Nature Done Wright

   Last night, two more owlets left the nesting box.

    It was after dark. But from my window, just before the first one flew, I could make out the movement of an adult screech owl flying from branch to branch to branch, keeping an eye on the owl-box opening.

   One owlet dropped directly to the ground. The other seemed to flap its wings and move forward a bit before landing.

   I lost sight of them immediately in the darkness, and turned out the lights.

    At this point, only one owlet is in the nesting box, and looking healthy. 

    I think he was the last of egg hatched, six days after the other three.

     Here’s a video, though not much action:

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   In the upper middle of the screen, you can actually see the video-cam red light blinking…

   This provides the light for video-recording inside the box.