This young Long-eared Owl was from a different brood of four — younger than the other broods I had encountered this spring. A new site for us for breeding Long-eared Owls, it's been wonderful to watch them grow up and gain their independence, although sadly one didn't make it. Remarkably, we could often hear another brood of young calling from nearby. It's not unusual to have broods so close together, although in previous years I've seen adults have disagreements after dark when they stray too close to one another. This was the youngest of the brood, and one evening it was sat right out in the open having a little doze, occasionally waking when one of its siblings called.
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