Horned Owls

Theresa and I watch over two Bald Eagle nests. It is an almost daily exercise to see them. Magnificent birds and good parents who show tough love. This winter only one nest is being used by eagles and they are presently sitting on eggs. This pair has added to the eagle population by nine over the past five years. They changed their religion once when they moved their nest from a spare lot to a Roman Catholic churchyard.

One day they just left and took most of their nest and found a perfect tree. The problem was that the area they chose was designated as a sight for a youth center. Florida law prohibits building any structure in an area where eagles live and have laid eggs. Now these birds live in a beautiful location and the church has to wait to complete its building project.

The second nest was invaded by a lazy great horned owl couple. The owls just took over the sight and are going to have a family there. We cannot wait as the fledgings of these great owls are exciting to watch. This occur ed before and we visited them often. So clumsy looking and large but make no mistake, they are powerful invaders. They, the owls are lazy and prefer to locate in already built eagle nests.

Over the next few weeks I shall take pictures and share them with you. In the meantime Theresa and I will be bird watchers and enjoy the thrill of seeing the eagles and owls raise their families.