Cute Baby Eastern Screech Owl in Tree

Video: Cute Baby Eastern Screech Owl in Tree

First Screech Owlet to leave the nest box earlier this spring is sitting high in a tree near the nest box. It is a rocking windy day, but the little guy is doing alright. The parents will continue to feed the fledglings for several weeks. 

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Video: Cute Baby Eastern Screech Owl in Tree

Video: Cute Baby Eastern Screech Owl in Tree

Cute Baby Screech Owls Up Close

Video: Cute Baby Screech Owls Up Close

Extreme close-ups of the cute wild Eastern Screech Owlets in the nest box. Only one has opened its eyes and is getting much bigger than the other two. Fledging is expected around April 10th. Plenty of food for all. Have a few more bugs to get out of this camera/microphone setup - stay tuned.

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Lovely Winking and Blinking Screech Owlet

Female Red Morph Eastern Screech Owlet

Video: Amazing Owl Eyes You Won't Be Able to Resist!

The evocative eyes of this lovely female Red Morph Eastern Screech Owlet will captivate you - You will feel as if she is looking right at you - resistance is futile! 

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Screech Owl Watching - A Great Pastime

Nice idea -  a Family "Owl Walk" in a local park!

Ventriloquist Screech Owl Calls

Female Screech Owl Keeps in Touch With Male and Owlets in the Nest Box

In the last post about Screech Owl camouflage  I noted how the male and female stand guard over the nest box during the day by trying to blend in with their surroundings and taking extreme measures to hide when danger was near. Another interesting observation related to this behavior was the way they communicate during the day. In the clip above you will note the female making continuous low volume - high frequency -  calls to her mate and the owlets in the nearby nest box. You can see her inhaling and exhaling via the abdomen muscles to make these calls without any change in expression or movement of face and head. If you listen carefully you can hear the male Screech Owl occasionally reply to her calls as well as the Owlets making very faint calls. This was observed in the days after the mother owl moved out of the nest box during the day. Due to the unusual location of the nest box the parents could not be very close like they might be if it was in a tree. In this case, the stealthy communication is probably a way for all to keep in touch and is clearly led by the female owl. What is interesting is how far and well these calls travel. Just another new example of the talents of these amazing little owls. 

Owlbert Just Hanging Out

Video from May  6 in the late afternoon five days before fledging. Its hot and crowded in the nest box and the owlets are taking a nap. The mother has been  spending her time outside the nest box for several days now. The ever curious and resourceful Owlbert,  the second eldest has found a unique way to get some space and stay a bit cooler by hanging upside down from the perching bar over the other two owlets . A bat imitation - Brilliant!