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First Owlet down being returned to nest

We love to snuggle

Breakfast Yummy

Passing inspection

Breakfast

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

First view of Mom on nest with owlet

Yummy leftovers!

“They are NOT pets!”

We like our new home. February 27, 2014

Standing up in original nest

Oops. This is not where I went

Ferns add so much to our decor

Catching some rays

Do not even think about taking my rats!

We were not ready to be branchers

A bit wary

We are too sure about this brancher business

Fashionable headgear in case Mom attacks

In the garden again

I have a rat tail caught in my beak

Sibling owlet being deposited above

Sleepy time

Mar 16 here to help you back in the tree 5

This is not where I went

Dad keeping warm on back porch during owlet watch.

Snuggled in our new home

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

Parent can’t even watch this time!

White Ibis Preening

I swear

Nancy texts me

Waking Up

Parent on ‘the perch’.

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

Mar 20 MM examination over in tree flaring

It was another long,…really… long…night

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

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

mar 15 in the marsh trying to get directions

Free fallin’

We really do not want to talk to you right now

And I stay here almost all night

Finally! On the The ISLAND!

I am really high up here!

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

Mar 16 here to help you back in the tree 7

Ready for our close up!

I cover box with blanket to hopefully settle it down

Makes the crossing to The ISLAND

I had a very rough morning…

I am caught….

I COULD cilmb back up, but….

Mar 16 here to help you back in the tree 8

Are we done yet?

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

Recovering on the ground after near fatal drowning

Hangin in the rain in our first nest

Discovering my new home

Basking in the sun photo op

Almost done

I am hungry!!!

Exploring the big blue pot

Hmmmmmm……..

Someone PLEASE call 911

So much to explain…

Recovering on the ground after near fatal sswim

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

Morning showers all wet close up

I am going to need a bigger ladder

Checking on kids from the pines

Very wary when feeding the kids

I am in big trouble here

Falle owlet placed on branch above Klingon

Fashionable headgear in case Mom attacks

Do not even think about taking my rats!

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

Yummy leftovers!

Peek!

Mar 25 mm heads to garden squawking for dinner

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

MiniMe looks dreadful

It was a very long night

Looks like my foster parent

Sunday afternoon snooze

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

I am feeling much better now

It didn’t last long……….

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

I have something caught in my gizzard

From a distance it is hard to tell Mm from stumps

Recovering from near fatal swim

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

Marsh view from the rear

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

Bamboo pole

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

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

Uh oh…this can’t be good

MiniMe is heading back to the marsh!

Asking for divine intervention?

Mar 19 MM in Cedar afternoon from our dock 2

Using wings to get through tall spartina grass

Mom watching from the tall pines

Marsh trek rest

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

Back together again. Well close enough.

I cannot keep as a pet ;-(

And there is more….

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

uh oh.

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

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

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

I’m coming MM

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

It was not a good night…

Two owlets restored to River Birch tree branches.

Warmest, best spot

Getting ready to go back in a tree

mar 16 I seriously thought we were done with ladder work

I have changed my mind about going to The ISLAND

Hanging on too long???

Settling into our new digs

Mar 16 oops upside down possible feature goes with 2

Posing politely for photos

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

I am compacting, not singing

Mar 20 mm journey to island 8 crossing easement

Three owlet pellets

Seriously, do NOT tell me what to do!

Prey of the day and corresponding owlet pellets

mar 15 no body told me about the pluff mud either

After exam

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

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

Zeroing in on the kids

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

Marsh Owl

This is NOT what I expected on my inaugural fledge!

I STILL do not want to come home…

Ok Back in the tree, sort of.

And this tree comes with breakfast!

MiniMe hanging out in the Cedar Tree Wednesday afternoon

Where is the ground?

Why the parent owl on watch is hard to spot

Beginning to dry out

Ditto

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

I am all wet and SALTY!

Getting back to dry land

OMG

Ferns add so much to our decor

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

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

Mom arrives with dinner, a cedar waxwing

Exploring the garden

Expelling Owl Pellet

Made it across!

mar 16 talon caught I could really use some help here

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

Clumsy. Clumsy. Clumsy.

Looking for our parents

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

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

Mar 25 mm in garden think she has been fed

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

The WHOLE rat????

“They are NOT pets!”

Happy Feet

Sun setting, getting close to feeding time

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

Crossing the mercy

One owlet or two?

I am very, very weary…

No, but you are bigger than me..

Catching some rays

Waiting for the tide to go out?

Mar 16 wow how did I get here in tree ivy

First Owlet down being returned to nest

Hide and Seek

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

Journey to The ISLAND

Mar 24 mm placed in tree after kayak rescue

mar 16 talon caught I could really use some help here2

mar 15 crossing the easment to creek alsmost there 2

Early morning breakfast delivery

Really???

White Ibis Gathering

What next?

Trying out the second floor

Mar 7 perspective nest w tall pines tighter

What happened Sunday night?

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

Rainy day on the marsh

I can not get loose

Not my best morning

OMG

An owlet on good behavior: Big Sib in tree

Me? I wasn’t doing anything…..

hanging out in cedar tree

It’s cold today!

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

Vanessa Kauffmann photographing the owlets

Hi Mom!

Parent in tall pine can’t even watch!

mar 15 crossing the easment to creek alsmost there

Mar 20 mm journey to island 9 crossing easement

Breakfast

This is really, really not looking good…

I feel a nap coming on

MM in lichen tree and sees a familiar face

Sleepy time

We like our new home. February 27, 2014

Catching some rays

mar 16 talon caught feature photo can't be good

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

Don’t eat!!!

In the marsh, natural GPS?

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

My what big feet I have!

Back-in-the-box!

Even my petticoat is getting fluffy again

Good morning peek-a-boo

I am trying! Really trying….

Tuesday morning so, so pitiful

Swan dive

Am I getting tan yet?

mar 15 crossing the easment to creek perspective

Big Foot is right overhead above me

MiniMe hears its Mother’s call

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

Looking rather lion like

Not me either!

Great Horned Owlets

Dad and Steve at Flight demonstration Center for Birds of Prey

Hanging out on the 2nd floor

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

We were not ready to be branchers

Cedar Tree on easement

We are getting hungry

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

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

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

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

What do owlets eat?

Mar 24 mm looking better, drying out a little later

Oops caught

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

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

A bit wary

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

Same photo, zoomed in

Breakfast Yummy

Hiding in the Cedar Tree

Is that what I thing it is?

Mar 17 MM in lichen tree, sees familiar face 2

Standing up in original nest

mar 14 vulture landing at Birds of Prey 2

Mar 26 mm just beforenear fatal swan dive

Uh oh. There’s a moat…

Dad with one owlet

I do!!!

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

What took you so long?

Don’t think I can make it

I don’t know if I can make it…again…

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

Guess Hoo?

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

Mar 20 mm journey to island 10 across easement rest

The sun feels so good!

Debbie demonstrates how to hold the owlet for examination

Mar 20 mm journey to island 23 makes it!

Tall pines on high marsh island. Parent Hangout

Back in the nest tree

First view of Mom on nest with owlet

Drying out and feeling better

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

Trying to escape foster parent

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

i should probably just get in without a fuss

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

This may take a while…

MiniMe is hard to find

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

compacting

Oops. This is not where I went

My Big Sibling is on The ISLAND!

All I get is the blank stare

Passing inspection

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

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

Being inspected for injury

Dad is watching over us

I can explain…

Sibling owlet being deposited above

Mar 16 here to help you back in the tree 4

Debbie retrieves MiniMe

Sleepy after all the commotion

Our back garden Live Oaks

Thanks, I’ve got this now…

I am just taking a snooze

All dry from the front

Tide is coming in fast

Next time could we please get a roof?

I am trying to let go, but…

Carrying ‘bucket’ owlet up past other owlet

Parent watching over the journey

Mar 20 mm journey to island 3 mom not too concerned

Early morning sunshine after our breakfast

Mar 25 big is watching safe high up in a tree

All dry

Pardon my rear

First morning on the island

We love to snuggle

Maybe I should reconsider the cedar tree…

Exploring the second floor, using wings to balance.

Mar 16 here to help you back in the tree

Life is good!

Where is MiniMe?

On the hunt early Wednesday morning

MiniMe is squawking in the marsh

Photo Op!

And more…

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

One owlet is thriving

Mom feeds Big Sib first

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

Mar 19 MM cedar dons pines so close nice

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

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

Ladder goes back up to the nest tree

Moving back to nook

Mar 20 mm journey to island 5 yes still following

it is a very, very long story

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

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

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

Code Red Owlet Down February 22

I am determined to be a marsh owlet

mar 14 harris hawk flying 2 at Birds of Prey 2

Am I getting tan yet?

Early morning hunting

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

View from back garden to tall pines

mar 16 talon caught wolves bite off foot to get loose

2nd Floor outlook, when is dinner?

And more…

Hide and Seek in the trees…

…

Finally, someone that knows what they are doing

Precarious ladder position into thin air

Afternoon nap on the 2nd floor

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

Waiting for the tide to go out

One parent always on watch

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

The Box

Tide coming in fast

I know I got UP here……

A Hard to spot adult parent on the near watch

Expelling a pellet

Yay! For MiniMe!

My parent is watching over me…

And this tree comes with breakfast!

Mar 24 big sib watching all with big eyes

Rats!

Does the phrase “sitting duck” apply here?

I swear I do not know where MiniMe is

Feeing safer

mar 15 in the marsh trying to get directions gps-

I seriously thought we done with the ladder work

I am fine.

Is MiniMe looking a bit forlorn to you?

Getting closer

Chiin’ in the new ‘hood

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

NO. I will be fine. Don’t worry…

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

In the garden again

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

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

What took you so long to come find me?

I have a rat tail caught in my beak

I complied

We are too sure about this brancher business

Supervising the photo shoot

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