 As
Ward continues to bring in incredible amounts of food, June is doing her
part to make sure the owlets catch up for the meals they missed a couple
of days back. She announces each meal with the galloping
sound and it always gets the owlets attention. On the occasion
pictured here, Spencer had been stuck under June, and pointed in the wrong
direction when she sounded the dinner call. It took a frantic effort for
him to get turned around and into the feeding position you see here before
Penelope got a head start. It's hard to imagine that these tiny owlets
will be about 3/4 the size of June in just three weeks. Ward again
overachieved with four deliveries last night and two daring daylight
deliveries today. He delivered a short-tailed shrew at 3pm with a flock of
crows hot on his tail and then flew a dangerous route through the
underbrush to make his escape. The cool weather we are now experiencing
makes it necessary for June to spend even more time in the nest, and may
delay the day when she can help out with the hunting. |