Our treehouse,

as we call it, has attracted a mating pair of eastern screech-owls for several years. This usually results in three or four owlets. They’re born in March and fledge in early May. We watch them from our back patio—they’re unbothered by our quiet presence. This photo is of the owlets when they learned to perch and view the big world outside. While almost full size already, they are still mostly covered with their owlet fuzz.