Barn Owl, Benicia, CA, USA - Frida and Diego's 4 owlets are close to fledging. Barn Owls remain in the nest for close to nine weeks after hatching. Even after leaving the nest, the young owls remain dependent on their parents until they are three months old.
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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