Driving home from visiting friends in south-central Washington, the weather was ideal, being our first sunny and somewhat warm day this year. I had to stop at the Nisqually Delta where there is a wildlife refuge.
This is how great the weather was:
I walked for more than a couple of hours with my camera:
Looking way up, I spotted nature's own "Dream Catcher":
What luck!! These little guys, looking like 3 baby monkeys in a row are actually triplet
owlets! Last year at this same time there were two baby owls. I hadn't realized the perfect timing of my stop yesterday. I was so excited, I made this photo before even setting up my tripod, in case it would be the only opportunity I got. I was wishing they would turn around, and then I realized that they were facing the sun, feeling the joy of it for maybe the first time in their lives:
They were surprisingly active. Rather, I was surprisingly patient to stay there long enough to watch them move about a few times:
They stretched and fluffed and fluttered their wings, practicing to fledge, already an impressive spread:
This little guy on the left looks about to topple backward:
Their breast feathers looked so very soft, especially tousled by the wind:
1 comment:
Jealous!!! SOOOO jealous!!! Sunshine I can handle, but you found owlets?????? Great shots. I wish wish wish I had been there with you!
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