October 29, 2011

Cleopatra, Queen of the Isle

We caught another saw-whet owl!
Friday, October 28th, was our last day of banding, and this little girl was our last bird, a great way to end the fall banding season!



We named her Cleopatra, Queen of the Isle. 
 
Check out Cleo's feet! Those talons are sharp, take my word for it-- if you see any blood on them, it's mine!



The back view







 



Lauren found a new friend
 



 Mattie did too








Getting ready to release Cleopatra

 


She liked us so much she decided to hang around in a nearby tree for a few minutes before flying off. 


2 comments:

Sam said...

Great shots!! Bet that was lots of fun. Thanks for all your hard work this fall!

Anonymous said...

Wonderful photos, the cutest owl ever.

Linda