BY AYESHA JOY CLIFFORD ©
RAIN glorious rain has arrived in our little piece of paradise this week.
We've been blessed with a couple of storms that have delivered about 57mls so far.
Last night's storm was quite windy and this morning I found a couple of small, fluffy victims huddled in the grass.
We have an active population of owls living in the swamp bloodwood forest close to our house.
I rarely see them though often hear them hooting at night. Today though these two gorgeous littlies were huddled in the grass perhaps blown from the tree during last night's wind.
They were being minded by a parent own which I disturbed when I rode past and which watched proceedings keenly from closeby.
The owlets were quite easy to catch and I placed them back into a tree on branches as high as I could manage balancing on gumboot tippy-toe on the seat of the four-wheeler.
One can almost fly and fluttered off but didn't make it to another tree, instead coming to rest against the base.
A second quick rescue later, and after unceremoniously thanking me in its own little warm and watery owlie way, the two were perched back in the tree with the parent owl keeping close watch.
Good Luck little ones - look forward to hearing you having a hoot on midnight rodent patrol soon.
Dear little owlets
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