Olive, Baby Horned Owl #2, May 1, 2010

Olive, Baby Horned Owl #2, filmed May 1, 2010. During the day she curls up by our bedroom glass-sliding door that you see here. At dusk she walks out onto an exposed ledge off the patio and waits for meals-on-wings to arrive. The parents feed her during the night and watch over her during the day. We know she is fed because of the coughed-up pellets of fur and bone. A pellet is visible in the bottom right hand corner of the video frame. In addition there are her amazingly large poops.

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[azhoover]

Olive met a unfortunate death because the parents lured her away from the safety of out patio. But her clutch mate, Sweetpea, stayed in our yard until November of 2010. We still hear an owl some evenings but have not seen it. We tell ourselves it's Sweetpea. The nest the parents have used two consecutively 2009 & 2010 isn't being used this year. We will miss watching the owls grow.

[chuysladii]

So amazing! Since this was so long ago. Does she still live around your place?!?!

[Mazryonh]

You have a wonderful treasure in your backyard there. I'm amazed that it doesn't seem to mind your touch either--I think you should make a video of you petting it or giving it some raw meat. You should also search for a vid with "messages from an owl" that shows another odd example of a human-friendly owl that likes grapes.