The oldest owlet is gonna leave the nest any day now! I do enjoy getting first morning pics if possible. So I was up at 5:30am, took care of Hazel and the kitties and headed over to check on them. The sun was just coming up as I got there. I could see both owlets were in the nest. I turned just in time to see Cher flying towards me with breakfast in her talons!
She normally flies right into the nest with the food. But today, she seemed to be coaxing the owlet to leave the nest. After a few minutes she finally dropped the food into the nest and the kids chowed down!
I could see the action was done for now, so I walked over to the west lake. What a beautiful morning!
I heard a familiar sound! Avocets! There were two pairs eating......
The killdeer have been back for a month or so and finally one posed for me!
I headed back to check on the owls and spotted the flicker....
Sonny was enjoying the morning light!
Flicker!
Finally it was time to go home and get Hazel dog! We hiked around Coot lake. N ot much was going on but did get this sweet landscape shot...
This evening, I headed back over to see the owls. There were more people than normal but was still fun to watch them.
Momma Cher was directly across from the nest keeping a close eye on the kids. Sonny was also close by but facing the east lake.
Was hoping to get some flight shots but no luck tonight. Still it was a beautiful evening to enjoy Nature!
Stay tuned! I'm headed out again tomorrow morn to see if one of the owlets has left the nest!
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