 The
crows did not allow June to hunt yesterday so that the owlets had to go
all day without a meal. The wheezing and whining were relentless as the
owlets called for food and June called for Ward. Ward tried to help, but
was turned back by a large angry swarm of crows each time. At sundown,
both owls quickly went to work and made more than ten deliveries before
dawn. Each time that June entered the nest to divide up the prey, the bone crunching
and wheezing were awesome. The owlets do not appear to have suffered any
lasting harm from their day without food, and looked to be in great shape
this morning when June inspected them as shown here. In spite of all the
deliveries, there was only one mouse left at dawn and it was gone in less
than an hour. This does not appear to be alarming to June or the owlets
who have learned that there are times when you just have to wait. The hot
spell is scheduled to end tonight, so that the owls should be able to return
to a more normal routine. |