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!
“Don’t look down, don’t look down, oh fuck I looked down”
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!