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I've been watching this nest for awhile. Such cuties & mom & dad always nearby. I still have not been so lucky as to be there when mom or dad fly in to check on these two......they just sleep patiently in the trees nearby. These guys are on a busy neighborhood path along a waterway.......hopefully they will stay safe, be respected & fledge successfully!
Glaucidium castanonotum
Endemic to Sri Lanka
After many unsuccessful attempts to see this endemic owl, finally got an action filled chance of observing it for two weekends back to back and making it more interesting and memorable this guy turned up with a few months old chick and offered a wonderful show.
Managed to observe feeding and hunting styles throughout the entire observing period and with the immature behavior of the juvenile it was easy to spot them despite their shady habitat.
Probably due to the fact of feeding for the juvenile they were very active in the day light just like other day time birds
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I have been following these owlets since the mother was incubating the eggs. This is the first time I have seen one venture outside the nest. Shot taken before everything was locked down due to the coronavirus pandemic and they will probably have fledged and flown away before I see them again.
There were three fledglings in the tree cavity nest, but one of the owlets was shy. All three were successfully hunting on their own when I encountered them.
This is one of two great horned owlets that live currently at Brazos Bend State Park in Needville, TX. It was the fuzziest, cutest little owl I've ever seen. I wanted to hug it!
Looks like the runt of the brood is the guy on the left.
Male or female.......I'm not really sure. However, the female is usually about 25% larger than the male so maybe the guy on the left that I'm calling the runt is actually just a male stood next to a female. Any thoughts are welcome.
Taken in a woodland in Wales. Press 'L' for more detail....ISO 250.
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These owlets were rescued on April 7 by photographers when their nest was blown down by very strong winds. After being assessed following their fall and placed in this basket, these two did not fledge until April 19. It is highly unlikely that these two beauties and a third which fledged earlier would have survived without the great job done by the rescuers.
I'm still in awe of actually having held one of these sweet little guys last night. I couldn't get over how big they were, yet how light they were to hold they are all feathers and down. How I hope I get the opportunity to do it again.
Great Horned Owlet...left clicking will allow a close up of the face
One from the hard drives and a 40% crop on the original frame.
The spotted owlet (Athene brama) is a small owl which breeds in tropical Asia from mainland India to Southeast Asia. A common resident of open habitats including farmland and human habitation, it has adapted to living in cities. They roost in small groups in the hollows of trees or in cavities in rocks or buildings. It nests in a hole in a tree or building, laying 3–5 eggs. They are often found near human habitation. The species shows great variation including clinal variation in size and forms a superspecies with the very similar little owl.
Taken shortly before the one owlet decided it had had enough of hanging around with the family, and took off for another tree...