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