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CWC Releases Great Horned Owlets and the New Nest | May 10, 2014 |
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I have been very fortunate whenever Robin Graboski, the director of Centre Wildlife Care (CWC), the animal rehabbing facility of central Pennsylvania, asks me to photograph a release. On April 21, 2014, she had three releases, allowing three photo ops.
The first involved returning two baby great-horned owls (or great-horned owlets) to an improvised nest. |
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Actually, only one of the owlets had fallen from this nest; the second fell out of a nest much farther away.
The new nest involved a professional tree climber ascending the tree, installing the nest, and placing the owlets in it. |
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Yes, the new nest is a straw basket. Robyn knows how to improvise.
All went smoothly, and the two owlets were safely left in their new home. |
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Subsequently, the homeowner reported that the parent great-horned owls were feeding both youngsters.
Success! I've a photo album with more photos and text about this release on Facebook for Centre Wildlife Care (which is a public page and open to everyone). Overall, the three releases included the two great-horned owlets (on this page) as well as a short-tailed shrew and a saw-whet owl. Photo note: I used a Pentax K20D, with the SMC-DA* 60-250mm lens for these photos, taken on 21 April 2014. |