Several days ago, I came home to a white truck and a raptor biologist in my yard. The biologist was none other than Dr. B.R. He comes around every year to check for Cooper Hawk nests. He found one, and he plans to band the young sometime in late June. He also found a Great Horned Owl nest with two young about 100 feet or so due west of me in the woods...believe it or not right along the edge that new development that I was fighting against so hard last year. Who would have guessed. Well tonight, Dr. B.R., 3 college student and his 3 year old daughter K, came to band the young owls. We came along to watch along with my salamander survey buddies the R family.
The nest was located in a 25' foot white pine.
Dr. B.R. putting on his climbing spikes
Ve watching him climb up the tree
Tuks and K watching him climb higher and higher
Dr. B.R. in the tree nearly to the top
One owlet down and Tuks checking out the softness of the feathers
About 30 days old
Family photo 
Ve helping to squeeze the identification band onto the owlet's leg
Dr. B.R and his daughter
Getting them ready to send back up to the nest
Up they go......
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
A great evening
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3 comments:
Aves, that is beyond cool. Beyond.
Those baby owls are too too too adorable!
What was the momma doing while her babies were being banded?
wow, so fabulous to have real nature so close. Where I live in England is filled with seals, dolphins, amazing birds and many other wild species. Perhaps what I dread most when I got back to Ontario will be the lack of real life outside my window.
Are you in an area known for certain species or do you tell people they can use your land? How many acres do you have? I'm just so fascinated!
Cool!
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