A Little Tousled

I just love the cute factor for this little chap - all fluffy and tousled in the cold gusting breeze early this morning. I'm calling him Ollie...just because.

From the first light of dawn he had been working his socks off getting food for his newly hatched owlets and it was obviously taking it's toll! Fascinating to watch as he ferried in through the window vast quantities of mealworms though always keeping a weather eye on the surroundings for predators. Sitting alone very quietly watching the spectacle from a distance was just awesome and I loved every single second.

The owl pair have taken over an abandoned farmhouse  - they have it all to themselves and rightly the nest is in the bedroom. The first sign that anyone knew they were inside was when someone walked into the bedroom and found one standing on the bedpost.