Good question. I need to find that out too. ‘Owlet’ is a new word I learned not too long ago, so’s ‘cygnets’, just came across it in a comment above. You can learn so much just from the comments. Thanks for your question… now I need to do some research.

It was quite an experience sighting this owl family and knowing that I can always go back and visit them.

Yes, it was exciting. Thanks for stopping by and for leaving the link to your snapshot.

This is my first sighting of owlets too. I don’t know how long they’ll be here, but I know the spot, and other birders too. There are usually some birders below those tall trees, sometimes with tripod set up too.

I was surprised to find them quite big in size, considering they’re probably a couple of months old. But they were puffed up too, with all what looked to be ultra soft down. It’s an itch almost not being able to touch them.

I’m still learning to ID babies of different species. That’s what makes spring birding so interesting and fun. And your ‘owl prowl night’ sounds most exciting. I wanted to see ‘my’ owl get to work too. I met this guy who staked out at night (around 9 pm) night after night watching father owl here hunting and then bring the prey back to feed his young. I wouldn’t want to go back there all by myself at night. But your community ‘owl prowl’ sounds like something I’ve been wanting to experience. But I’m afraid I wouldn’t be able to take photos then.

As a matter of fact, those trees are birders hangout now… so it’s not too hard to spot the owls cause there’s usually someone there pointing out to you.

You might be interested in a novella I just reviewed … running through it are one of the main character’s observations of a kookaburra family. The info is real – the author is an agricultural journalist AND had a kookaburra family in her own backyard. It’s Carrie Tiffany’s Mateship with birds and it’s already won two significant literary awards this year.