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