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