2 April 2025
Dana Nesiti visits Schenley Park every day to record the progress of the great horned owl family: mother, father, Muppet who was rescued in Feb and returned in March, and Sibling. (Read the back story in this 28 March article: Schenley Park Owl Update)
On Monday 31 March, Sibling made a big leap in development that allowed Dana to photograph three family members in one shot!
Dana describes how big a deal this was:
4/1/2025. In today’s episode of the owlet’s development and behavioral series we find the owlets eating before daylight and then puffing themselves up against the cold wind. Video is a bit over 5 minutes.
Confirming with citizen scientist friends that yesterday’s [31 March] capture of Sibling finally making it up into the canopy with the adult and Muppet was a first for it. Today [1 April] was the first we saw it feeding with Muppet and the adult.
— Dana Nesiti Facebook post on 1 April 2025
Yesterday was windy and cold so the two siblings ate and then puffed up and huddled together. Here’s Dana’s five-minute video of their morning activities.
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Thank you and Dana for the updates on the owlets and family. Sweet pics of the owlets together.
Thanks for sharing these updates. Dana’s pictures are fabulous.
Love this story about Muppet and Sarah the finder whose kindness for animals gave this little girl a chance to rejoin life.