The surviving Great Horned owlet at Britannia put on a show today (May 4th,
2005). It was sitting high up a tree but the view from below was
unobstructed. The owlet was exercising and flexing its wings quite a bit.
It was located in the same general area as the past 4 days.
You can see the band on one of its legs in this image.
http://www.pbase.com/golfpic/image/42968526
http://www.pbase.com/golfpic/image/42969035
http://www.pbase.com/golfpic/image/42972841
Although I did not capture it in this image, the owlet was coughing up a
pellet from the one end while white-wash was being expelled from the other
end.
http://www.pbase.com/golfpic/image/42972512
This image taken of the dead owlet on April 29, 2005.
http://www.pbase.com/golfpic/image/42971952
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ott User" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 4:49 PM
Subject: Re: [Ontbirds]Britannia Owlets - Correction
>From my understanding, the surviving owlet had not been seen for a few
>days
leading to some speculation about its whereabouts. However, it was found
again yesterday, Sunday, May 1st, 2005. A birder/photographer was kind
enough to show me where it was perched. It was located along one of the
trails running along the fence and houses on the side where Britannia road
is. It was perched in a tree right by the road. It was perched in that
location for the whole afternoon and was still there when I left late in
the day (6-7pm). Quite a few birders/photographers were there watching it
as the owlet was not too high up in the tree and the sunlight lit up the
owlet nicely from the front offering a really good view. The mother owl
(from what some were saying) was located in a tall tree within eyesight of
where the owlet was perched.
The weather was not so great today (Monday, May 2nd) but the owlet was
found once again along the same trail that runs along the fence/houses
area on the side where Britannia road is. This time the owlet was located
further in and perched much higher up than on Sunday but could still be
seen easily once spotted.
Unfortunately, the other owlet....the one that had died...is still slumped
in the same tree where the nest is (actually only a few feet from the
nest) located. From people I have talked to, it was slumped on that same
branch since last Monday or Tuesday. Someone had taken a photo of it
(last Tuesday?) with its eyes still open, slumped in the relatively same
position you would see it today. I suppose nature will eventually take
its course....as it does with all things expired. But the good news is
the other owlet seems to be doing good. During the time I was watching
it, the owlet dropped whitewash about 3 times so I'm assuming it's eating
well.
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