Checked on several owl and eagle nests this morning. The babies are growing up fast. Not too much action today though. These 2 Great Horned Owlets are about 2 weeks old. Dad resting nearby. Waning Gibbous Illumination: 67% Moon this AM Mom watching from above. Bald Eagle watching over nest Bald […]
Tag: Great Horned Owl
Bigger fluffballs
Made it out to check on the nest before the cold came in. They are already getting a lot bigger. I got to stay long enough to watch mom come in and feed them. Wish I could check on them more often.
More Nest checks
Went to check on my favorite Barred Owl nest this morning. Looks like maybe another 2 weeks or so before babies. I did catch some interesting shots of a Squirrel peeking into the nest. While watching a juvenile Red-shouldered Hawk and a Male Northern Cardinal both posed nicely for me. […]
Nests Check
Still working on my Grand Canyon pics but in the meantime I went out this morning to check on my owl and Eagle nests. The first nest now has 2 baby owls which are just days old. I watched mom feeding them this morning. The first eagle nest has one […]
Owls and Eagles
Mama Great Horned Owl on nest Silhouette of mama Great Horned Owl on nest Bald Eagle on nest Wide view of nest Parent and baby Bald Eagle Bringing back nest material with baby eaglet in nest Coming back with another stick Supervising the landing Recheck on Mama Owl. Still in […]
Fledged
Well, I have empty nest syndrome now. My owlets have fledged. I checked this morning and the nest was empty. I next spotted mom and dad a little way off as the sun rose. It didn’t take long to spot the first baby. It was high up in one of […]
Great Horned Owlet Update
The owlets continue to grow well. They are losing their baby fuzziness and starting to get more adult plumage. They are also exercising their wings more. They were all 3 on the nest when I arrived and mom fed them and ate some more rat. Mom then left and stayed […]
Owlet Update
Made it out to the Great Horned Owlets again this morning. They are doing well and are probably a week or 2 from fledging. I got to see mom feed the chicks twice this morning. The first time looked like a small bird but I’m not positive. The second time […]
The owlets are growing up!
The owlets at site 1 are doing well. They are getting bigger and are in the fluffy stage now. Mom spends most of the morning in a nearby tree but flies over occasionally to check on them. Unfortunately at site 2 the older chick has fallen out of the tree […]
Growing Owls
Spent the morning checking on my two owl families again. At site 1 they are still pretty small. They were huddled together this morning while mom was gone. Mom returned and fed them a bit from either a rat or squirrel which is cached in their nesting platform. At site […]