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In the garden again

Oops. This is not where I went

Breakfast

We like our new home. February 27, 2014

We love to snuggle

Yummy leftovers!

Ferns add so much to our decor

We are too sure about this brancher business

We were not ready to be branchers

First Owlet down being returned to nest

Passing inspection

“They are NOT pets!”

Breakfast Yummy

Fashionable headgear in case Mom attacks

Standing up in original nest

A bit wary

Do not even think about taking my rats!

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

Catching some rays

Sibling owlet being deposited above

Sleepy time

I have a rat tail caught in my beak

First view of Mom on nest with owlet

Breakfast Yummy

We are getting hungry

I am fine.

It was another long,…really… long…night

Maybe I should reconsider the cedar tree…

We like our new home. February 27, 2014

Bamboo pole

mar 16 talon caught wolves bite off foot to get loose

Morning showers all wet close up

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

…

Really???

Back together again. Well close enough.

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

Recovering from near fatal swim

And there is more….

I feel a nap coming on

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

My Big Sibling is on The ISLAND!

Where is MiniMe?

Looks like my foster parent

Basking in the sun photo op

Crossing the mercy

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

Warmest, best spot

Journey to The ISLAND

Falle owlet placed on branch above Klingon

Exploring the second floor, using wings to balance.

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

Mar 16 here to help you back in the tree 7

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

It was not a good night…

Our back garden Live Oaks

And more…

Mar 20 mm journey to island 3 mom not too concerned

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

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

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

The WHOLE rat????

Dad with one owlet

Finally, someone that knows what they are doing

Seriously, do NOT tell me what to do!

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

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

Mar 20 mm journey to island 5 yes still following

Passing inspection

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

The sun feels so good!

mar 15 in the marsh trying to get directions

Hmmmmmm……..

A Hard to spot adult parent on the near watch

I am determined to be a marsh owlet

Pardon my rear

Mar 24 mm placed in tree after kayak rescue

Dad is watching over us

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

Ditto

MiniMe hanging out in the Cedar Tree Wednesday afternoon

Sleepy after all the commotion

The Box

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

mar 14 vulture landing at Birds of Prey 2

Afternoon nap on the 2nd floor

I do!!!

Using wings to get through tall spartina grass

Ladder goes back up to the nest tree

Feeing safer

Thanks, I’ve got this now…

Makes the crossing to The ISLAND

What do owlets eat?

Parent in tall pine can’t even watch!

Asking for divine intervention?

mar 15 crossing the easment to creek alsmost there

Is that what I thing it is?

Parent watching over the journey

Carrying ‘bucket’ owlet up past other owlet

I am just taking a snooze

I am feeling much better now

Am I getting tan yet?

Mom arrives with dinner, a cedar waxwing

Mar 17 MM in lichen tree, sees familiar face 2

Next time could we please get a roof?

From a distance it is hard to tell Mm from stumps

We really do not want to talk to you right now

mar 15 crossing the easment to creek alsmost there 2

I cannot keep as a pet ;-(

In the marsh, natural GPS?

Yay! For MiniMe!

Great Horned Owlets

View from back garden to tall pines

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

Mar 7 perspective nest w tall pines tighter

What took you so long?

Is MiniMe looking a bit forlorn to you?

Yummy leftovers!

Mar 16 wow how did I get here in tree ivy

Mar 26 mm just beforenear fatal swan dive

Almost done

I COULD cilmb back up, but….

First Owlet down being returned to nest

Chiin’ in the new ‘hood

I have something caught in my gizzard

I am trying! Really trying….

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

Sun setting, getting close to feeding time

Mar 16 here to help you back in the tree 5

MiniMe hears its Mother’s call

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

compacting

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

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

mar 16 talon caught feature photo can't be good

Catching some rays

Does the phrase “sitting duck” apply here?

This is not where I went

Cedar Tree on easement

It’s cold today!

Marsh trek rest

Mar 25 mm in garden think she has been fed

First view of Mom on nest with owlet

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

My parent is watching over me…

2nd Floor outlook, when is dinner?

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

I am going to need a bigger ladder

Getting closer

I cover box with blanket to hopefully settle it down

Hangin in the rain in our first nest

Not my best morning

First morning on the island

All dry

Peek!

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

Uh oh…this can’t be good

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

Hiding in the Cedar Tree

I STILL do not want to come home…

Mar 20 MM examination over in tree flaring

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

Mar 20 mm journey to island 9 crossing easement

Dad and Steve at Flight demonstration Center for Birds of Prey

I am very, very weary…

And more…

Hi Mom!

mar 16 I seriously thought we were done with ladder work

Getting back to dry land

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

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

Supervising the photo shoot

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

White Ibis Gathering

mar 15 in the marsh trying to get directions gps-

Marsh view from the rear

Rats!

Debbie demonstrates how to hold the owlet for examination

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

Finally! On the The ISLAND!

Me? I wasn’t doing anything…..

Mar 25 mm heads to garden squawking for dinner

“They are NOT pets!”

I complied

And this tree comes with breakfast!

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

Ok Back in the tree, sort of.

Clumsy. Clumsy. Clumsy.

Hide and Seek

Hide and Seek in the trees…

Back in the nest tree

Fashionable headgear in case Mom attacks

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

Posing politely for photos

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

mar 14 harris hawk flying 2 at Birds of Prey 2

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

Mar 20 mm journey to island 10 across easement rest

Photo Op!

Moving back to nook

Marsh Owl

Mar 16 here to help you back in the tree 4

Hanging out on the 2nd floor

Mar 24 big sib watching all with big eyes

A bit wary

MiniMe is squawking in the marsh

Happy Feet

One owlet or two?

Mar 20 mm journey to island 8 crossing easement

Being inspected for injury

Dad keeping warm on back porch during owlet watch.

mar 16 talon caught I could really use some help here2

Breakfast

Standing up in original nest

What happened Sunday night?

Tuesday morning so, so pitiful

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

Mar 19 MM cedar dons pines so close nice

i should probably just get in without a fuss

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

And this tree comes with breakfast!

I am all wet and SALTY!

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

And I stay here almost all night

What next?

We were not ready to be branchers

Made it across!

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

Early morning hunting

On the hunt early Wednesday morning

Good morning peek-a-boo

I can not get loose

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

It was a very long night

So much to explain…

Waking Up

It didn’t last long……….

Someone PLEASE call 911

I am compacting, not singing

Mar 25 big is watching safe high up in a tree

Oops. This is not where I went

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

I am hungry!!!

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

Mar 20 mm journey to island 23 makes it!

Hanging on too long???

Sibling owlet being deposited above

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

Mar 16 here to help you back in the tree

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

Mom watching from the tall pines

Big Foot is right overhead above me

Life is good!

Why the parent owl on watch is hard to spot

I have changed my mind about going to The ISLAND

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

Mar 19 MM in Cedar afternoon from our dock 2

Very wary when feeding the kids

All I get is the blank stare

mar 15 crossing the easment to creek perspective

This is NOT what I expected on my inaugural fledge!

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

After exam

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

This may take a while…

Code Red Owlet Down February 22

Sunday afternoon snooze

Drying out and feeling better

Not me either!

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

mar 16 talon caught I could really use some help here

One parent always on watch

Oops caught

Guess Hoo?

hanging out in cedar tree

In the garden again

Tall pines on high marsh island. Parent Hangout

Three owlet pellets

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

Exploring the big blue pot

We are too sure about this brancher business

What took you so long to come find me?

Are we done yet?

Do not even think about taking my rats!

Waiting for the tide to go out

Early morning breakfast delivery

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

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

Same photo, zoomed in

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

uh oh.

An owlet on good behavior: Big Sib in tree

Beginning to dry out

I am caught….

My what big feet I have!

Checking on kids from the pines

I’m coming MM

Discovering my new home

Zeroing in on the kids

Vanessa Kauffmann photographing the owlets

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

I am really high up here!

Ferns add so much to our decor

MiniMe is hard to find

OMG

I have a rat tail caught in my beak

OMG

Tide is coming in fast

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

Early morning sunshine after our breakfast

Back-in-the-box!

I know I got UP here……

Expelling Owl Pellet

Exploring the garden

I swear I do not know where MiniMe is

I swear

Debbie retrieves MiniMe

Recovering on the ground after near fatal sswim

NO. I will be fine. Don’t worry…

White Ibis Preening

Uh oh. There’s a moat…

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

MiniMe is heading back to the marsh!

Don’t eat!!!

Getting ready to go back in a tree

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

Mar 16 here to help you back in the tree 8

Rainy day on the marsh

I am trying to let go, but…

Trying to escape foster parent

Where is the ground?

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

I can explain…

All dry from the front

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

Trying out the second floor

mar 15 no body told me about the pluff mud either

Mar 24 mm looking better, drying out a little later

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

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

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

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

Mar 16 oops upside down possible feature goes with 2

Expelling a pellet

Waiting for the tide to go out?

Am I getting tan yet?

MM in lichen tree and sees a familiar face

Tide coming in fast

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

No, but you are bigger than me..

Free fallin’

We love to snuggle

Even my petticoat is getting fluffy again

Mom feeds Big Sib first

Sleepy time

Catching some rays

I don’t know if I can make it…again…

One owlet is thriving

Two owlets restored to River Birch tree branches.

Settling into our new digs

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

MiniMe looks dreadful

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

Prey of the day and corresponding owlet pellets

Swan dive

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

it is a very, very long story

I seriously thought we done with the ladder work

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

Parent on ‘the perch’.

Looking rather lion like

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

Recovering on the ground after near fatal drowning

Snuggled in our new home

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

Precarious ladder position into thin air

Don’t think I can make it

I am in big trouble here

I had a very rough morning…

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

Nancy texts me

This is really, really not looking good…

Looking for our parents

Ready for our close up!

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

Parent can’t even watch this time!

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

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