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