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After nursing on Mama, this nearly quilless buddy was left to sun itself and explore the top of the ledges. We ended up touching noses!

One of my favorite things to do is set off into the woods on a bright moon lit night, leaving my flashlight, shoes and dogs behind

Can’t tell how many yet, but guess three? Food! Have been learning a lot. Female didn’t seem to leave the nest much for a couple of weeks or more. Her mate dropped by with food now and then. Even after it seemed as though the chicks had all hatched, which didn’t seem to happen all at once, she stayed put. …

Here’s a couple great shots taken by my buddy, Bernd, on some of his wanderings

Found some of my beloved Eastern Red Cedars on the SW ledges of Trafton.

Remember the baby ravens at the gravel pit? I moved their nest, where it had been built on an active machine, to a safe spot high up in a nearby pine last Spring. The parents returned and raised them all. This year I went to see if they were using the new pine site, but they were not. After climbing …

My owl neighbors are very habituated to me, so I get to watch them closely without scaring them. These two are nearly ready to start climbing about on the sugar maple’s branches… …and two days later, one of them does. Just about dusk, he or she is blown to the ground, but mama is soon there to help guide it …

The RSHs returned on March 23rd, but it wasn’t until around six weeks later that the female reclaimed her nest. Glad to have her back. Stay tuned, now that I have use of this awesome scope!

Trilliums down in the “Gouge”