretty high up here with ladder!2_

Catching some rays

Mar 16 wow how did I get here in tree ivy

I am really high up here!

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Warmest, best spot

Mar 24 mm placed in tree after kayak rescue

Not my best morning

Journey to The ISLAND

Very wary when feeding the kids

Sibling owlet being deposited above

2nd Floor outlook, when is dinner?

Too bad my foster parent cannot fly as well as she can paddle

Dad and Steve at Flight demonstration Center for Birds of Prey

Ladder goes back up to the nest tree

Back in the nest tree

Mar 20 mm journey to island 13 waiting for tide to go out

Once in the box, it lets go of my red glove

OMG

Sun setting, getting close to feeding time

We really do not want to talk to you right now

I am in big trouble here

MiniMe hears its Mother’s call

mar 10 morn I am pretty really high up here with ladder!_

Mar 20 mm journey to island 23 makes it!

My parent is watching over me…

NO. I will be fine. Don’t worry…

What do owlets eat?

We are getting hungry

Finally! On the The ISLAND!

Settling into our new digs

Back in the tree? After that long journey? Crap. Déjà vu all over again..

Mar 20 mm journey to island 19 closer hard to track in long grass

Recovering from near fatal swim

MiniMe is squawking in the marsh

Even my petticoat is getting fluffy again

Control the talons first, then the beak. Wear gloves.

it is a very, very long story

Exploring the big blue pot

All dry from the front

uh oh.

Catching some rays

It was a really long, interesting journey. I can totally relate to the Geico Gecko…

I am determined to be a marsh owlet

Exploring the second floor, using wings to balance.

Mar 26 I've changed my mind about going back to the island

mar 14 vulture landing at Birds of Prey 2

Getting back to dry land

Mar 16 wow how did I get here in tree ivy 2

mar 16 talon caught feature photo can't be good

“They are NOT pets!”

Really???

Free fallin’

I am trying to let go, but…

Our back garden Live Oaks

Mar 25 find mm starting to dry out, heater no grooming

And this tree comes with breakfast!

Mar 20 MM examination over in tree flaring

Carrying ‘bucket’ owlet up past other owlet

I am fine.

Not me either!

Sleepy after all the commotion

Fashionable headgear in case Mom attacks

It didn’t last long……….

Breakfast

Vanessa Kauffmann photographing the owlets

What happened Sunday night?

Someone PLEASE call 911

i can barely hang on. I really want to be a marsh owl.

Mar 25 mm decides to go to the island by land not marsh this time

Mar 24 mm in big trouble again 14 that works, into the box

Mar 26 mm just beforenear fatal swan dive

We are too sure about this brancher business

Hangin in the rain in our first nest

An Owlet on not good behavior: MiniMe on favorite place – the ground

My Big Sibling is on The ISLAND!

After exam

I am just taking a snooze

Asking for divine intervention?

Parent can’t even watch this time!

Life is good!

Seriously, do NOT tell me what to do!

Marsh view from the rear

Getting ready to go back in a tree

Mar 7 perspective nest w tall pines tighter

I do!!!

Basking in the sun photo op

Mar 16 here to help you back in the tree 5

Morning showers all wet close up

Uh oh, I must have fallen asleep and missed the tide

mar 16 I seriously thought we were done with ladder work

It was a very long night

Mar 20 mm journey to island 3 mom not too concerned

Mar 20 MM is a marsh owl in tree 3rd time flapping 2

Hide and Seek in the trees…

I seriously thought we done with the ladder work

Uh oh…this can’t be good

Moving back to nook

Parent watching over the journey

On the hunt early Wednesday morning

Made it across!

So much to explain…

I don’t know why I am in the marsh again

This not what HF told me about the marsh and the tide and…

This is not where I went

Hmmmmmm……..

Mar 20 mm journey to island 8 crossing easement

Marsh trek rest

What next?

No, but you are bigger than me..

Mar 17 MM is in tree w blanket it has been a very long morning

Waiting for the tide to go out?

Makes the crossing to The ISLAND

Great Horned Owlets

Are we done yet?

We love to snuggle

Tide coming in fast

One owlet is thriving

MiniMe hanging out in the Cedar Tree Wednesday afternoon

Debbie demonstrates how to hold the owlet for examination

mar 14 harris hawk flying 2 at Birds of Prey 2

Looking rather lion like

Clumsy. Clumsy. Clumsy.

Mar 16 here to help you back in the tree 8

One parent always on watch

Crossing the mercy

I know I got UP here……

Snuggling and so happy the Tinkle Toes did not go exploring again. And then getting stuck!

Mar 16 here to help you back in the tree 7

Mom arrives with dinner, a cedar waxwing

White Ibis Preening

Using wings to get through tall spartina grass

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