Saturday, 27 August 2016

[Maine-birds] Fledging Barred Owls - why still begging?

I have had two young barred owls doing their screaming begging call in my yard for about four weeks. The parents seem to have left them to their own devices and I suspect they are doing fine, but won’t they at some point stop begging? It goes on every night, throughout the night. If I stand at the edge of the wood and imitate the call, they come in quite close (which obviously I am reluctant to do). Does anyone know if this is typical? Is there any chance they could be in true distress? I have grown quite attached to them!

 

Peggy Page

Cape Elizaneth

 

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