The character, personality and talent of the Screech Owl never ceases to amaze as we go through the videos from the 2012 season. Thanks to the kind folks at Cute Overload for bringing attention to the original Baby Owl Eye Pops Out video. For your viewing entertainment is the second episode of the middle owlet, a male grey eastern Screech Owl, trying to fit his head through the nest box hole occupied by his older sister - A red morph eastern Screech Owl. Here he has figured out that he can more easily get out at the bottom of the nest hole under his sisters chin. The third owlet was considerably slower on the learner curve than these two and was in the bottom of the nest box kicking the wood chips around at this time - I'll have to upload some video of that some day. This means that the slower smaller third owl will also not get the first food delivered to the box in the evening. These videos are a bit later than the first Baby Owl Eye Pops Out episode and they are expecting to be fed soon. Whoever dominates the nest entrance gets the most food!
The environmental awareness and natural curiosity of the middle owl was on display from the early days in the nest box. We'll upload other videos in the coming weeks showing this fellow in action. Cute Overload called him Owlbert and I like that - he seems a bit of a free spirit and probably a bit of trouble - Owlbert!! what are you up to now?
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