It's about time I get caught up on Desi and Lucy. This year again we have been lucky that they are spending a lot of their time near the house. We have gotten so that we see them at the weirdest times. You find yourself always glancing out the windows to see if you can spot them.
As you can see they are looking at us too!!
As you can see they are looking at us too!!
Sorry, about the quality of this picture, it is from quite a distance. Hootie is still feeding them. She will get them to follow her and work for their meal though. The other day I saw one of the owlets playing with it's dinner and drop it!! :)
A few days later Dave noticed Hootie and Lucy sitting and lunching just outside the dining room window. This is maybe 15 ft. from the house!
Another morning when I was headed to the kitchen to prepare breakfast for Dave!!!!......I saw Hootie sitting outside the living room window. It was still early and a little dark so i was glad I could get the shot. I hoped she would stay until it got a little lighter so I could get another one!
She did stick around and seemed to be watching something quite intently!!!....
Must be she was interested in the morning weather report!!! :) I thought it was so funny that the reflection of the TV on the window looked like this!!! I sent a copy into TV8 and Terri, but never heard anything.....OH, well I thought it was fun!!
Desi dropped in for a little visit a few days later!! It had rained a bit the night before so his feathers were a little wet still!
Again, apologies for the pic quality, but I have been saying that I hoped the owlets would land on the swing set so I could get a picture for Lukas......and they did, unfortunately it was after dark and this is the best I could get.
A short time after that we heard something outside the deck door and sure enough Lucy came for a visit. Dave spotted her first and he grabbed the camera off the table and quietly handed it to me. I didn't want to scare them away, so I tried to sneak to the door. She was sitting on the railing and I was able to slide open the door and stick the camera out for a picture. I kept looking around because I could here Desi screeching somewhere close......so I looked and looked at the trees(remember this is LATE at night)......DUH there he was sitting on the bird feeder looking down at me!!
You all need to know what lengths I go to to bring you these pictures!!!! It was after dark, check... the deck light was on, check...It was a warm summers night, check....WHAT disgusting creature flies around lights on warm summer night?!?!?!?!
Yesterday going from one room to the other I spotted both Desi and Lucy sitting near the deck. I wanted to make sure to get a picture before I scared them away. So, this one was taken through the kitchen window.
A little closer!!
Desi flew into a branch a few feet away, but Lucy was willing to hang out for a bit. She spent some time stretching out her wings....Hehe I love how tall they get and the legs kill me!! :)
Another pose while shaking her booty and fluffing those wings.
Zoomed in on her face to watch her eyes. If you follow me on FB you can see a couple of videos I took of them up close. I have issues tyring to upload videos here on blogger...sorry. It is so cool to watch the double eyelids, a clear one comes in from the side and then the other closes down!!
Looks like Lucy wants to have a conversation with me!!
The talons look a little intimidating!!
Next, I turned my attention to Desi. A little FYI..... by this time I decided to try and get out on the deck and as close as I could get!! I slowly slide the door open and stepped outside. At this point they were maybe 12 ft. away. I was shocked that they stayed where they were!!
Desi dropped in for a little visit a few days later!! It had rained a bit the night before so his feathers were a little wet still!
Again, apologies for the pic quality, but I have been saying that I hoped the owlets would land on the swing set so I could get a picture for Lukas......and they did, unfortunately it was after dark and this is the best I could get.
A short time after that we heard something outside the deck door and sure enough Lucy came for a visit. Dave spotted her first and he grabbed the camera off the table and quietly handed it to me. I didn't want to scare them away, so I tried to sneak to the door. She was sitting on the railing and I was able to slide open the door and stick the camera out for a picture. I kept looking around because I could here Desi screeching somewhere close......so I looked and looked at the trees(remember this is LATE at night)......DUH there he was sitting on the bird feeder looking down at me!!
You all need to know what lengths I go to to bring you these pictures!!!! It was after dark, check... the deck light was on, check...It was a warm summers night, check....WHAT disgusting creature flies around lights on warm summer night?!?!?!?!YUP, MOTHS...my skin is crawling just thinking about it!!
So, just for you I risked my LIFE to take this picture!!
Yesterday going from one room to the other I spotted both Desi and Lucy sitting near the deck. I wanted to make sure to get a picture before I scared them away. So, this one was taken through the kitchen window.
A little closer!! 
Desi flew into a branch a few feet away, but Lucy was willing to hang out for a bit. She spent some time stretching out her wings....Hehe I love how tall they get and the legs kill me!! :)
Another pose while shaking her booty and fluffing those wings.
Zoomed in on her face to watch her eyes. If you follow me on FB you can see a couple of videos I took of them up close. I have issues tyring to upload videos here on blogger...sorry. It is so cool to watch the double eyelids, a clear one comes in from the side and then the other closes down!! 
Looks like Lucy wants to have a conversation with me!!
The talons look a little intimidating!! 
Next, I turned my attention to Desi. A little FYI..... by this time I decided to try and get out on the deck and as close as I could get!! I slowly slide the door open and stepped outside. At this point they were maybe 12 ft. away. I was shocked that they stayed where they were!!Notice that Desi is so confident with his balancing skills that he is sitting one legged!!!
We started our stare down!!
I was out there with them for about 15 min. when I heard Dave coming home from work. I was sure that they would fly away when they heard and saw the truck. They didn't....he was able to park the car, go into the house and join me out on the deck!!! Desi did take off a few min. later, but Lucy stayed put for awhile. Dave even went into and out of the door before she finally took off too!
So happy they are feeling comfortable around us and am hoping they return for some deck time soon!!
We started our stare down!! 
I was out there with them for about 15 min. when I heard Dave coming home from work. I was sure that they would fly away when they heard and saw the truck. They didn't....he was able to park the car, go into the house and join me out on the deck!!! Desi did take off a few min. later, but Lucy stayed put for awhile. Dave even went into and out of the door before she finally took off too!
So happy they are feeling comfortable around us and am hoping they return for some deck time soon!!
