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