In this indistinct, dead tree trunk hides an annual fanfare,
for such an ordinary tree cavity is the seasonal residence of the Owl Family.
This year, there are two newborns. See them peeking out? For some far-fetched resemblance, I think of Mount Rushmore.
Just a few weeks old, but already gulping down voles and whatever Mama and Papa feed them. Still not out yet, but curious just the same.
Hello world! It’s wonderful to see so many things from high up here. What are all those long black things pointing at us, and all those funny looking, two-legged creatures crawling on the ground, craning their necks to look at us? How funny they look! Hoot, our first glimpse of the world sure is interesting.
Such a sentiment isn’t shared by Papa Owl.
Those two-legged creatures? Just too blasĂŠ for me to take a look.
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Definitely Mt. Owlmore! How exciting. And such magnificent camo they have!
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Mt. Owlmore it is! đ
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SO sweet to see the owls peeking out from the tree.
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Omg look
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That pair of owlets look older than their age; they seem to be regarding the world with a certain grumpiness. Perhaps it’s just that dinner is late! They are adorable. I’m so glad you’ve had a chance to see them. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to witness their leaving the nest?
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Maybe because of their dark eyes seen from afar. Wait till they make their debut out on a branch you’ll see what these downy babies are like.
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That’s an amazing picture of the two owls looking out, you must have been looking very closely to realise they were there. Thank you so much for that!
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Denise, we regular birders there all know where the Owl Family’s seasonal home is. So we just wait under that empty tree trunk every spring to see the new owlets of the year. đ
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What a fantastic photo of the owlets!
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Amazing and fun to see, hoot, hoot! Great photos Arti!
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Coincidentally I was just reading yesterday about the process of claming the site of Mount Rushmore and the unjust treatment of the area’s Indigenous peoples in connection with that. It’s not something I knew much about, but I’m glad to know it now, and of course I learned it from a book…what would we do without books?! The owlets are so striking, and I laughed at your interpretation of the elder owl’s disinterest. We probably ARE very boring. heheh I’ve been really enjoying your photos of the owl family and often wonder, now, while trekking along, if one of the trees we regularly pass will, someday, reveal itself to have a “hidden” (but, not really) purpose that we haven’t recognised yet. Thank you for sharing these photos with us!
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