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Separated at 1 Month … Reunited at 2 Months: Owlets!

Year 10,

Reunited!

For over two weeks FuzzBall, the Great Horned Owlet, used the owl platform I built for the little guy after it fell out of its own nest. The real nest was way up high in the same White Pine, but not safely reachable. FuzzBall’s parent owls accepted my new platform and fed the bird nightly.

When FuzzBall took a walkabout one day, I thought it had met its demise to a local fox. There was an explosion of feathers where I had seen the owlet just 20 minutes earlier. However, one week ago while hiking the woods near my house I discovered that FuzzBall was very much alive and branching. It must have been living down in Amity Creek Ravine. Four days ago FuzzBall flew for the first time.

I wondered whether the two owlets after being separated for one month would start perching together. This morning answered that question!

Yesterday Evening at Sunset

  • Mom Guards
  • Mom gets bombed by a crow
  • The Owlets … near but not together

This Morning … Reunited!

And more images from this morning. I was exploring some Bog Habitat not to far from my home (not Sax-Zim Bog)

Artichoke River (with a touch of ground fog)

Great Horned Owl at an Abandoned Farm

FuzzBall and Junior … Back Together Again!

Year 10

After almost one month apart due to FuzzBall taking a dive to the forest floor at a very early age, I was finally able to capture them somewhat close to one another. The Amity Creek Great Horned Owlet Twins likely are hanging together because they want to be first when the “gravy train” arrives. Actually, Momma Owl was sitting in the same white pine but 40 feet higher. The youngsters could not see their parent, and thus did not beg.

The skies were “blah” due to all the Canadian forest fire smoke. In theory we have zero clouds today in terms of moisture.

FuzzBall up High – Junior down Low!

Lots of sleeping around 10 am (Junior, then FuzzBall)

Finally awake

Bookending the Northern Night: Owls at Sunset & Sunrise

Year 10,

Yesterday evening I put on full mosquito gear and hiked back into the Bog. I was rewarded when a Great Gray Owl flew over near me and landed only 20 yards away. It totally ignored my presence while hunting. Listen to the soundtrack to get an idea of the mosquitoes … it was horrible (video link for email subscribers).

This morning I was hiking by 5:30 am and quickly discovered Junior had fledged overnight! Both Great Horned Owlets are now flying. I found the entire family this morning, Mom, Dad and both owlets. For the first time since FuzzBall fell from the nest four weeks ago, the owlets were reunited! Here is na image I took of Momma Great Horned Owl on guard at sunrise this morning … crows were present. Now that the Great Horned Owl family has left their nest, I can reveal for three months they were living only 25 yards from the end of my driveway!!!