Let's hope the horror of last year is not repeated, and that they all survive to fledge. 

             

With her quarantine period being over, Bao Bao made her debut in China last night and her area is next to her brother's enclosure!

http://youtu.be/YR5sgUVOC-0

Mei Lun & Mei Huan in China 

http://youtu.be/KIq0lTImsHA

Is this Himself??? (It does NOT take long for a person to become addicted again!!!)

Welcome back!  It's DC..very anxious for eggs! 

From FB...

This is a tough time.  When I have a rough day, I end up out with the birds, its what BOGs do!  Today was no different.  I was thankful to be joined by Kathryn Hoffman who had come to campus to be near the nest pole.  William Woodg Horning and I had looked for BR this morning but there was a snow squall when we got there so no luck. After looking for awhile with no luck, and having a conference call with Laura Culley to discuss what might happen next, we decided to check the nest pole one more time.  BR was perched on the top of the pole, above the nest.  We were parking so I could get her picture when a 2nd adult RTH appeared soaring over the field as he (we assume) sailed past the pole BR took off as well and they flew towards the lake soaring together.   It seems that she may have begun the audition process already.  I know this is hard and we will always love Ezra but I am so encouraged that she is thinking about what comes next and how to be successful!  No pictures yet but I'll keep trying.

When????   

She's warming up the scrape and getting it ready 

I've been thinking she's a tad confused! 

I knew he was MIA the past several day but heartbreaking news to read on FB this AM. Fly free, Ezra. 

From their website:

OUR STORY
Meet Shadow & Ridge a pair of Great Horned Owls who have made Shadow Ridge High School their home.   These Owls showed up at the end of February and a short time later we discovered they had a nest with several eggs.

There was so much interest in the Owls that we created this link to allow everyone to enjoy watching as this pair who we lovingly refer to as Shadow (female) and Ridge (male), tend to their eggs.

We respectfully ask if you come to Shadow to see this pair in person that you refrain from making loud or abrupt noise near their nesting location.  We don't want to disturb them. 


Webcam link

http://www.srochallenge.com/owls-nest.html

1st egg! 

http://youtu.be/kEASWob4_Go

Webcam link

http://www.vwggemertslechtvalk.nl/

Full crop!

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is right!

Hope came back and is on her egg now. 

Just read on FB! 

At 12:24PM (03/16/17), an unbanded female made a visit to the Pitt nestbox and bowed with Terzo

Was he released near the nest??

He was and both Peace and Hope are being seen, by watchers,  flying well.  They haven't said whether the parents are aware of Peace though.