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