Thursday, February 18, 2010

Babies in a bucket



At Detroit's Metrobeach, someone stuck a tub in the crotch of a tree, way high up, and this great horned owl nests there every year. February is nesting season, and she's sitting on eggs.
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10 comments:

  1. B SQUAREDFebruary 18, 2010 at 7:30 AM

    Hope things turn out well for her.

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  2. Mason CanyonFebruary 18, 2010 at 9:10 AM

    That is so cute. Beautiful photos.

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 18, 2010 at 2:05 PM

    Oh my goodness. She's sitting on eggs NOW?! The hatchlings must be very hardy to survive late winter weather.

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  4. VPFebruary 18, 2010 at 2:54 PM

    This is funny, well spotted and nicely caught!

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  5. LowellFebruary 18, 2010 at 8:28 PM

    That is so nice. She's up high, secure and can keep an eye on things!
    Nice shots, Mary!

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  6. WolynskiFebruary 19, 2010 at 5:17 AM

    You have me inspired - I should be going around, sticking tubs in trees. Adorable photos. That owl looks so smug in there.

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  7. merrytaitFebruary 20, 2010 at 12:07 AM

    Thank you all--madly working on the fellowship deadline, they'll be delays commenting!

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  8. merrytaitFebruary 20, 2010 at 12:11 AM

    YUP! EGGS NOW!!!

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  9. RoseFebruary 22, 2010 at 6:56 PM

    I can't believe I have missed this! What a hoot!! In more ways than one...nesting in a washtub of all things. But then we had a wren when I was a kid, that could find the weirdest things to build a nest in.

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  10. Mary Stebbins TaittFebruary 23, 2010 at 2:53 PM

    LOL! (Wrens are like that!) Thanks!! :-D

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