Little Don Juan
From Carlos A Carmona
Owl Dad of the Year!
This little Don Juan had two ladies owls yielding a total of ... wait for it ... NINE(9) owlets; 5 on one nest and 4 on the other.
Let me paint a picture for you, once the ladies are in their nest starting to lay eggs, dad is responsible to provide food for them and also for the owlets once they hatch. This keeps going until moms leave the nest and then dad keeps feeding the owlets even a few weeks after they fledge. It takes a rock star to be able to pull this off.
HAPPY FATHER's DAY everyone!
Wow. Feeding 9 hungry little ones for that long? He deserves all those babies. Very impressive
9 babies, 2 wives, and himself, plus all the extra calories for all the flying around constantly for 2 months - little man is a true killing machine! And now he's got to make sure they all make it to winter. 😯