May 26, 2011
I have been a little selfish, not sharing my babies with you but I guess I can tell you. I have the most beautiful pair of Great Horned owls nesting in the conifers to the south of the strawberry patch and they have the cutest little owlets..2 of them. They are mostly out of the fluffy stage and getting the barred feathers like their parents but still not flying or making much attempt.
June 2011
Well the baby owls are flying and being harrassed regularly by the Blackbird and Robin parents, I don't know how they stand the squawking day in and day out.
I managed to attract and coerce a pair of Baltimore Oriole to nest in the yard, I can hear the male singing as I sit here writing this but I have no idea where they made their nest. I set up a feeding station using my clothesline stand which is just outside my kitchen window so I get to see all the birds come to feed when I am doing dishes, it's pretty cool.. The babies are flying now and the parents are already setting up to brood another batch. I am sure the Robins can't wait until the strawberries are ready just like me!
