Photos by Robyn Lafata
“Mother may I”…“Oh, I don’t know”… think it’s too high…dad where are you’? As this newly fledged barred owl heads into a new world and navigates branches, learning to climb, he turns to his mother as he starts climbing a bit unsteady. As he goes up he looks to his father in the other tree, carefully watching its every move…so precious!
At least their feet are designed to keep them locked onto the branch. That’s got to alleviate some of the worry about gravity when you have a built in safety harness.
Plus they got those floofy pants
Getting to see fluffy owl legs is one if the best perks of the job!