April 27, 2017
What doesn't kill me makes me stronger!
My thoughts as I looked for the reintroduced Great Horned youngster Thursday morning after having severe thunderstorms with 60 mph winds last night, would I find a ball of feathers? A thorough search of the tree from yesterday and the nearby area and trees, I was not having any luck in finding it. Then the familiar call of crows, nature’s locator, approximately 100 yards from yesterday’s location and in the top of the tallest oak tree, some 125 feet, was the youngster being harassed by a horde of crows. In the midst of the mêlée, a cooper’s hawk appeared. What was of concern in this ruckus was unclear to me. Was it defending a nest from the owls, the crows or just did it just want to be in on a good fight? And with all of this commotion, appears the adult owl who was sitting with all of its fine camouflage in the same tree after all. Having had enough, mother owl begins to chase all other species. With an adults support, the youngster now shows its flying skills and maneuvers from branch to branch with what appears to be incredible ease and skill.
It's alive and much, much stronger!
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