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Barred Owls 2015

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Barred Owls 2015 — 2,483 Comments

Lynn on May 28, 2015 at 12:04 pm said:

First foot step. Much more to come later.
Lynn on May 28, 2015 at 12:02 pm said:

Great!
Lynn on May 28, 2015 at 11:46 am said:

Fantastic!!! May be #2. Will double check, also notice youngest is pulling on siblings toe…
Lynn on May 28, 2015 at 10:27 am said:

3 of 3. Young owls, enjoying a rest filled morning, when they are actually hungry and quite eager. Life is good for the Barred’s.
Lynn on May 28, 2015 at 10:24 am said:

1 of 2. Different view about the same time frame.

Owlets were very active earlier, then they rest.
High energy and attempt to get up to perch, may be the adults are near and they knew this.

I imagine any adult’s visits now will encourage them to try again.
Lynn on May 28, 2015 at 10:18 am said:

3 of 3. Waiting.
Lynn on May 28, 2015 at 10:17 am said:

2 of 3, hungry eyes. photo included.
Lynn on May 28, 2015 at 10:16 am said:

2 of 3. hungry eyes.
Lynn on May 28, 2015 at 10:15 am said:

1 of 3. Beautiful day and owlets huddle.
Lynn on May 28, 2015 at 8:47 am said:

What a wonderful sight. Perch is visible, imagine it won’t be long now…
Lynn on May 28, 2015 at 8:41 am said:

They are still digging. Today may be a very event filled day.
Lynn on May 28, 2015 at 8:37 am said:

Nest box is picked over and the young owls are hungry.

Owlets are 29, 28 and 27 days old. They are very active.
Lynn on May 28, 2015 at 8:13 am said:

The Owls’ Eye
Owl’s eyes are the same size as human
eyes. Owls close their eyes mainly by lowering
the upper eyelid. They have a third eye lid, it is called
the nictitating membrane, it is in the inner corner of eye.
They have what is called semitransparent (this allows the owls to see thru when closed) This membrane keeps eye surface “watery”, free of dirt and protects against infection and scratches.

Look close at owlets eyes, you can see the nictitating membrane.
Lynn on May 28, 2015 at 7:48 am said:

A good view of the jaw. Easy to see how they can swallow prey whole, for example a mouse.
Lynn on May 28, 2015 at 7:17 am said:

At 5:40:49am owlet was perched. Fantastic.
Lynn on May 27, 2015 at 9:00 pm said:

Another great morning. A lot of preening this morning and food dropped off are less and less to encourage owlets outsie. Owlets were digging.
Lynn on May 27, 2015 at 8:54 pm said:

Adults wing feathers gives an interesting look to owlet #2.
Lynn on May 27, 2015 at 8:51 pm said:

Catching a light nap.
Lynn on May 27, 2015 at 8:48 pm said:

Curious owlet. Something deep in those eyes says owlet is feisty.
Lynn on May 27, 2015 at 8:44 pm said:

Adding random photos from today.
Lynn on May 27, 2015 at 8:38 pm said:

The exterior cam had big raindrops and windy.
Lynn on May 27, 2015 at 8:34 pm said:

Imagining the owlets stayed put in the (suspect) storm.
Lynn on May 27, 2015 at 8:29 pm said:

Weather bug showed storms went through.
Lynn on May 27, 2015 at 5:19 pm said:

Owlets are curious about the cam.
Lynn on May 27, 2015 at 5:05 pm said:

2 of 2. More legs and feet, some pretty feathers and a hungry young owl…

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