OWLET FOSTERING at EBF!

Above: Walter, Fred, Minnie and Rose. The owlets after they were all deposited back in the nest.
Left: A heart-warming image:A screenshot of little Walter surrounded by his new siblings and tucked warmly under his new Mom's wing. A big thanks to MRWC, bander Rick, and all of you who were cheering today for the EBF owl family.

Ellie and Albert will have another baby added to their family tomorrow! The Medicine River Wildlife Centre has an abandoned owlet that will be fostered to the EBF nest tomorrow morning at 10 AM. The Medicine River Wildlife Centre as well as an owl expert and bander, Rick Morse, will be on hand to orchestrate the big event. Rick will band the foster owlet, then climb the tree, place the foster owlet in the nest, then band the other three owlets. 

Success! All went well. Ellie and Albert were concerned, but  they didn't attack. The entire process took only about 20 minutes. Ellie was back on the nest shortly after the procedure. The bander left 3 extra squirrels in the nest as a token of our appreciation. A big thanks to bander Rick Morse and Judy Boyd of Medicine River Wildlife Centre for handling all the logistics. We hope to have some video clips and images up soon. In the meantime, here is a pic of the 4 new siblings (taken by the bander at the nest).
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