A mind-blowing morning: watching a mother owl feeding three owlets!
I had been on 'owlet watch' for about an hour and not much was going on. Being a birder though, means developing patience (something that is not always my strong suit). Instead of packing up because nothing was happening I stayed put, and I was rewarded with what is probably my best birding experience yet. The mother owl flew towards the nest with her wings spread wide open, and in her talons she was carrying what looked to be a rabbit. She sat on the edge of the nest observing her surroundings with a hint of paranoia, as if something was going to swoop in and take her prize. What happened next should probably have a warning label. She started pulling pieces off of the rabbit and feeding it to the owlets, primarily focusing on one it seemed. Luckily I had started a video and I had the camera mounted on the tripod. In retrospect, this feeding lasted 9 minutes and change and my poor arms would have been aching for weeks had I not been using the tripod. If the camera had been h...