My Mommy Loves me!

This Barred Owlet had made the arduous task of climbing up to the top of the dead tree that the nest cavity was in, it did so by using a combination of flapping its wings while using its beak and talons to help him along. Once it reached the top it looked around for a while trying to figure out its next move, it wasn't long before Mom flew in and gave lots of snuggles and preening seemingly a reward from a very proud parent. She flew off and returned a short time later with another reward of a small rodent for the Owlet to eat. I have been photographing the Barred Owl mom and dad for 5+ years now. This year they had 4 Owlets and all 4 successfully fledged and are thriving.