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June 6, 2007
The last owlet sits tight
The last of owlets is still in the nesting box, all by itself.
Last night the owlet cried frequently, making a distinctive "chirrrr" sound.
One of the adults, Mr. and Mrs. Ace, fed it several times.
I am told that when it’s time for the little one to go, the adults will withhold food.
Although the owlet is pretty big, it looks smaller now that it has the nesting box all to itself.
Sometimes the owlet almost looks as though it is pacing (video):
6 comments
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Gee…I can’t imagine your almost empty nest syndrome. I can’t thank you enough for the journey. I check in every day, and have long before the babes were born. Keep up the great blog. Thanks to you, my little Radburn yard is now a nesting and feeding ground for many feathered friends.
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We will all soon be suffering from empty nest syndrome. Thanks Jim for the great show!
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Once the last owlet leaves, the box probably be won’t be used until late October at the earliest.
Squirrels had babies in the box in August two years ago. Could always video-record them with the screech-cam. -
I felt so sorry for the last one. Why couldn’t they all go together, I wondered.
I never did see my last and third owlet with
the whole group. I just have to hope that he is. I thought I heard an owl a night or two in a row. And yesterday the bluejays were
harassing something in the lot next to where the owl house was. So, the originally parents may come back sometime. They used to hunt in my yard during last winter. My Aunt Flo’s owls used to use her owl house in the winter once in a while. My problem is the squirrels. -
Excellent question!
I will certainly write more about bats — and happenings at the Celery Farm. -
I guess it had to happen sooner or later… after this one leaves, will you switch your focus to bats? 😉
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6 comments
Christine
Gee…I can’t imagine your almost empty nest syndrome. I can’t thank you enough for the journey. I check in every day, and have long before the babes were born. Keep up the great blog. Thanks to you, my little Radburn yard is now a nesting and feeding ground for many feathered friends.
Carol Flanagan
We will all soon be suffering from empty nest syndrome. Thanks Jim for the great show!
Jim Wright
Once the last owlet leaves, the box probably be won’t be used until late October at the earliest.
Squirrels had babies in the box in August two years ago. Could always video-record them with the screech-cam.
Candace Pfau
I felt so sorry for the last one. Why couldn’t they all go together, I wondered.
I never did see my last and third owlet with
the whole group. I just have to hope that he is. I thought I heard an owl a night or two in a row. And yesterday the bluejays were
harassing something in the lot next to where the owl house was. So, the originally parents may come back sometime. They used to hunt in my yard during last winter. My Aunt Flo’s owls used to use her owl house in the winter once in a while. My problem is the squirrels.
Jim Wright
Excellent question!
I will certainly write more about bats — and happenings at the Celery Farm.
Pedro
I guess it had to happen sooner or later… after this one leaves, will you switch your focus to bats? 😉