Now I know why Mama Great Horned Owl looks so smug. She has 2 owlets! I know it looks like one big blob, but trust me, there are two - I saw them move. :)
brood(n) - a collective term referring to the young hatched from a single clutch of eggs. brood (v) - to sit on and keep warm (chicks) cavity - a hole or opening in a tree trunk or limb clutch - total number of eggs laid by a female bird in one nest attempt fledge - the act of leaving the nest or nest cavity after reaching a certain stage of maturity hacking - the controlled release of young falcons from an artificial eyrie incubation - the act of rearing and hatching eggs by the warmth of the body moult - the process in which birds replace their feathers by shedding old ones and growing new ones nestling - a young bird that has not left, or abandoned, the nest nocturnal - of, relating to, occurring, or active in the night preening - to smooth or clean (feathers) with the beak or bill. roost (v) - to settle down for rest of sleep: perch roost (n) - a support on which birds rest; a place where birds customarily rest; also a group of birds resting together
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