4/23/25: Three Owlets!

Three owlets hatched in one day! Here’s the first view when mom left for a short break after first dark.

The next clip is the three new youngsters exercising their stubby wings.

4/24/25: Three Owlets Become Four

We have four owlets now, one egg yet to hatch. Having three hatch in one day was a first and then a fourth the next day seems to indicate the female is good at adjusting the incubation times so they hatch close together.

The male is doing a good job keeping her supplied with food. Several times he comes with a mouse and she doesn’t want to take it from him because she already has two, so he leaves with it. This clip shows him coming in to deliver a kangaroo mouse but she doesn’t take it from him and he leaves it anyway.

The second clip shows her leaving the four owlets for her late morning break, showing three left-over kangaroo mouse tails and two partial mice. 

4/25/25: Everybody Has Hatched!

[Dave’s note: We’re on the road, so this post was delayed a few days]

All 5 eggs have hatched and the male keeps bringing kangaroo mice to her, though she seems to be tired of the same thing every time. Here is a repeat of a previous clip, where she refuses to take his latest delivery, seeming to say “thanks but how about something different next time.” He acts like “This is what I got and I’m not leaving with it.” 

The second clip is 1 1/2 minutes of cute helpless owlets and long leftover tails.