Early this morning, I ventured back to the owl nest I discovered last week. The babies did not make an appearance but I was fortunate to get a photo of mom and dad near the nest. Dad appeared to have a bloody beak and mom is holding a headless chipmunk (you can fill in the story). I fully expected mom to swoop down to the nest and feed the owlets. Unfortunately, this did not happen and after an hour of waiting, I had to leave for work.

At one point, dad flew to a perch right behind me. In the back of my mind, I was wondering if he was going to swoop down and claw my head in an effort to clear the way for mom to feed the babies. Fortunately, such was not the case and I was able to get a rather nice portrait.

After dinner, Jeanine joined me for a second visit to the nest. The light was not as good but I was able to get my first shot of both of the owlets together.