Gallery

Sleepy time

Do not even think about taking my rats!

Sibling owlet being deposited above

We love to snuggle

Breakfast Yummy

Oops. This is not where I went

Passing inspection

Ferns add so much to our decor

Yummy leftovers!

We like our new home. February 27, 2014

First view of Mom on nest with owlet

We were not ready to be branchers

Catching some rays

Breakfast

Fashionable headgear in case Mom attacks

We are too sure about this brancher business

First Owlet down being returned to nest

In the garden again

Standing up in original nest

A bit wary

I have a rat tail caught in my beak

“They are NOT pets!”

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

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

I am caught….

Falle owlet placed on branch above Klingon

MiniMe hanging out in the Cedar Tree Wednesday afternoon

So much to explain…

Feeing safer

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

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

Back together again. Well close enough.

Is that what I thing it is?

Happy Feet

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

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

Waiting for the tide to go out?

OMG

I am fine.

Hanging out on the 2nd floor

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

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

In the marsh, natural GPS?

First view of Mom on nest with owlet

I am really high up here!

Ferns add so much to our decor

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

Passing inspection

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

Moving back to nook

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

Dad with one owlet

Oops. This is not where I went

Using wings to get through tall spartina grass

mar 15 no body told me about the pluff mud either

Cedar Tree on easement

I do!!!

Dad and Steve at Flight demonstration Center for Birds of Prey

Vanessa Kauffmann photographing the owlets

Ready for our close up!

I have something caught in my gizzard

Mar 16 here to help you back in the tree 8

I complied

2nd Floor outlook, when is dinner?

Almost done

Don’t think I can make it

On the hunt early Wednesday morning

Precarious ladder position into thin air

Warmest, best spot

And this tree comes with breakfast!

Checking on kids from the pines

Journey to The ISLAND

Uh oh…this can’t be good

And this tree comes with breakfast!

Code Red Owlet Down February 22

Rats!

Expelling Owl Pellet

Good morning peek-a-boo

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

One owlet is thriving

Not my best morning

Parent on ‘the perch’.

Nancy texts me

From a distance it is hard to tell Mm from stumps

uh oh.

The WHOLE rat????

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

Being inspected for injury

White Ibis Gathering

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

Mar 16 wow how did I get here in tree ivy

Ladder goes back up to the nest tree

Mar 16 here to help you back in the tree 7

Mar 24 mm placed in tree after kayak rescue

Parent can’t even watch this time!

Mom watching from the tall pines

mar 15 in the marsh trying to get directions

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

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

Mom arrives with dinner, a cedar waxwing

Posing politely for photos

Looking rather lion like

Waking Up

I can not get loose

What do owlets eat?

I am trying to let go, but…

What took you so long?

Mar 20 mm journey to island 5 yes still following

??????????????????????

Peek!

Oops caught

Early morning breakfast delivery

Am I getting tan yet?

Tall pines on high marsh island. Parent Hangout

hanging out in cedar tree

All I get is the blank stare

Discovering my new home

I am all wet and SALTY!

Mar 20 MM examination over in tree flaring

Morning showers all wet close up

I am just taking a snooze

Mar 20 mm journey to island 23 makes it!

Great Horned Owlets

We love to snuggle

It was a very long night

Early morning hunting

Drying out and feeling better

Mom feeds Big Sib first

Marsh Owl

Mar 20 mm journey to island 10 across easement rest

mar 15 crossing the easment to creek alsmost there 2

Mar 26 mm just beforenear fatal swan dive

Makes the crossing to The ISLAND

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

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

It didn’t last long……….

Marsh trek rest

It’s cold today!

We like our new home. February 27, 2014

Mar 16 here to help you back in the tree 5

Thanks, I’ve got this now…

I cannot keep as a pet ;-(

I had a very rough morning…

Sibling owlet being deposited above

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

Prey of the day and corresponding owlet pellets

Finally! On the The ISLAND!

Looks like my foster parent

mar 16 talon caught wolves bite off foot to get loose

Rainy day on the marsh

All dry from the front

Mar 24 mm looking better, drying out a little later

Mar 20 mm journey to island 8 crossing easement

Tuesday morning so, so pitiful

Yay! For MiniMe!

Basking in the sun photo op

We are too sure about this brancher business

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

…

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

Breakfast

First morning on the island

It was not a good night…

I am in big trouble here

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

And there is more….

I swear

Even my petticoat is getting fluffy again

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

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

Swan dive

mar 15 in the marsh trying to get directions gps-

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

mar 16 talon caught I could really use some help here2

Hmmmmmm……..

Someone PLEASE call 911

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

MiniMe hears its Mother’s call

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

And more…

I swear I do not know where MiniMe is

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

This may take a while…

mar 16 I seriously thought we were done with ladder work

Mar 25 mm in garden think she has been fed

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

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

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

Hide and Seek

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

MiniMe looks dreadful

Mar 24 big sib watching all with big eyes

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

Mar 19 MM in Cedar afternoon from our dock 2

Back in the nest tree

Mar 19 MM cedar dons pines so close nice

Big Foot is right overhead above me

Mar 20 mm journey to island 3 mom not too concerned

Three owlet pellets

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

The Box

Made it across!

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

compacting

Recovering on the ground after near fatal drowning

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

One owlet or two?

We were not ready to be branchers

Finally, someone that knows what they are doing

This is not where I went

Where is MiniMe?

Uh oh. There’s a moat…

We really do not want to talk to you right now

Exploring the big blue pot

Mar 25 mm heads to garden squawking for dinner

This is really, really not looking good…

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

Am I getting tan yet?

My what big feet I have!

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

Clumsy. Clumsy. Clumsy.

I seriously thought we done with the ladder work

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

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

Trying out the second floor

And I stay here almost all night

Bamboo pole

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

Snuggled in our new home

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

Afternoon nap on the 2nd floor

Mar 7 perspective nest w tall pines tighter

Dad is watching over us

Trying to escape foster parent

Free fallin’

mar 16 talon caught feature photo can't be good

Getting closer

And more…

Ditto

Standing up in original nest

Getting back to dry land

Are we done yet?

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

Marsh view from the rear

Breakfast Yummy

I have changed my mind about going to The ISLAND

Very wary when feeding the kids

Our back garden Live Oaks

Asking for divine intervention?

Settling into our new digs

Hi Mom!

All dry

Sunday afternoon snooze

Really???

Sleepy after all the commotion

View from back garden to tall pines

mar 15 crossing the easment to creek perspective

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

Maybe I should reconsider the cedar tree…

NO. I will be fine. Don’t worry…

Debbie retrieves MiniMe

One parent always on watch

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

mar 14 harris hawk flying 2 at Birds of Prey 2

Mar 17 MM in lichen tree, sees familiar face 2

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

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

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

Mar 16 here to help you back in the tree 4

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

Mar 25 big is watching safe high up in a tree

What happened Sunday night?

I STILL do not want to come home…

A Hard to spot adult parent on the near watch

I am very, very weary…

I feel a nap coming on

An owlet on good behavior: Big Sib in tree

This is NOT what I expected on my inaugural fledge!

Parent watching over the journey

Tide is coming in fast

Expelling a pellet

Seriously, do NOT tell me what to do!

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

Is MiniMe looking a bit forlorn to you?

Don’t eat!!!

I am compacting, not singing

Early morning sunshine after our breakfast

I have a rat tail caught in my beak

White Ibis Preening

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

First Owlet down being returned to nest

My parent is watching over me…

Recovering on the ground after near fatal sswim

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

I am going to need a bigger ladder

Waiting for the tide to go out

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

I’m coming MM

Hanging on too long???

I know I got UP here……

The sun feels so good!

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

i should probably just get in without a fuss

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

I am feeling much better now

What next?

Catching some rays

What took you so long to come find me?

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

Carrying ‘bucket’ owlet up past other owlet

Fashionable headgear in case Mom attacks

Do not even think about taking my rats!

Mar 16 oops upside down possible feature goes with 2

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

Supervising the photo shoot

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

mar 16 talon caught I could really use some help here

Hiding in the Cedar Tree

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

Sun setting, getting close to feeding time

I am determined to be a marsh owlet

Debbie demonstrates how to hold the owlet for examination

mar 15 crossing the easment to creek alsmost there

A bit wary

Exploring the second floor, using wings to balance.

After exam

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

I COULD cilmb back up, but….

it is a very, very long story

Mar 20 mm journey to island 9 crossing easement

I can explain…

I am trying! Really trying….

Catching some rays

Zeroing in on the kids

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

Where is the ground?

No, but you are bigger than me..

Exploring the garden

Recovering from near fatal swim

MiniMe is heading back to the marsh!

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

Chiin’ in the new ‘hood

I don’t know if I can make it…again…

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

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

MM in lichen tree and sees a familiar face

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

“They are NOT pets!”

I cover box with blanket to hopefully settle it down

Sleepy time

Yummy leftovers!

Life is good!

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

MiniMe is hard to find

Beginning to dry out

Tide coming in fast

It was another long,…really… long…night

Hangin in the rain in our first nest

Guess Hoo?

Pardon my rear

Mar 16 here to help you back in the tree

Two owlets restored to River Birch tree branches.

Dad keeping warm on back porch during owlet watch.

OMG

Back-in-the-box!

Next time could we please get a roof?

MiniMe is squawking in the marsh

My Big Sibling is on The ISLAND!

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

Ok Back in the tree, sort of.

In the garden again

Does the phrase “sitting duck” apply here?

Same photo, zoomed in

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

Getting ready to go back in a tree

Why the parent owl on watch is hard to spot

Photo Op!

I am hungry!!!

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

We are getting hungry

Parent in tall pine can’t even watch!

Crossing the mercy

mar 14 vulture landing at Birds of Prey 2

Hide and Seek in the trees…

Looking for our parents

Me? I wasn’t doing anything…..

Not me either!

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

	Donna Chesborough on Feeding Frenzy
	dalejaren on Abstract Photography
	LCN on Abstract Photography
	Dale Aren on Abstract Photography
	lambn57 on Abstract Photography

dalejaren

Gallery

Leave a comment Cancel reply

Living on the Edge of a Salt Marsh

Share this:

Leave a comment Cancel reply

Living on the Edge of a Salt Marsh