Dawn

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Dawn

Update on the orphan owlet from the raptor rehabilitor:

“The owlet is eating like a pig and doing well. He’s spending days outside in the GHOW enclosure with foster dad GHOW Royal to ensure he knows he’s a GHOW, and enjoy fresh air and nature sounds. For now, when he’s in the outdoor enclosure in the daytime, he’s in a large sheltered nestbox with wooden slats so he can see and hear Royal but will stay secure in the nestbox while he’s still smaller. I’m bringing him in at night because it’s still a bit cool overnight here and he doesn’t have siblings to snuggle with for warmth. Eventually he’ll be staying in the outdoor enclosure with Royal 24/7 and he’ll have room to learn/ practice flying.”

If you would like to donate to Wildlife Rescue, Inc. in New Mexico to help the orphaned owlet and other rescued wildlife, go to https://wildliferescuenm.org/donate-give/.

Mama Owl waiting for Daddy Owl to bring breakfast.

House Finches in silhouette

House Finches

The Mudback of Notre Pond holding his head up

Another turtle checking things out

Still Dawn

Ducks in the mist

Tracks on the beach. The trail is from a beaver’s tail dragging in the sand.

Sunrise

Mudback of Notre Pond changed position after sunrise

Blue Grosbeak

The Lone Owlet looking east after sunrise

Laurie caught El Vato Kitty sitting with the silver-haired Sasquatch

Sunset

The Lone Owlet at dusk

The moon, Jupiter and Venus were line up nicely tonight.

Let Them Eat Squirrel

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5:45 AM

Looked like Mama Owl had a squirrel she was feeding to The Lone Owlet

Turtles at Dawn

Ducks at Dawn

Dawn

Towers at Dawn

Mudback of Notre Pond

Curious coyote pup

Tired-looking coyote mom

Settling in to sleep after a good squirrel breakfast

Pre-sunset

Black Pheobe catching flies at sunset

The Lone Owlet at sunset

Nice pink at sunset

Ducks at dusk

Dusk

Can you find Jupiter and Venus?

Jupiter and four moons

Jupiter and Venus are easier to see in the above photo.

Grounded

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The smaller owl was out of the tree on the ditchbank when Jake and I went on our early morning walk. Three coyotes were eyeing the owlet. I chased off the coyotes, ran home with Jake, grabbed a box, ran back, put the owl in the box, took it home, put it in the library, covered it and shut the door so the cats wouldn’t bother it. Luckily, Daddy Owl did not attack me, and Mama Owl was nowhere to be seen. I took the owlet to Animal Rescue in Albuquerque.

Daddy Owl watching th grounded owlet.

Owlet in the box

Sunrise

Lesser Goldfinch

The three coyotes were playing on the ditch bank across the ditch from the owlet’s tree when Jake and I resumed our walk.

Sunset

The lone owlet

Venus made a brief appearance through the clouds.

Jupiter and the crescent moon.

Another Skedaddle Paddle

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Dawn

“Oh! No! Il Paparazo and his big bazooka, again!

Snowy Egret flyby

Spotted Sandpiper

Doing the Sandpiper Boogie

A mama goose with four goslings

Practicing gosling ballet

“What do you mean, say I look like a dork!”

“Not only do you look like a dork! You look like a dorky duck!”

“Well! I never! Come on, Donald, we don’t have to listen to this lowly teenager insult us!”

“That’s obvious, given they have no ducklings!”

Spotted Tohee

Yellow-breasted Chat

Both owlets are hanging around outside the nest. One low. One high.

Morning bunny

Black Phoebe

Sunset

Black-crowned Night Heron

Venus and the Sliver Moon

Jupiter and four moons

Got Her Ducklings In A Row

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Sunrise

White-brested Nuthatch

Bushtit

Northern Rough-winged Swallows

Killdeer in the corner

“Make a skedaddle paddle for the bank boys, there a paparazzo pointing a bazooka at us!”

Maybe the paparazo is not as much of a threat as they thought.

Mama duck got her ducklings in a row.

Spunk: “Whoa! Look at that sunset extravaganza!”

Summer Tanager In Spring

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We were not able to go on a walk until sunset

Wynona stopped by to say hi

Can you find Wynona in the above photo?

Who do you think hold its beak under water the longest? Looks like the far duck won.

Goose family

Can you find Daddy Owl in the above photo?

While I was photographing Daddy Owl, I heard a chirping close by, and there was a Summer Tanager perched right in front of me. I could barely see him in the darkness.

The clearest shot I could get of the owlet in the darkness. I could not find were the out-of-nest owlet was tonight.

Peony

Sasha looking cute in the catio

Doppel standing on the translucent roof in the catio

Gwendolyn

Silver in a state of cator mortis

Mother Goose

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One of the owlets is hanging out outside of the nest

Other owlet is staying in the nest

Mama Owl

One turtle

Another turtle

Two turtles in the mud puddle

Western Tanager

pTerodactyl

Mourning Dove

Mother Goose and her goslings

Father Goose

Lark Sparrow

Chirp, chirp-chrip, chirp-chirp-chirp
Chirp-chrip, chirp-chirp-chirp, chrip-chirp

Sing us a song you’re a Towhee bird
Sing us a song today
We’re all in the mood for a melody
And you have us feeling okay

Crazy Bushtit

Blue Grosbeak love or Not!

Yellow-breasted Chat

Jetty sculpture garden in the Rio Grande

Bullfrog

Female Hepatic Tanager

Owlete after sunrise

Out-of-nest owlet snoozing on the tree trunk

Blue Grosbeak

Out-of-nest owlet snoozing on a large branch at sunset

Turtles have their heads barely out of the water, holding their mouths open, waiting for a meal to come close enough to snatch.

Iceberg @ Dawn

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No much left of this iceberg floating down the Rio Grande at dawn.

Female Blue Grosbeak

Yertle the Turtle hanging out in a mud puddle in the almost-dry, clearwater ditch.

Owlet @ Dawn

What looks like either a flycatcher or western bluebird hanging out above Mama Owl. I think it figured it’s less likely to become dinner above Mama than below Mama.

The mystery bird perched above Mama Owl

Mama Owl

Owlet @ Dusk

Jupiter with two of its moons

Towhee Tuesday

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Blue Grosbeak at dawn

Mama Owl: “I see you pesky paparazzo!”

Mama Owl feeding and grooming the owlets at dawn

Yes Mama Owl, the pesky paparazzo is still here!

On the virge of sunrise

Towhee waiting for the sun to rise

Here comes the sun

“Talk to the tail, Paparazzo!”

A coyote pup followed Jake and I around on our walk in the bosque and on the riverbed.

Summer Tanager

The pup, standing closeby, cocked his head when I spoke to him

Bushtit

The little tike brushed by Jake while we were looking at the Bushtits, then he turned and looked at us like asking, “Well? Did you notice?” I saw him brush by Jakeout of the corner of my eye. Jake didn’t react, as if he didn’t notice.

Wile-E Coyote, Jr. followed us out to South Beach and acted like he wanted to play.

At first, he got too close for the Bazooka to focus (minimum focus in 11 feet), so I had to take a few steps back to get him into focus.

Jake ignored the poor pup’s advances, so the pup found a stick to play with, and then looked a bit sad as we waked away.

Blue Grosbeak

He was singing the blues

The pup followed us to the top of the levee and watched us cross the bridge over the Clearwater ditch, as we disappear behind the cottonwoods along the irrigation ditch. We didn’t see any adult coyotes on our walk in the bosque and on the riverbed.

A hummingbird with a “Don’t mess with me!” look on his face was between us and the coyote pup as we crossed the bridge on our way back to see what the owls were up to.

Mama Owl and Owlet where relaxing.

Laurie got good photos of the mama goose with her two goslings when she went out for a walk this morning.

Blue Grosbeak at dusk

I believe this is a female Black-headed Grosbeak.

Mama Owl waiting for Daddy Owl to bring dinner.

Owlets patiently waiting for dinner.

Can you find the hummingbird and the grosbeak in the above photo?

Sunset