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White Owl Down

Posted on May 1, 2025 by brucewinter

Our Owl story has come to an end. My engineering prowess did not extend to owl box tree mounts:

Amazingly, owlet seemed ok:

After a few days of Mom nesting, baby wandered off:

Mom was always nearby:

I thought I was keeping a safe distance but learned again that Mom is VERY protective! Bard owls have 4 talons and can move one of the 3 front ones to the back for a better grip:

Unfortunately, after about a week, a rainstorm caught the owlet out without Mom. Without developed feathers, she/he got too cold and didn’t make it through the night.

In less interesting news, I rebuilt my creek plumbing, upgrading to bigger pipe for better flow:

Also repositioned my dining table to better absorb the forest vibes:

And hacked in a cheap electronic paper shelf label to display house stuff:

End photos:

Bruce

4 thoughts on “White Owl Down”

  1. Ben Tuval says:
    May 1, 2025 at 11:55 am

    That owl is a warrior !

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    1. brucewinter says:
      May 1, 2025 at 12:00 pm

      Indeed … and I am the warrior-ee 🙂

      Reply
  2. Tom Webb says:
    May 1, 2025 at 12:19 pm

    Your monthly review never ceases to delight and amaze me: Thankyou.

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  3. Katrina Iserman says:
    May 2, 2025 at 11:19 pm

    OK – so you are your Mother’s son when I see the trees in your dining room, and you are your Father’s son with all that tech and the awesome photos! 😊 Amused at slow mo of owl box falling… So sad 😞 about Owlet. 😥

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