| Ward and June are now doing almost
all of their hunting at night and leaving the owlets home alone during the
day. June does, however, stop by a couple of times each day to make sure
the owlets are ok and preen them. She is shown here just after landing for
one of these visits. In this case, a crow was in hot pursuit and buzzed
her a couple of times as she sat defiantly on the rail. Inside, the owlets
have heard her landing and are wheezing
excitedly in anticipation of her visit. Seymour is the independent one up front
and often wanders around the nest while Rufus and Emily stick together.
They still push him around a lot, but let him take his place between them
when he chooses. Rufus and Emily can now scratch their faces with one foot
while balanced on the other. This is something adults do a lot and I
suspect it's why the feathers on their faces are always so neat.
It's a beautiful spring day and Ward is resting from another incredible night of hunting. Again, he and June delivered more than a dozen meals before midnight and several more before dawn. The owlets appear to have learned to get by without daytime meals, just as adults do. |
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