Once again it is that time of the year when the question is asked: Will they be back?
Everyone waits and wonders if the owls will return to let us enjoy watching their owlets grow into healthy, strong owls!
And the anwers is: Yes, both sets of the proud parents are back with mom sitting on eggs and dad providing food and keeping an eye on his soon to be family...
Family one has three healthy looking owlets!
Looks like it is right out of its egg shell!
Very protective mom
Very tired mom
Family two has only one healthy looking owlet. When mom is sitting on eggs, she is very low in the nest.
Once the eggs are hatched, mom seems to be sitting higher in the nest. She sat there and sat there while we were all wondering when these owlets would hatch.
It was a worry for a while because it was said that the dad owl was found dead on the golf course (presumed poisoned just like the owlet 3 years ago)
Anyone who uses poison to get rid of the packrats needs to consider that carcasses are picked up by other animals and eaten. The snakes are here in the desert to take care of the rodents so those who kill the snakes need to think twice.
A bit shy with good reason, it is all by itself!
Watch for more pictures as the four owlets grow!
(Copyright 2015)
(Copyright 2015)
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