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