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dobleremolque

(1,031 posts) Thu May 22, 2025, 11:14 PM May 22

Owl chicks getting ready to fledge

This is the 5th year in a row we've had western screech owls nesting in the owl box in our backyard. By our count, that's a total of 9 fledglings sent into the wide, wide world. This year's chicks are set to fledge. They probably will want to hurry up; it was 107° according to our patio thermometer this afternoon in mid-town Tucson.

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Owl chicks getting ready to fledge (Original Post) dobleremolque May 22 OP

That's so very cool! RainCaster May 22 #1

I love owls area51 May 23 #2

Sweet! NONE in our owl box, though county placed it for them. elleng May 23 #3

you have an owl box? and the county placed it?? orleans May 23 #7

Can't look into it, it's not high but too distant to see. elleng May 23 #8

that's still cool that there is an owl box. and ospreys? wow. nt orleans May 23 #10

They are so beautiful, JMCKUSICK May 23 #4

they don't look very happy imo. actually, they appear to be very skeptical about how great they heard orleans May 23 #5

Their little faces are so cute! HeartsCanHope May 23 #6

Im so jealous. I've never seen an owl up close. But they are my spirit animals! Nanjeanne May 23 #9

RainCaster

(12,990 posts)

1. That's so very cool!

Reply to dobleremolque (Original post)

Thu May 22, 2025, 11:21 PM

May 22

We have a barred owl nest in our woods and we love hearing the adults teach the owlets how to hoot.

area51

(12,382 posts)

2. I love owls

Reply to dobleremolque (Original post)

Fri May 23, 2025, 12:23 AM

May 23

and the monotonic trill sounds very soothing.

elleng

(140,194 posts)

3. Sweet! NONE in our owl box, though county placed it for them.

Reply to dobleremolque (Original post)

Fri May 23, 2025, 01:13 AM

May 23

orleans

(36,267 posts)

7. you have an owl box? and the county placed it??

Reply to elleng (Reply #3)

Fri May 23, 2025, 02:16 AM

May 23

that's cool. it sounds like it's low enuf that you can look in? (what is an owl box anyway?)

elleng

(140,194 posts)

8. Can't look into it, it's not high but too distant to see.

Reply to orleans (Reply #7)

Fri May 23, 2025, 02:35 AM

May 23

Haven't seen any action though ospreys tried to build nests on the roof.

orleans

(36,267 posts)

10. that's still cool that there is an owl box. and ospreys? wow. nt

Reply to elleng (Reply #8)

Fri May 23, 2025, 03:35 PM

May 23

JMCKUSICK

(3,178 posts)

4. They are so beautiful,

Reply to dobleremolque (Original post)

Fri May 23, 2025, 01:30 AM

May 23

Thank you dobleremolque.

orleans

(36,267 posts)

5. they don't look very happy imo. actually, they appear to be very skeptical about how great they heard

Reply to dobleremolque (Original post)

Fri May 23, 2025, 02:12 AM

May 23

the world was and rather fearful about going out of the house and into the wide wide world

and who can blame them?

(they're probably thinking: "owl wait until trump goes away" )

HeartsCanHope

(1,143 posts)

6. Their little faces are so cute!

Reply to dobleremolque (Original post)

Fri May 23, 2025, 02:14 AM

May 23

Thank you for sharing!

Nanjeanne

(6,294 posts)

9. Im so jealous. I've never seen an owl up close. But they are my spirit animals!

Reply to dobleremolque (Original post)

Fri May 23, 2025, 09:46 AM

May 23

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