 After a
night of almost continuous feeding, June started the day by cleaning the
owlets up. She is shown here preening Emmett (the big one on in the
middle) and Abigail while a sleepy Ernie wakes up to wait his turn. The
owlets would be a mess if June did not spend hours each day in this
grooming activity. There is no food left in the nest this morning, but
June is not complaining. The record breaking heat that is predicted for
today should allow her to make several hunting trips. A brave (or stupid) squirrel
is chattering loudly near the nest box and June has looked in its
direction several times. |