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