Since I only saw one of the baby barred owls in early March I had to go back and see if I could see the twins together. I got to the park before the sun had come up over the trees (and it was a cloudy at first) and sure enough, they were both looking out of the nest. That small hole was getting crowded as the babies were getting bigger.
Mom was sleeping far back in the leaves.
After an hour the sun was finally on the nest which made the babies fall asleep.
I took the above with my phone and it was zoomed in so you can see how tiny the babies looked with the naked eye (follow the yellow arrow). The nest is across a creek and the trail in front was fenced off.
We realized that there was a squirrel nest in the bottom of the same tree. Two tiny squirrels that were almost grown kept poking their heads out.
Turkey vultures greeted me as I got back to the parking lot.
Seeing an owl is always a highlight of a birding trip!
Great shots of the kids!
Those squirrels are living dangerously…….
Hello, Dina
I love your twin owlets, they are adorable. Great critter photos.
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Wow! I love your owl photos. And the squirrels at the ground floor 🙂
/Irene
I love seeing owls but I am not good at finding them. My wife can pick them out from a long ways away. Very special getting photos of them in the nest.
Turkey Vultures are pretty cool birds. We have them in Tulsa along with Black Vultures whom I thought might be eagles until a kindly local birder corrected me.
Wow, what great photos! I love owls and we had quite a few turkey vultures in our area recently.
OMG, what an incredible sight to see. I’ve heard owls near my house over the years, but I’ve never seen them in my yard. It’s so cool to see the babies in the tree, and also baby squirrels!
Thank you for sharing the twin owls in the tree. Sooo cute!