Do you ever have a sneaking suspicion when hiking through the forest there are eyes upon you? Perhaps six eyes?! It’s more than a suspicion for me!

Recently the triplets have started throwing food at me … LOL! When I walk over at sunrise there is often evidence of the previous night’s menu! If you were a baby owl, I guess you might be unhappy if Mom dared to serve the “back end” of a rabbit for supper!

In the past few days I have found two dead rats (one whole, one half), decapitated robins and crows, the hind quarter and talon of what I believe to be a Northern Harrier … all immediately underneath the nest. By the next morning all these rejects are gone. Given the frequent fox tracks I find at the base of the nest tree, I suspect someone is stopping by for “take-out” every night. Regardless, Miss Manners would not approve of the table manners of the Great Horned Owl chicks!

One more pic … I rarely see all three triplets. It is amazing how such large owlets can hide behind tree boughs.